“I’m pleased I had the opportunity to express to him the deep and sincere appreciation of the entire archdiocese for his extraordinary life and ministry,” Archbishop Etienne said. “We celebrated the sacraments of reconciliation and anointing of the sick, and prayed together for his speedy journey home.”
Catherine Neumayr, a long-time fixture at Holy Rosary Academy in Anchorage, will step down as principal of the K-12 independent Catholic school in July to care for her aging parents in California.
CatholicAnchor.org The following is a roundup of news briefs and upcoming events from across the Anchorage Archdiocese. Dominican Forum on papal infallibility On Thursday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m., all are invited to the next Dominican Forum talk, “Papal Infallibility,” by Dominican Father Robert Christian. The talk takes place at Holy Family Center, on the…
Holy Rosary Academy, a K-12 independent Catholic classical school, seeks to hire an experienced principal to manage school operations and provide strong leadership for teachers and staff members. The principal must be a practicing Catholic, faithful to the Creed and the magisterial teachings of the Church. He or she preferably has background or experience with…
Michael Lucas has defeated hundreds of young wrestlers on his way to winning three Alaska State Championships, including his most recent one last month. The Holy Rosary Academy senior compiled a four-year record of 161 wins and 10 losses.
“We want our children not to excel just academically, but to learn to embrace the truth and to freely practice the Catholic faith,” she said of her decision to send her kids to the school. “We want our children to go to school where moral values and virtues are being practiced.”
About half of my immediate relatives still live on the island, so when Hurricane Maria — a category four cyclone — made landfall in Puerto Rico my heart sank. The island, 100 miles long by 35 miles wide, was hit with what was described as a 60-mile-wide tornado with sustained winds of 155 miles an hour for over 30 hours!
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School in Wasilla offers classical Christian curriculum for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The school is a ministry of Sacred Heart, St. Michael, Our Lady of the Lake and St. Christopher parishes, and opened in 2006.
Founded by the Grey Nuns in 1954, St. Mary’s School in Kodiak continues to grow in student population, academic development and its focus on Catholic social teachings, co-principal Brian Cleary told the Catholic Anchor.
Founded in 1996 as a ministry of St. Benedict Church, Lumen Christi’s mission states that the school “aims to provide a rigorous Catholic education in a Christ-like environment.” As the largest Catholic high school in Anchorage, Lumen Christi serves students from Catholic parishes throughout Anchorage and beyond, as well as Orthodox and Protestant congregations.