CatholicAnchor.org The Archdiocese of Anchorage celebrated 18 incredible stewards at the seventeenth annual St. Francis Stewardship Awards Banquet on October 3 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral. The St. Francis Awards recognize those who give themselves in service to our church and the larger community. This dinner is one of the few times that the…
CatholicAnchor.org The elderly lady was perched high in the stylist’s chair. A large mirror echoed back to her that day’s trim and curl on her thinning white hair. Pretending to be absorbed in a worn copy of a beauty shop gossip magazine, I listened in as, in a booming voice, which probably indicated hearing loss,…
CatholicAnchor.org The Catholic Campaign for Human Development, or CCHD, is a special second collection held in parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Anchorage on November 16-17, 2019. “25% of the national collection stays local and supports local groups in training those marginalized groups living in poverty to find their own voice and to speak out on…
CatholicAnchor.org Franco Caldarola is my father-in-law’s first cousin, part of the tribe that never left Italy. Over the years, the family has stayed close, visiting and entertaining each other on both sides of the Atlantic. So, one day when we were in Rome this year, Franco and his wife Franca picked us up for a…
CatholicAnchor.org I was watching a campaign stop of a Democratic presidential candidate, when a young man asked him a very simple and poignant question: “I was born September 8,1983. Did my life have worth September 7 the day before I was born?” The candidate said, “Yes,” but then he contradicted himself when he argued that…
CatholicAnchor.org At Catholic Social Services we want to focus on lasting and permanent stability. We offer an array of services including fulfilling several basic needs for people in our community – like shelter and food. All our programs though are tied together by our impact on the community – that we transition adults and families…
CatholicAnchor.org “We need to bring the Gospel of life to the heart of every man and woman and to make it penetrate every part of society.” (Saint John Paul II, Evangelium vitae 80) On October 6th, the Church throughout the United States will observe Respect Life Sunday, an invitation to us to recommit ourselves during…
CatholicAnchor.org For 50 years Peggy Bergsrud has been involved in ministry around the Archdiocese of Anchorage. She volunteered as a foster parent for Catholic Social Services in 1974, was involved in developing the second location of Brother Francis Shelter in an old municipal warehouse, worked with the late Fr. Steve Moore to develop the Clare…
CatholicAnchor.org After 13 years at the Catholic Anchor, Joel Davidson stepped down in September from his position as editor of the Anchorage Archdiocese’s newspaper. Davidson began working at the Anchor in 2006. Since that time the newspaper has won more than 100 combined awards at the Alaska Press Association and the Catholic Media Conference. The…
CatholicAnchor.org After two years of preparation and study, seven Alaskan men will undergo the rite of candidacy on Sept. 20 as part of their ongoing preparation to become permanent deacons in the Anchorage Archdiocese. Projected to be ordained in 2022, the men have three years of training left. Once ordained to the diaconate, they will…