With Easter, suffering and death do not have the last word
By BISHOP EDWARD J. BURNS A Bishop’s Perspective column in the Juneau Empire, March 31, 2013 In the gospelContinue Reading
Month: March 2013
High court: Definition of marriage less a focus than who’s defining it
By Patricia Zapor, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — In its second day of oral arguments about aspects of lawsContinue Reading
The Washing of the Feet
In another week, the holiest time of our Catholic liturgical year, the Triduum, will be upon us. Beginning with HolyContinue Reading
S.E. Alaska Catholics, clergy optimistic
Pope Francis praised as right man for job In an interview with the Ketchikan Daily News, Bishop Edward Burns expressedContinue Reading
Welcoming our new Holy Father
By Bishop Edward Burns The Catholic bishops of Alaska gathered this week in Juneau for various meetings. On WednesdayContinue Reading
The Place for Christ is out in the Street
–By Deacon Charles Rohrbacher In 2008 I had the opportunity to hear then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio speak at theContinue Reading
Sequestered cardinals missed births, rain, cellphones
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While the cardinal electors were intensely praying and choosingContinue Reading
Pope Francis: Don’t give in to pessimism
Pope Francis: Don’t give in to pessimism, courageously share Gospel By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) —Continue Reading
Alaska Bishops react to announcement of new Holy Father
(JUNEAU) Wednesday March 13, 2013 Reacting to this morning’s announcement of the election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario BergoglioContinue Reading
The Inside Passage