Annual ‘Father’s Hike’ invites laymen and clergy to Alaska’s backcountry
The trek is an informal retreat for Catholic men, or men interested in Catholicism, who would like to strengthen their commitment to the vocation of fatherhood and family.
EDITOR’S PICKS
April 10th Chrism Mass unites 138,000-mile Anchorage Archdiocese
Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne hopes for a large turnout during the Chrism Mass, a profoundly sacred liturgy, with roots in antiquity and hopes in eternity.
Anchorage Event: How realistic are Christ’s most demanding moral teachings?
On April 11 Dominican Father Dominic David Miachrowicz will look at Christ’s most demanding moral teaching, which many dismiss as impossible and even absurd, rather than the foundation of Christian morality.
New film on abortion clinic worker turned pro-life advocate showing in Alaska
“Unplanned” was among the top five films in the country last week and is now showing in 1,700 theaters around the country including in Anchorage, Wasilla and Fairbanks.
On becoming ‘people for others’
“Always remember that there is no conversion to God if there is no conversion to the oppressed.”
Catholic Social Services is your agency to serve the poor and those in need
I think of Catholic Social Services as the arms of the parishes here in Anchorage. Each of our programs and services came from people like you seeing need in our community and creating services to help.
We are called to value children just as Christ did
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and this awareness begins with the knowledge and concern that children, our most precious resource, are being abused and neglected in places around the world.
Alaskans begin final weeks before entering into full communion with Catholic Church
On March 10 more than 70 Alaskans seeking full communion with the Catholic Church gathered for the call to continuing conversion and the rite of election
Despite scandals Catholic conversions continue in Alaska
When asked why, in light of scandal, Miller would join the Catholic Church, he said “this is the church that Christ founded” and second, because Christ promised “the gates of hell would not prevail against the church until the end of time.”
Long-time Kodiak nun stays active by helping those seeking asylum
The long time principal of St. Mary’s School in Kodiak (from 1968 to 2009) traveled from her religious community in Philadelphia in March to El Paso, Texas.