Blackfoot Chief Crowfoot, a Plains Indian who lived in the 1800s, said this: “What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.”
Simply by casual observation over a period of many years, I have become convinced that most people around the world, whatever their culture or human background may be, are each and all instinctively concerned, even deeply anxious about their looks, how they appear bodily or socially in the presence of others.
Over the years, I have noticed that the crowds that attend Mass on Ash Wednesday rival any other day of the year, including Easter and Christmas. This tells us there is something attractive about being called to renew our relationship with God, about the penitential nature of the day and season that is fundamentally about conversion.
Included in the book is the story of a 15-day trip with a close friend, Father Peter Harman, who had been pastor at the cathedral in Springfield where Wilkins is a parishioner. During their Gates of the Arctic trek, the priest would celebrate Mass in the stark wilderness.
For some women, an abortion begins a lifetime of shame, regret and unresolved pain. This is especially true for women (and men) of faith. On Jan. 11, priests, deacons and lay Catholics gathered at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Anchorage to learn how to better reach out to those wounded by abortion and its aftermath.
Archbishop Etienne celebrates the love, faith and fidelity of his parents, Paul and Kay, while affirming the dignity of human life, the centrality of strong families and the beauty of dying with a heart full of faith.
Applicants should submit a 250 to 300-word essay on the topic: “How can I best serve God at camp?”
No one enjoys talking about the suicide epidemic facing young people in the United States today, but that’s exactly what Catholic psychotherapist Roy Petitfils did during a day with clergy, youth leaders and parish staffers last month in Anchorage.
“Every human person is created in the image and likeness of God,” Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne told a gathering of pro-life Alaskans last month. “But we see a lack of respect for the human person in so many ways throughout the world.”
CatholicAnchor.org Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne has postponed the Feb. 7 parish listening session which was scheduled at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Archbishop Etienne will be out of state due to the recent death of his mother. Upon his return he plans to reschedule the listening session. In an effort to engage with area Catholics about…