WA bishops lawsuit says new state law is ‘brazen’ attack on Catholics
A lawsuit by Washington State Catholic bishops says a new law, signed by Gov. Bob Furguson, is a brazen attack on a 2,000-year-old tenant of the Catholic faith – the seal of
Former Fairbanks priest captured by Islamist terror group – Boko Haram
Fr. Alphonsus Afina, who served as a priest for many years in the Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks, has been captured by the militant Islamist terrorist group – Boko Haram – in his home Diocese of Maiduguri,
OPINION: ‘Free Palestine’ is a call to destroy Israel and exterminate Jews
The slogan “Free Palestine” is a call for the destruction of Israel and extermination of Jews
Taking Back Alaska: From chronic bureaucratic dependency to earned liberty
In trying to reduce inequality, we have deepened the divide between state-managed existence and authentic opportunity. And in promising compassion, we have delivered
Alaskans to rally near governor’s office, urging him to uproot judicial corruption
Determined Alaskans are set to rally outside Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s Anchorage offices on June 5 in hopes of inspiring him to appoint an independent commission that can publicly investigate alleged corruption and cover-ups by members of the Alaska Dept. of Law
SILENCED: Alaska hospital fires clinician for questioning merits of new transgender clinic
A major Alaska hospital that is about to begin facilitating transgender surgeries, puberty blockers and cross-sex drugs for teens and adults, recently fired one of its mental health clinicians for daring to raise
Feds investigate Washington State for forcing priests to break the seal of confession
Alaska’s closest U.S. neighbor is under a federal investigation after the State of Washington passed a new law mandating all Catholic priests break the seal of confession by reporting to police what people reveal to them in the confessional
OPINION: Alaska’s judicial branch has darkened the light of liberty
Vladimir Nabokov writes in Speak, Memory (1951), “Our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.” Many interpret this as an expression of nihilism — but is it truly? Rather than despair, Nabokov’s “brief crack of
OPINION: NEA-Alaska’s fights school choice to keep power, not to empower kids
In 2015, a group of philosophers had a conversation on Australian radio that asked whether having a loving family gives children an “unfair advantage.” While that might sound like an absurd question to most Alaskans, it actually touches on a real truth:
INVITE: Find out how to bring the Gospel to public school students in Anchorage
We’re seeing record lows in church attendance, biblical literacy and professions of faith, and all-time highs in depression among youth. To turn this tide, we're launching the first LifeWise Academy at Clark Middle School in
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