By Kara MoriartyThe North Star Catholic Lumen Christi, one of the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau’s Catholic schools, won the Class 1A Boys Basketball Championship in Palmer on April 3. This was the first championship for the Archangels since 2004, and the first for Lumen in Class 1A. For the first time in school history, both the…
By Dominique JohnsonThe North Star Catholic Since 2017, when he arrived in Anchorage, Father Shijo Kanjirathamkunnel, C.M has overseen the Hispanic ministry outreach in Alaska, serving the former Archdiocese of Anchorage, the former Diocese of Juneau and the Diocese of Fairbanks. The vision for the outreach ministry was to serve the growing Hispanic Catholic population…
By Annette AllevaThe North Star Catholic The sacrament of marriage is highly esteemed in the Catholic Church. It is the foundation upon which families are built and individuals are nurtured to reach their potential. As such, it is both necessary and wise for the Church to instruct, guide, and support married persons in their journey,…
By Renamary RauchensteinThe North Star Catholic St. Bernard of Menthon Parish is in Talkeetna, on the parks highway north of Anchorage and Wasilla. The parish consists of St. Bernard in Talkeetna and its mission church, St. Philip, in Trapper Creek. St. Bernard was built in 1969. Our congregation has about 25 families in each church,…
By Don Koenigsand Father Steve GallagherThe North Star Catholic Catherine of Siena Catholic Parish is located on Mitkof Island in the panhandle of Southeast Alaska in the community of Petersburg. The community was established in 1910 by Norwegian fishermen. In 1939 the Catholic Extension Society constructed the first church to serve approximately 50 Catholics. Mass…
By Brian RossLumen Christi High School principal “The goal of a virtuous life is to become like God.” This quote from Saint Gregory the Great adorns the main hallway at Lumen Christi Catholic High School in Anchorage, where reproductions of the “Virtue Series” by Giotto di Bondone surround Lumen students as they walk to and…
By Mary Beth BragielThe North Star Catholic What do you know about Divine Mercy? When you hear that expression, do you picture Jesus with red and white rays coming from His Heart? Do you think of the phrase, “Jesus, I trust in You”? Have you heard of it, but don’t really know what it is?…
By Annette AllevaThe North Star Catholic It has been a year since our churches, schools, and many businesses were shuttered, a year since a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 shifted our lives, vocabularies, and ways of worshiping, learning, and socializing. It has been a year of challenges, adaptations, losses, hope and creativity. As the herculean…
By Father Pat TraversVicar General, Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau On the Feast of the Holy Family last December, Pope Francis asked Catholics throughout the world to celebrate a year of reflection on the family inspired by the teachings he offered five years ago in his 2016 Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia. The “Amoris Laetitia Family Year” will…
By Brian A. RossPrincipal, Lumen Christi Catholic High School Last August, despite the challenges of COVID-19, Lumen Christi Catholic High School opened its doors to in person learning for 92 students, the largest student body in the school’s proud 25-year history. From its humble beginnings in 1996 to today, Lumen Christi has become synonymous with…