World Aids Day – December 1st
The Catholic Church plays a special role caring for those with HIV, guided by Catholic social teaching. Besides threatening aContinue Reading
Month: November 2012
Why is it So Difficult to Enter Into Advent?
(From the ‘Praying Advent’ website, Creighton University Online Ministries) onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Advent It happens every year, as predictably as drawing upContinue Reading
Preparing to Prepare: A Countdown to Advent
By KATY BEEDLE RICE, DRE, Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Juneau, Alaska I’m aContinue Reading
Online event: The Seven Big Myths About the Catholic Church
The Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen once said: “There are not more than 100 people in the world who trulyContinue Reading
Having hope in hard times
A Bishop’s Perspective November 25, 2012, Juneau Empire column By BISHOP EDWARD BURNS During these days around Thanksgiving theContinue Reading
With gratitude and thanksgiving
Along the Way A monthly column by Deacon Charles Rohrbacher Last month I received a phone call from myContinue Reading
Multi-Day pastoral visits
By Bishop Edward Burns, Southeast Alaska Catholic newspaper In my pastoral letter, “Rediscover the Journey and Joy of Encountering Christ,”Continue Reading
Living with less fear
By Father Ron Rolheiser We live with too much fear of God. This has many faces, from the superstitiousContinue Reading
Bishop’s Perspective: Faith and politics
October 27, 2012 column in the Juneau Empire By BISHOP EDWARD J. BURNS I watched with interest the recent viceContinue Reading
The Inside Passage