This Alaskan is a grace-filled woman of God
It is easy to question if we are making a difference when we may be looking for “quick fixes” and “big results” and forgetting the value that come from being present with people.
Papal chair now part of Alaska shrine
The former presider’s chair (cathedra) at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Anchorage now sits in the church’s narthex as a shrine to Saint Pope John Paul II who once used the chair during his historic 1981 visit to Anchorage.
Help invest in the future of our young people
Charlie Elder House is a residential home for homeless, teenage boys. In the home boys learn to live independently, achieve academic success, maintain positive relationships and contribute to the community.
Cling to God, for this too will pass
But anxiety. Ah, anxiety can rob us of both the humor and the hope that makes this beautiful life bearable and resilient.
Former Alaskan marks 25 years since JPII ordained him a priest
It was 1991 when Saint Pope John Paul II laid hands on Father Kermit Syren’s head and ordained him into the priesthood.
EDITORIAL: Seek justice but never revenge
When Middle-Eastern Christians are beheaded for their faith, when men, women and children are killed in the streets of France, when ancient holy sites are reduced to rubble — something deep in the human heart cries for revenge.
Heroic faith of Alaskan Catholics chronicled in new book
When viewed as a whole, the church in Alaska seems at times wonderfully human, at other times, mysteriously divine — the heroic efforts and serendipitous fortunes of Providence Hospital after the Good Friday Earthquake seem good examples of both.
Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary on Aug. 15
On August 15, Catholics will celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The significant feast day recalls the spiritual and physical departure of the mother of Jesus Christ from the earth, when both her soul and her body were taken into the presence of God.
Alaskan parents cite faith benefits in home-school
Many Catholic parents, like Owens, home-school in order to cultivate the Catholic faith in their children. They believe children need time in the nurturing environment of home to develop the virtues necessary to become good citizens and most importantly, to reach heaven.
Mat-Su woman sees pro-life blessing in choosing adoption for her son
Spencer drew from the blessings she found in being adopted as she mad the choice for her unborn child to have two stable parents and a future she could not have provided as an unwed teen.