“My friends, it has been my sincere pleasure and privilege to serve her in Anchorage as your chief pastor and shepherd,” he said. “Let us continue to pray for each other, and above all, to pray, discern and listen for the Spirit of Truth who will guide us to all truth. Let us continue to seek and beg for the grace to live the truth in love.”
With his family and an estimated 1,000 people present, Archbishop Paul Etienne became coadjutor archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle during a June 7 Mass of Reception at St. James Cathedral.
Our refugee clients are the “stranger,” and we at Catholic Social Services are honored to welcome them as neighbors and friends, to know them, and to hear their stories and experiences that inform and richen our lives.
I do realize that all great revivals in the church have had two aspects — renewal in the Eucharist and renewal in the priesthood.
Catholics in the Mat-Su Valley are invited to the third annual outdoor Summer Solstice Mass at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Wasilla to pray for their departed loved ones on the longest day of the year.
When I first visited her home, I didn’t know if the cemetery was calming or eerie. Over the years, I’ve come down solidly on the peaceful aspect of life by a cemetery.
Pope Francis named Juneau Bishop Andrew Bellisario as the temporary leader of the Anchorage Archdiocese until a new archbishop can be named to replace Archbishop Paul Etienne.
Monks and nuns with Eagle Eye Ministries will conduct an Alaskan Summer Institute from July 11-21, beginning with a four-day hike along the famed Crow Pass Trail.
The ministry of Safe Environment is fortunate to have been under the direction of Archbishop Etienne. The Independent File Review Commission continues with its work to review all clergy and religious personnel and safe environment files.
“I hope to walk away from this summer with a sense of peace that we followed (God’s) will and did his work,” Carlson said. “I hope that we are able to touch hearts and bring those we encounter closer to Christ.