News & Events across Anchorage Archdiocese
The following is a list of news briefs and upcoming events from around the Anchorage Archdiocese.
EDITOR’S PICKS
Archbishop Etienne’s Oct. Calendar
Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne is planning to participate in the following liturgies and events in October.
Anchorage Archbishop Etienne asks for feedback on sex abuse crisis
The Archdiocese of Anchorage is encouraging local Catholics to submit comments and questions related to the church’s response to abuse cases.
40-day prayer vigil underway in downtown Anchorage to end abortion
In Anchorage, the ecumenical prayer vigil is once again taking place in front of Planned Parenthood, where abortions are performed at 4001 East Lake Otis Parkway. Vigil participants gather peacefully in the public right of way near the clinic.
Archdiocese updates policies on ‘appropriate behavior’ of employees and volunteers
In an effort to strengthen and update the pastoral policies defining appropriate behavior in situations of “pastoral support, spiritual direction and other forms of ministry,” the Anchorage Archdiocese has released a revised version of its Pastoral Policies.
Institutional-maintenance Catholicism is finished
Institutional-maintenance Catholicism is finished. Purified, mission-driven Catholicism is the Church with a vital future.
Why remain Catholic amid so much scandal?
Fight any way you can. But you fight because you believe in the church; you love the church; and you realize that despite this terrible blight, it’s worth fighting for.
Fr. Michael Shields to speak on how laity should respond to current church crisis
Father Michael Shields will speak in Anchorage on Thursday, Oct. 4, to address the topic of the current crisis in the church and what lay Catholics can do to help purify and strengthen a wounded church.
Executing Carey didn’t make us safer
This seemed appropriate. After a long string of sunny weather, the sky was weeping. Nebraska was conducting the first execution of a death row inmate in over 20 years.
We need your help during Hunger Action Month this September
September is Hunger Action Month, and every year at Catholic Social Services that gives us an opportunity to talk about how food insecurity greatly impacts the lives of people in Anchorage.