Sept. 10, 9 a.m., Mass for start of Lumen Christi High School academic year, St. Benedict
Sept. 11, 9 a.m., Mass for start of Holy Rosary Academy academic year, Our Lady of Guadalupe
Sept. 12, 9 a.m., Mass for start of Our Lady of the Valley School academic year, Sacred Heart, Wasilla
Sept. 13-14, Confirmations, St. Christopher by the Sea, Dutch Harbor/Unalaska
The Catholic Anchor has launched a new website featuring a number of upgrades aimed at enhancing visitor navigation and interaction. The new website is compatible with all mobile devices, allowing easy access via smart phones, tablets and personal computers. Visitors will find an increased number of photos, displayed in a larger format. Additionally, readers will be able to comment on all articles, columns and editorials.
On this Sunday that we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ we are suddenly brought face to face with the casualness that has enveloped the meaning and use of this central symbol of our Christian faith. Crucifixes hang on the walls of most Catholic institutions, Catholics, including those stepping up to bat or preparing to make a free throw make the sign of the cross imagining that this will bring success.
Making Sense of Bioethics A June 2014 article in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), written by researchers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institutes of Health, points out that marijuana is not the harmless drug that many imagine. Rather, it is associated with “substantial adverse effects, some of which…
We would, after school, throw rocks on his tin roof until he would come out and yell at us. He was the boogie man of the neighborhood and we were all scared of this strange man. One day on the way to church my dad saw him alongside of the road. To my horror he stopped the car and offered him a ride.
The Catholic Anchor earned seven awards for excellence in journalism at the annual competition sponsored by the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada (CPA).
The awards, for work published in 2013, were announced June 20 at the annual Catholic Media Convention in Charlotte, NC.
The Anchor, now in its 15th year of operation, consistently wins in secular and religious journalism competitions. This year’s seven awards are in addition to the three awards received earlier this year at the annual Alaska Press Association.
Alaskans have a new opportunity for adult faith formation via the internet as the state’s Catholic dioceses enter a partnership with The Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) at the University of Dayton. Deacon Mick Fornelli has worked with the University of Dayton on the project, which offers adult religious education and faith formation online anytime and anywhere.
More than 400 Catholic school students have filled the hallways, classrooms and chapels of the five schools located in the Anchorage Archdiocese. With the start of the new academic year, educators are offering a variety of options to Alaskan parents seeking to provide their children a faith-based educational alternative to public schools.
People who experience significant barriers to employment, such as lack of education or a criminal history, do not have that positive aspect to their lives. At Brother Francis Shelter (BFS) we work with many in this situation. As the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops reminds us, work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continuing participation in God’s creation.
But that further points to the fact that the U.S. Congress and the Obama Administration must act together to provide solid, comprehensive immigration reform, and must present a unified face in deterring misunderstandings across our borders. It’s time to stop playing politics with this problem.