Entering holy orders leaves Alaskan humbled, inspired
Alaskan Kevin Klump entered holy orders on June 8. He is set to be ordained a priest next summer. Here’s what was going through his mind that evening.
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‘He is God’s now’: Kevin Klump enters holy orders
Watching intently as his grown son lay face down on the polished floor of Anchorage’s Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral, a thought came to Philip Klump. “He’s not mine anymore. He is God’s now, and I got to let go.”
Sister Barbara Scanlon dies
Sister Barbara Scanlon, a fixture at Holy Family Cathedral in Anchorage from 1998 to 2008, died on June 20 in her 66th year as a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Gallery: Fr. Steven Moore laid to rest
Father Patrick Brosamer officiated during the burial service for Father Steven Moore at the Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery on June 13.
Archbishop to Alaska youth: Draw close to Christ in the Eucharist
“Eucharist is the heart of Jesus,” he said, “the perpetual means by which divine life is shared with us. We, as church, believe and teach that Eucharist is the body and blood of Jesus.”
Youth have frank exchange with Alaska’s bishops
Teens asked the bishops to be with them, to visit their parishes, classes, youth groups and schools. They asked the bishops to help them learn more deeply about their faith. Another youth asked the bishops to talk to them as adults, to challenge them, even with teachings that are difficult.
Alaska’s new deacons receive first parish assignments
Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne officially assigned five newly ordained deacons to their parishes. One transition deacon, who is slated to become a priest next summer) also received his assignments.
Alaska bishops call border practice of separating children from parents ‘inhumane’
The bishops of Alaska issued the following statement on the U.S. government’s practice of separating children from migrant parents who cross into the country illegally.
Graveyards, silence and the mystery of ‘thin places’
Kelly Hill is probably where I’ll be buried. My mother and father and one brother are there. My great-grandfather from Galway, and other relatives from Mayo and Tipperary, lie there under Celtic crosses.
World Refugee Day celebration shows Alaska’s welcoming spirit
Around the world, people will celebrate World Refugee Day on June 23. This is a celebration and a show of support and solidarity with our brothers and sisters who have been displaced from their homes by war and persecution.