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A statue of the Most Holy Mother Mary at the author’s home alter in Juneau. (Photo by Gina Del Rosario)

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Living and Growing: Medjugorje, shrine of the Queen of Peace

For over 42 years now, in the quiet rural village of Medjugorje in Bosnia, Hercegovina, our Most Holy…

Joab Cano stands in front of The Light of the World Church in Juneau. (Courtesy of Joab Cano)

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Living and Growing: Baptismal ceremonies worldwide

The Light of the World faith around the globe has been witnessing baptismal ceremonies where thousands of new…

Interstate 25 in Wyoming. (Public domain photo CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Living and Growing: The Road to Freedom

As a teenager growing up in Colorado, I was eager for my freedom. There was nothing wrong in…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Living and Growing: Raising our voices when the national song falters

I should warn you now: If you ever go to a sporting event with me, I tend to…

Resurrection Lutheran Church, which provides a weekly food pantry, is seen here in April. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Living and Growing: Learning to ‘see’ people as well as serving them

I was a transactional Lutheran. I attended church regularly. I volunteered for anything and everything. I believed that…

Tourists take shelter at Marine Park during a heavy rain shower on Aug. 14, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Living And Growing: Counting rainy blessings

As we come out of these wet and cooler months of April, May and June, that are usually…

Rev. Teri Schwartz

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Living and Growing: The Story of Norbert Čapek’s Flower Ceremony

His mother was a devout Catholic, his father agnostic. He became an acolyte at age 10 in 1890…

Fred La Plante is the pastor of the Juneau Church of the Nazarene. (Courtesy / Fred La Plante)

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Living & Growing: Struggling Together Is Good

Most of us are tired of the constant bickering on issues, seeing one side as “wrong” and our…

Jacque Tagaban (left) and Adam Bauer (right) smile for a photo at the Alaska Bahá’í National Convention in late May. (Courtesy Photo / Adam Bauer)

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Living & Growing: Justice proceeds from unity which comes through consultation

Before I proceed, I wish to thank Áak’w Kwáan and T’aaku Kwáan clans of the Tlingit people who…

This combination images includes a picture of Larry chopping ice for water in Brevig Mission 1972, a picture of Mark and Laura watching seal skin preparation 1972. A picture at Fish Camp in 1972. (Courtesy Photos / Laura Rorem)

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Living & Growing: Beyond what we know

“You stupid white people, you have no business trying to come ashore like that. You don’t know what…

The Rev. Karen Perkins.

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Living & Growing: A ‘virtuous cycle’ of service and connectedness

This is an invitation.

This photo available under a Creative Commons license shows a statue of Julian of Norwich holding her book "Revelations of Divine Love." Leo Reynolds / Flickr)

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Living & Growing: ‘All Shall Be Well’

Julian of Norwich is a mystic whose message of love and trust in God’s goodness are much needed…

Donna Leigh (Courtesy Photo)

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Living & Growing: Spring renewal

May we all enrich our good ground as spring comes this year

Page Bridges (Courtesy Photo)

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Living & Growing: The miracle of life

The kingdom of God is here. Now.

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Living & Growing: Stumbling toward success

I’m enjoying the trying, and that’s success to me.

Reverend Father Simeon Johnson, the rector for St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, left, stands in the church chapel with the recently enthroned Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sitka and Alaska, the Right Reverend Alexei on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Alexei was in Juneau to discuss rennovations to St. Nicholas, the second oldest Orthodox church in Alaska. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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St. Nicholas Orthodox Church prepares for a heavy lift

Alaska’s second-oldest Orthodox church.

Page Bridges

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Spiritual Healing

God works in so many ways to heal us.

Approaching Notre Dame

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Approaching Notre Dame

Reflecting on the cathedral’s life among Parisians.

Juneau church gets fundraising boost from storytellers

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Juneau church gets fundraising boost from storytellers

An uplifting story.

Breaking bread in the new year

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Breaking bread in the new year

There’s always room at the table.