CatholicAnchor.org Over the past several weeks, teens across the Anchorage Archdiocese and the Diocese of Fairbanks have been receiving the sacrament of confirmation from Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz, who is also the temporary apostolic administrator of the Fairbanks Diocese until Pope Francis appoints a new bishop for that diocese. Hundreds of teens have received the…
CatholicAnchor.org Competing against news outlets from across Alaska, the Catholic Anchor won three awards at the annual Alaska Press Club’s statewide journalism competition. Consisting of several hundred journalists and more than 60 media outlets from across the state, the Alaska Press Club is an independent professional organization that provides continuing education, recognition and information to…
CatholicAnchor.org A long time fixture in the Anchorage Archdiocese, Sister Camilla Menting, has died. She passed away on April 3 after having suffered a stroke at Our Lady of the Angels Convent in Greenfield, Wis. She was 85. After a quarter century serving at St. Andrew Church in Eagle River, Sister Menting’s order, the School…
CatholicAnchor.org The Alaska Democratic Party has officially included homosexual marriage as part of its party platform, one of several updates made in May. In an email to party supporters Communications Director Zack Fields noted that the platform now includes the statement: “Alaska Democrats support marriage equality and oppose discrimination against same-sex couples.” The official support…
CatholicAnchor.org Many young adult Catholics drift from the faith of their childhood upon leaving home. Eagle Eye Alaska is an innovative annual hike and retreat that takes young adults into Alaska’s backcountry in an effort to inspire and reconnect young adults to the practices, sacraments and prayers of the Catholic faith. “After spending the first…
CatholicAnchor.org Juniors and seniors at Holy Rosary Academy in Anchorage continued the annual spring tradition of publicly defending philosophical thesis papers. The practice explores moral and philosophical dilemmas and resembles thesis defenses that many students are required to give in college. Each year juniors and seniors at Holy Rosary must develop an original philosophical thesis…
CatholicAnchor.org Staff and students of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Anchorage presented Father Tom Lilly with a surprise gift on April 30 to show gratitude for his leadership in the renovation of their school building. Father Lilly is pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, which sponsors the K-6th grade school. Last year the…
CatholicAnchor.org Where are the Christians? I like that the U.S. Congress opens with a prayer and that “In God We Trust” still survives in print on our money. However, recent news reports seem to suggest that Christian values are fading when the reflex too often is to kill. When one state passes a law enabling…
By MARIO BIRD CatholicAnchor.org 700 pack Anchorage parish for public talk Cardinal Timothy Dolan held an estimated 700 Alaskans in rapt attention during a standing room only presentation at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Anchorage on March 24. The cardinal archbishop of New York, who often draws comparisons to the late Catholic author and…
Tickets on sale for CSS fund-raiser ball On May 10, at 6 p.m., Catholic Social Services will host its annual Wilma Carr Charity Ball, the largest annual fund-raiser for the social services arm of the Archdiocese of Anchorage. This year’s ball will take place at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage with the theme “Hollywood…