For parishes and prisoners, a chance for transformation
Despite wildfire smoke and COVID-19 limitations, Linda Ellis drove on a September morning to a shared housing building in Seattle.
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Burying the dead at the 'gate of heaven'
Richard Peterson has worked for the Archdiocese of Seattle’s cemeteries for 44 years, a career he began as a seasonal grounds worker while attending college seminary. He later was named superintendent of Gethsemane Cemetery in Federal Way and in 1991 was appointed Director of Cemeteries for the archdiocese. Peterson, president…
Proclaiming the word of God
Jim Russell recommends a simple prayer to readers as they approach the ambo to proclaim the word of God at Mass: “Please don’t let me screw up.”
A history of the archdiocese in 10 objects
The Archives of the Archdiocese of Seattle date back to the 1840s when our first bishop, A.M.A. Blanchet, and his vicar general, Father Jean-Baptiste Brouillet, began to set aside records documenting the building and administration of the church in this region. Since then, generations of archivists have faithfully preserved materials…
Serving farmworker families with Agape love
After two summers of helping migrant farmworker families in Whatcom County, Western Washington University students Kendra Baker and Juan Balmedina have grown in their faith through action and solidarity.
The miracle boy
Nearly 15 years later, Jake Finkbonner’s remarkable recovery from flesh-eating bacteria continues to strengthen people’s faith
‘To love is to give yourself away’: Q-and-A with Mirya Muñoz-Roach
Mirya Muñoz-Roach is the first woman executive director in the 100-year history of St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle-King County, which helps meet the urgent needs of our neighbors, including assistance with rent, utilities and food. She attended Catholic schools growing up in Puerto Rico and has served in lay…
The miracle of Pentecost shows us the way: A reflection on rising above racism
“Racism is not merely one sin among many; it is a radical evil that divides the human family and denies the new creation of a redeemed world. To struggle against it demands an equally radical transformation, in our own minds and hearts as well as in the structure of our…
How have you experienced racism? And how does our faith inspire you to respond?
In light of our national conversation on racial justice, we asked five Catholics from around the Archdiocese of Seattle the above questions.