Our inspirational spot for the week:
Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.
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Saints
An inspirational spot from the March 2013 issue of our newsletter, The Nome Static:
Saints are sinners who just keep on trying.
One good reason
An inspirational spot from the February 2013 issue of our newsletter, The Nome Static:
Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.
A life lived for God
An inspirational spot from the February 2013 issue of our newsletter, The Nome Static:
Nothing is unimportant in a life lived for God.
Far from Alaska, celebrations for a unique saint
While we don’t normally detail the personal travel of our staff members in the Static, one of their recent trips stands out. In October, Father Ross Tozzi – KNOM board president and pastor of Nome’s St. Joseph Catholic Church – traveled all the way to Rome, Italy. Fr. Ross (pictured) gathered in St. Peter’s Square with more than 50 fellow Alaskans and 80,000 pilgrims from around the world to celebrate the canonization of seven new Catholic saints.
One of the new saints – St. Kateri Tekakwitha – has special interest for our mission, our staff, and our listeners. St. Kateri is the very first Native American saint, and her feast day – July 14th – is the anniversary both of KNOM’s first broadcast (in 1971) and of Fr. Ross’ ordination (in 2001).
On the day of her canonization, a homily from Pope Benedict XVI offered more details on St. Kateri:
Kateri Tekakwitha was born in today’s New York state in 1656 to a Mohawk father and a Christian Algonquin mother, who gave to her a sense of the living God… Leading a simple life, Kateri remained faithful to her love for Jesus, to prayer, and to daily Mass. Her greatest wish was to know and to do what pleased God. She lived a life radiant with faith and purity.
Saint Kateri… we entrust to you the renewal of the faith in the first nations and in all of North America. May God bless the first nations!
With your support, each of the new saints – including Saint Kateri – will be profiled in inspirational spots broadcast on KNOM over the coming year.
Every night…
An inspirational spot from the November 2012 edition of our newsletter, The Nome Static:
Every night, I turn my troubles over to God. He’s going to be awake anyway!
A request for prayers
In this season of giving thanks, we begin our (November 2012) newsletter with gratitude and a humble request for prayers – in both cases, directed towards KNOM’s spiritual advisor, the Reverend Armand Nigro, SJ.
Father Armand has been a priest for nearly seven decades. In that time, he has been an active fixture of the Catholic faith, leading retreats in the Anchorage area and throughout the state of Alaska. There are so many whose lives have been touched by the kindness of Fr. Armand, and at KNOM, we’re honored to be among them.
We respectfully ask for your prayers at this time, as Fr. Armand faces challenges to his health. We so appreciate all who join us in wishing him good health, peace, and strength.
God is awake
Our inspirational spot for the week:
When you have finished your daily tasks, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.
Endless hope
Our inspirational spot of the week:
Without Jesus we face a hopeless end. But with Jesus, we have endless hope.
