A group of pilgrims with the Napa Institute attended presentations, dined with bishops, flew over the mountain Alaskans call Denali and attended the Iditarod start in Anchorage to discover Alaska’s missionary spirit.
As Iditarod kicks off, pilgrims find missionary spirit is the Church in Alaska’s North Star
Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, celebrates ordination, installation of new bishop
Bishop Steven J. Maekawa, a Dominican, was ordained and installed as the seventh bishop of Fairbanks, a diocese that covers over 409,000 square miles of Alaska’s northern region.
What I wish I would have said about our Alaska trip
Alaska was a deal changer for me. It has helped me to think bigger
Pope names successors to retiring Alaska archbishop, Arlington bishop
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Roger L. Schwietz of Anchorage, Alaska, and appointed Bishop Paul D. Etienne of Cheyenne, Wyoming, to be his successor. Pope Francis also accepted the resignation of Bishop Paul S. Loverde of Arlington, Virginia, and named as his successor Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Raleigh, North Carolina.
Lost in the woods, I reached out to God with a prayer
God has revealed his presence to me lots of times in lots of different ways. Last summer, when we were in Alaska, there were many “conversations” […]