I don’t hear our Catholic leaders pointing out that requiring Catholics to finance immoral foreign policies violates our religious freedom. Just this century alone, we’ve been forced to help finance the breaking of several of God’s 10 Commandments.
Dr. Doris Gunderson, a leading expert on the social and psychological impact of marijuana use, will be in Anchorage later this month to speak with medical providers, priests and others on issues related to the legalization of marijuana. During her talk, Gunderson will present findings from several studies on the impact of legalizing recreational marijuana in Colorado, her home state, and will discuss the psychiatric impact of the drug.
The co-founder of the international 40 Days for Life campaign of prayer to end abortion will be in Anchorage for a special rally on Saturday, Oct. 4.
CatholicAnchor.org This talk talk was given on Aug. 28, 2014 by missionary priest to Far East Siberia Fr. Michael Shields. He spoke on the topic of ongoing conversion at St. Andrew Church in Eagle River Alaska.
In a talk given Aug. 28 at St. Andrew Church in Eagle River, Father Michael Shields explains why Christianity is really the cure for a deadly disease — a virus that all humanity suffers from.
Here is a list of some of the events and liturgies which Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz is scheduled to attend this month.
Here is a listing of some upcoming events this month from around the Anchorage Archdiocese.
On Tuesday, Sept. 30, Theology and Brew in Anchorage will host a public presentation by Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz. The talk will address the future of the archdiocese as Archbishop Schwietz is now less than 10 months from turning 75, the mandatory age at which all bishops must submit their resignation papers to the pope.
Anchorage Archdiocese Director of Finance & Insurances Monika Scott recently participated in a 10-day program at Notre Dame that aimed to serve Catholic organizations by offering executive education that addressed challenges within the church.
CatholicAnchor.org Long time servant to Alaska, Sister of Providence Claire Gagnon, marked her 75th year as a religious sister earlier this summer. Sister Gagnon was the longest-serving Sister of Providence at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, where she worked for 28 years. She retired in 2003. A Frontiersman article from that year noted that…