Archdiocese chief operating officer to step down
The chief operating officer for the Anchorage Archdiocese will step down Sept. 30. Deacon Les Maiman announced his decision July 28.
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News & happenings around the Anchorage Archdiocese
The following is a list of news briefs and upcoming events from across the Anchorage Archdiocese.
Archbishop’s August Calendar
Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne is scheduled to attend the following liturgies and events in the month of August.
PHOTOS: Famous Fatima statue of Virgin Mary lands in Anchorage
The world-famous international Pilgrim Virgin Statue is just landed in Anchorage for a July 26-30 stop as part of a two-year U.S. tour for peace.
Pope names new bishop for Juneau
Pope Francis has named Vincentian Father Andrew Bellisario, age 60, as the next Bishop of Juneau. He succeeds Bishop Edward Burns who was installed as bishop of the Dallas Diocese earlier this year.
Ancient Marian garden tradition flowers in Alaska
In the Anchorage bowl, Marian gardens are cropping up outside private homes and on parish grounds. Whether still purchasing annuals for a humble window box or welcoming back perennial blooms in established landscaping, dedicating or rededicating flowerbeds can cultivate new meaning as a sacred space honoring Our Lady.
Chaplain to join former death row inmate for presentation in Alaska
D’Ambrosio served in the US Army. In 1998, at age 26, he was convicted and sentenced to death. Always maintaining his innocence, D’Ambrosio said being on death row was the “loneliest, heart-wrenching thing that will haunt him the rest of his life.”
Let us stir up one another to love and good works
It all started when I read an article about Popes Francis’ initiative to provide showers for the homeless. One homeless person reportedly said, “They treat us like friends.” Here in Magadan, Russia, we don’t have many homeless, but we have some folks with handicaps who need care.
EDITORIAL: Why do we remain Catholic?
If a young Catholic reaches adulthood with a poor understanding and personal appreciation of how the sacraments infuse her life with the grace of God, then she will feel little reason to go to regular confession, attend weekly Mass, marry in the church, baptize her children and bury her loved ones with the aid and guidance of the church. The question for many is, “What difference does it make.”
Cemetery Mass invites Alaskans to pray for and bury their dead
Catholics in the Mat-Su Valley were invited to an outdoor Mass at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Wasilla last month to pray for their departed loved ones.