CatholicAnchor.org One of two priests on loan to the Archdiocese of Anchorage from the Archdiocese of Cotabato in the Philippines has returned to his native country to establish a new parish there. Father Dadz Esguerra had been in Alaska for three years, spending nearly a year as parochial vicar at St. Francis Xavier Church in…
CatholicAnchor.org A long time fixture in the Anchorage Archdiocese, Sister Camilla Menting, has died. She passed away on April 3 after having suffered a stroke at Our Lady of the Angels Convent in Greenfield, Wis. She was 85. After a quarter century serving at St. Andrew Church in Eagle River, Sister Menting’s order, the School…
CatholicAnchor.org One of the shocks of the spiritual life is how fast we can lose our freedom. I have people in my parish who suffer from alcoholism, drug addiction, addiction to computers, pornography, self-abuse, abuse of others, over working, preoccupation with beauty, and the list goes on. My advice to anyone who senses another god…
CatholicAnchor.org The Alaska Democratic Party has officially included homosexual marriage as part of its party platform, one of several updates made in May. In an email to party supporters Communications Director Zack Fields noted that the platform now includes the statement: “Alaska Democrats support marriage equality and oppose discrimination against same-sex couples.” The official support…
CatholicAnchor.org Homosexual activists are hoping a recent Alaska Supreme Court ruling on property exemptions is the beginning of even wider legal recognition and public affirmation of same-sex relationships in Alaska. Homosexual activists have their eye on overturning of the state’s constitutional definition of marriage as between one man and one woman. The Alaska Supreme Court…
CatholicAnchor.org On a recent evening in Anchorage, about 200 people of varying politics attended a town hall forum on how Christians should engage the public on LGBTQ — lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning — issues. During the three-hour discussion — titled “Loving My Gay Neighbor” — several gender issue researchers and commentators including a former…
CatholicAnchor.org It’s been less than a year since Father Patrick Brosamer was ordained a priest last June at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Anchorage. But like many young priests of his generation, he is already taking on major responsibilities, filling in for Father Tom Lilly at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, one of the…
CatholicAnchor.org For the fifth straight year, a group of Catholic men, joined by several priests, will don heavy backpacks and head into an Alaska mountain range. The three-day trek, beginning on Sunday, July 13 and concluding on Tuesday, July 15, is known as the “Fathers’ Hike.” The informal adventure is a chance for men to…
CatholicAnchor.org Many young adult Catholics drift from the faith of their childhood upon leaving home. Eagle Eye Alaska is an innovative annual hike and retreat that takes young adults into Alaska’s backcountry in an effort to inspire and reconnect young adults to the practices, sacraments and prayers of the Catholic faith. “After spending the first…
CatholicAnchor.org Three young women with a passion for inspiring faith in youth have landed in Alaska to help launch the inaugural season of St. Theresa’s Camp — a Catholic summer camp in the Mat-Su Valley. Thanks to the work of a local non-profit, Southcentral Alaska will again have a vibrant Catholic summer camp for the…