Plans for a new church are underway for the parish at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Petersburg after a fire destroyed their church building July 6, 2023. The Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau hopes to start construction in the spring of 2025, although Archbishop Andrew Bellisario has not yet approved any design features, said Matthew…
As Patricia “Pat” Kennish quietly walked onto the stage, as if she was trying to go unnoticed by the crowd, people cheered and applauded her. Seeking out the spotlight is not Kennish’s style, she admitted. So, as she made her way to the announcer with a faint smile, she gently grabbed her trophy, shyly took…
This year, Advent begins Sunday, Dec. 1, and ends Tuesday, Dec. 24. Cues are everywhere: the all-Christmas radio channel, the all-Christmas movie channel, and Advent calendars with everything from coffee to cosmetics. But how can people turn down the commercial chatter and bring the joyful season of Advent into their lives? Just as in Lent,…
Catholic parishes on the Kenai Peninsula are lending helping hands to neighbors this winter amid climbing food costs. Organizations balance year-round giving with specific weekly food and gas donations as well as other giving like the annual Coats for Kids. “It’s the giving season all year round — not just at Thanksgiving and Christmas,” said…
One by one, children slowly marched in single file to their designated spaces in the auditorium of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School on Friday morning, Oct. 11, for their school assembly. With every student came an amplification of chatter and laughter as their unsure faces began to settle into the excitement of seeing visiting…
For Peruvians, October means only one thing: “El Señor de los Milagros,” or “The Lord of the Miracles” in English, a Catholic celebration that extends throughout all of Peru, finding its origin in Lima. It is one of the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau’s most anticipated Hispanic celebrations in Anchorage, Alaska. The Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau celebrates El…
A family impacted by the August 25 landslide in Ketchikan that killed a man and destroyed several homes received help from the local Catholic church. “We [Holy Name Parish personnel] are all here to work,” said Shelly Tradel, administrative assistant at Holy Name. She noted that Father Armand Dice as well as all parish and…
In the early morning of August 8, pros, novices, and hackers peppered the Moose Run Golf Course for the 7th Annual Archbishop’s Golf Tournament for Seminarian Formation. Despite the early morning hour, and their various levels of play, 50 of the 64 registered golfers set out on the course amid bouts of heavy rain to…
The desire for more prayer opportunities and to serve others brought a couple north to serve as the new caretakers at the National Shrine of St. Thérèse in Juneau. Deacon Peter Nguyen and his wife, Professor Loni Nguyen, recently took on the joint role of caretakers at the Shrine. He’s a retired information technology computer…
After more than eight decades, the highly anticipated 10th National Eucharistic Congress saw more than 50,000 Catholics gather for a five-day event in Indianapolis last month — the centerpiece of a three-year campaign launched by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in 2022. The USCCB initiated the National Eucharistic Revival as a “joyful,…