LISTEN: NPR features young Alaskans training for Catholic priesthood
On Wednesday, June 8, National Public Radio’s Hometown Alaska will feature a radio segment about young Alaskan men training for the priesthood.
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Letters to the Editor: Miracles at Mass/ Catholic voting
The following letters to the editor were recently published in the Catholic Anchor.
World Refugee Day celebration set for June 11 in Anchorage
Catholic Social Services hosts its annual World Refugee Day celebration on Saturday, June 11, 4-6 p.m., at Clark Middle School in Anchorage. World Refugee Day is an annual international celebration established by the UN to celebrate the positive contributions of refugees worldwide.
PHOTOS: Teens gather from across state for Alaska Catholic Youth Conference
Teens from around Alaska are participating in the annual Alaska Catholic Youth Conference, which runs June 6-9 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral and Lumen Christi High School in Anchorage. This year’s theme is “Boundless Mercy.”
PHOTOS: Anchorage man declares desire to become Catholic priest
Seminarian Spencer Hodgson participated in the Mass of Candidacy with Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz on June 1 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Anchorage. This was the moment when he formally and publically declared before the archbishop his desire to become a candidate for the sacrament of holy orders.
READER SUBMISSION: Voting roadblocks & vote control are morally wrong
You’ve heard of gun control. What about “vote control?” Below are some disturbing examples.
News & Upcoming Events around the Anchorage Archdiocese
The following is a list of news briefs and upcoming events around the Archdiocese of Anchorage.
Archbishop Schwietz’s June Calendar
Below is a list of liturgies and public events which are on Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz’s calendar for the month of June.
Tonight: Anchorage man to publicly declare his desire to become a priest
Seminarian Spencer Hodgson, who has been in formation since 2014 to become a priest for the Anchorage Archdiocese, will take a pivotal step in his journey tonight, June 1, when he participates in the Mass of Candidacy with Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz at 7 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Anchorage.
Sister Angelina Dutra served Alaska for more than quarter century
She served in parishes and day homes in California until 1954, when she went to Hawaii. She remained there serving in parishes and missions for 22 years before moving to Alaska where she worked in parishes and missions of Sitka until 1983. She then took time to take a clinical pastoral education program. Returning to Alaska in 1985, Sister Dutra spent the next 20 years in spiritual care in various areas of the Providence Health System in Anchorage.