Incoming archbishop lands in Anchorage to prepare for installation
Incoming Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne flew from Wyoming and landed in Anchorage on Nov. 3 to begin preparation for his Nov. 9 installation as the new Archbishop of Anchorage.
EDITOR’S PICKS
This is your chance to shape the Alaska Supreme Court
This year two Alaska Supreme Court justices, Joel Bolger and Peter Maasan, are on the ballot. Earlier this year Bolger and Maasan voted to strike down, as unconstitutional, a law providing for parental notification for a minor’s abortion enacted as an initiative by the people in 2010 with 90,000 Alaskan voters approving the initiative, a 56% majority.
Incoming Anchorage archbishop is man of prayer with heart for evangelization
The initial priority for his new archdiocese will be focused on the “New Evangelization,” a term associated with reintroducing and revitalizing the faith in cultures where many have gradually drifted from the Gospel.
News & Upcoming Events
The following announcements include news briefs and notices of upcoming events around the Archdiocese of Anchorage.
Archbishop’s Calendar
The following calendar includes liturgies and events which retiring Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz will attend, as well as liturgies and events which incoming Anchorage Archbishop-elect Paul Etienne will attend.
Don’t escape to good books to avoid politics
But I have another theory about this sudden burst of literary interest. People are desperate to escape from this election season. The good news: it’s over very soon. The bad news: Uncivil behavior may not go away.
Buildings crumble, the church stands
The important question to ask is this: are these buildings of ultimate importance in and of themselves? In truth the sacred buildings find their importance within the context of the sacred liturgies that the church itself, the worshipping Body of Christ, celebrates every Sunday.
40 Days for Life national bus tour in Anchorage for rally today
With the aim of ending abortion in America, 40 Days for Life is in the middle of a 40-day bus tour to bring its message to cities and towns across the United States that are united in prayer and fasting during this fall’s 40 Days for Life campaign. The tour will hold a rally in Anchorage at 7 p.m., October 24, on the public sidewalk outside of Planned Parenthood (4001 E. Lake Otis Parkway).
Priest: I learned the hard way what being ‘pro-life’ requires
I am an older priest now and it seems I still know very little. But I do know this: If we want to stop the tragedy of abortion, we must show more active love to the mom and her unborn child.
Sister who boosted Alaska’s Catholic schools marks 70th jubilee
Sister Ann Fallon, 89, former superintendent of schools for the Anchorage Archdiocese, is celebrating her 70th year as an Adrian Dominican sister. From 2006-2011 she lived and served in Alaska, helping unite Catholic schools across the Anchorage Archdiocese into a Catholic school system. She also helped launch Our Lady of the Valley School in Wasilla.