Seminarian Brother Thomas Aquinas Pickett, 25, is in Anchorage for his one-year field assignment — a period of training that all Dominican student brothers complete as part of their eight-year formation for the priesthood. A graduate of Gonzaga University and Bishop White Seminary, Brother Pickett has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a passion for utilizing creative ways to spread the Gospel.
Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz has issued a list of allowable activities for parishes to engage in during the upcoming political season. The June 6 memo was sent to all parishes and agencies of the archdiocese to remind them of allowable activity during elections.
What does “develop” church teaching mean? What part of the just war doctrine needs to be developed? What does that development consist of? Should church teaching conform to our politics or should our politics conform to church teaching?
Heritage Girls to launch troop at the cathedral Holy Family Cathedral is starting a scouting troop of American Heritage Girls — an explicitly Christian scouting organization with Alaska troops already stationed in Eagle River, Glennallen, Dillingham and Palmer. On Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. troop leaders from Eagle River and Palmer as well as another…
Sundays 11 a.m., Mass, AK Native Medical Center Sundays, 4 p.m., Dominican Rite Mass, Cathedral Tuesdays, 10 a.m., MOMs group, St. Andrew Wednesdays, 12:45 p.m., Moving & Shaking Seniors, Holy Family Cathedral Tuesdays, 11 a.m., Native Kateri Circle, St. Anthony Wednesdays, 4 p.m., Children’s Rosary, St. Andrew, Eagle River Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m., Eucharistic adoration for…
Aug. 5-7, Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention, Orlando Aug. 14, 9 a.m., Mass, Our Lady of Guadalupe Aug. 16-17, Confirmations, Barrow Aug. 19-21, Apostolic admin duties, Fairbanks Aug. 28, 9 a.m., Opening school Mass for Holy Rosary, Our Lady of Guadalupe Aug. 29, 9 a.m., Opening school Mass for Our Lady of the Valley, Sacred…
Holy Family Cathedral in Anchorage lost an energetic priest with a passion for pro-family and pro-life outreach. Father Paul Raftery, who first arrived at the cathedral in 2012, has been reassigned to serve again as head chaplain at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, Calif., a post he previously held from 2006 to 2012. Father Raftery’s love for outdoor adventures with parishioners was well known during his time at the cathedral.
CatholicAnchor.org In an effort to better serve parishioners with developmental disabilities, national trainers from Chicago will be in Anchorage in July to assist parishes in launching SPRED ministries (Special Religious Development) in local parishes. SPRED establishes faith formation groups in participating parishes with the aim of integrating those with developmental disabilities into the larger life…
CatholicAnchor.org In an effort to promote Catholic education, three Anchorage youth were awarded scholarships for winning essays on the theme: “Jesus loves us; How do we spread that love?” The Catholic Daughters of the Americas court in Anchorage organizes the annual student essay scholarship. This year the Daughters partnered with the Knights of Columbus council…
CatholicAnchor.org Holy Family Cathedral in Anchorage lost an energetic priest with a passion for pro-family and pro-life outreach. Father Paul Raftery, who first arrived at the cathedral in 2012, has been reassigned to serve again as head chaplain at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, Calif., a post he previously held from 2006 to 2012….