Alaska priests gather for formation, friendship, liturgies
More than 50 Alaska priests from around the state gathered in Anchorage last month for several days of formation, fellowship and to celebrate Masses together and with local Catholics.
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‘Let me suffer and love with you Lord. Only with you’
I am in exile from my beloved Russia. I know that God’s plans for me are for my good, so what must I do to embrace this time? I must love and suffer.
Alaska pilgrims return from World Youth Day with ‘missionary heart’
World Youth Day is meant to be a pilgrimage, and a way of participating in a tangible way in the universal church. A highlight of the event is always the final Mass with the pope, and this year did not disappoint the 76 pilgrims who traveled with the group from Alaska.
Alaska priests set for annual gathering, Masses open to public
Roughly 50 Alaska priests from around the state will gather in Anchorage this month for several days of formation, fellowship and to celebrate Masses together and with local Catholics.
Young Alaskan shares love of sacred music – hopes it will spread
“Sacred music is beautiful and has been left as ‘a part of the past’ to some and I want to resurface that beauty and have it accessible to everyone,” she said.
Social media & an increasingly scattered sense of reality
Twitter, and to a lesser extent Facebook, often make me feel as if I have a ping-pong game going on in my head.
Deep boredom is really a sickness within the soul
But there is a deeper boredom that is really a disease of our time. As 20th century author Reinhardt Kuhn observed, boredom “is not one theme among others; it is the dominant theme … a modern plague.”
Alaskan encourages young people to overcome nerves — share Catholic faith
Justin Leiner knows it can be intimidating to publically share the Catholic faith, but the benefits, he’s found, are eternally rewarding.
Alaska’s Catholics, Protestants unite in pro-life ultrasound project
Moropoulos said Protestants and Catholics coming together on a project like this is “a great testament of faith” to those who do not believe in Christ.
Lay Alaskans share direct link to Saint Francis of Assisi
Thanks to some forward thinking by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century, several lay Catholic Alaskans are now official members of the Franciscan Order.