Inaccuracies, myths and mistakes about the Catholic Church abound in popular culture. On Thursday, Jan. 17, Father Patrick Brosamer will offer a dynamic presentation in Anchorage to address a number of these errors.
Considered by many to be one of the more beautiful churches in the Anchorage Archdiocese, the cost to fully repair the building will exceed the parish’s insurance deductible of about $650,000, Father Roraff explained.
Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne is slated to participate in the following events and liturgies in January.
The following is a listing of upcoming events and news briefs from across the Anchorage Archdiocese.
There is a quote I love from the Jesuit Teilhard de Chardin: “Faith has need of the whole truth.” That applies to our own lives, facing our own demons and denials, but it also applies to public life, and now more than ever, life in the church.
Juneau Bishop Andrew Bellisario established an independent lay commission to review diocesan files of all ordained ministers and religious men and women who have acted on behalf of the Diocese of Juneau since its establishment in 1951. Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne issued a similar decree in October for the Anchorage Archdiocese.
The following is a list of Christmas Masses across the Anchorage Archdiocese.
“I put on my calendar ‘Ordination to the Priesthood of the God of the Universe.’ It’s one of those things that is utterly beyond comprehension,” he said.
Over the past 25 years, one of the most common prayer request I hear deals with a son or daughter who has left the church, or a husband or parent who no longer attends Mass, or a grandchild who has drifted from the faith.
Their multi-media works are exhibited across Alaska, around the world. The bronze statue in downtown Anchorage of Balto, the heroic dog of the diphtheria run that gave rise to the Iditarod sled dog race, is perhaps their best-known piece among Alaskans…