Women who have experienced an abortion in their past often find a continuing slate of trauma that leads to broken relationships and deep spiritual depression lingering for decades. One woman said she believed an abortion was the only solution when she found herself pregnant at 16 years old. But over the years the guilt turned…
Lumen Christi Catholic High School celebrated commencement at the school gymnasium in Anchorage on May 9, a celebration for the 11 graduates of the class of 2024 as the 26th class to graduate from Lumen. The class of 2024 brought in collectively $4 million in scholarships and grants for their college educations. Another impressive accomplishment:…
The 50th anniversary of Father Richard Tero’s priesthood was celebrated in early June in Seward and Cooper Landing. St. John Neumann Mission held a potluck gathering in Cooper Landing after Father Tero celebrates the 12:30 p.m. Mass on June 2. Sacred Heart Parish will hold 5:30 p.m. Mass on June 4. A prime rib dinner…
EAGLE RIVER, Alaska — A resident of Eagle River’s mid-level female prison, Hiland Mountain Correctional Center, received the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and communion in the presence of Archbishop Emeritus Roger Schwietz, OMI, on Jan. 19 this year. Deacon Mark Merrill of St. Andrew Parish said he, archbishop emeritus, and St. Andrew lay volunteers Mireya…
Reporting from HOMER, Alaska — Cal Williams, a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Anchorage, received a letter from a prisoner last June. The inmate asked for a speaker to come to the prison and explain the Juneteenth holiday to other prisoners at Seward’s Spring Creek Correctional Center. The letter was addressed to the…
Editor’s note: This article was published in the May 2023 issue of the North Star Catholic. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Father Kolio Etuale, bishop of the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago, traveled to Alaska between March 22-27 to visit Catholic Samoan communities at St. Benedict’s and St. Anthony’s Catholic churches. The visit provided an opportunity to celebrate…
Editor’s note: This article was published in the May 2023 issue of the North Star Catholic. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Catholic organizations and churches are busier than ever this past year due to months-long delays in the arrival of the state’s food stamp program benefits to thousands of Alaskans. Yet, it was a challenge that saw…
Editor’s note: This article was published in the May 2023 issue of the North Star Catholic. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In celebration of the third anniversary of Pope Francis’s decision to name Bishop Andrew E. Bellisario, C.M., of Juneau as archbishop of the new Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau on May 19, 2020, the North Star Catholic sat…
Editor’s note: This article was published in the April 2023 issue of the North Star Catholic. The first time I read a book by Jesuit Father Greg Boyle, I was on a long airline flight. As I became immersed in “Tattoos on the Heart,” my seatmates probably looked at me askance. I alternated laughing aloud, then…
Editor’s note: This article was published in the April 2023 issue of the North Star Catholic. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Lumen Christi Catholic High School saw an influx of donations that brought some faculty members to tears during its annual fundraising gala on Feb. 11. This year, the 28th Annual Fundraising Gala, themed “Denim & Diamonds,” closed…