School chaplain – and Grandin Media columnist – Mike Landry has devoted much of the pandemic-challenged 2020-21 academic year introducing his students and staff in the Evergreen Catholic School Division to the, well, evergreen wisdom of the Bible. The resident…
Leonel Tobias is a parishioner at St. Mary’s church in Provost. He will receive the sacraments at this year’s Easter vigil after completing the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) program under the guidance of his pastor, Rev. Christopher…
“The Lord is Risen!” is the acclamation of all Christians at Easter. Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith said there’s a risk of taking for granted the message of extraordinary, sure hope that is contained in those words. Over the past year…
Rev. Sylvain Casavant, a pastor and teacher for many years, has been appointed as the new rector of St. Joseph Seminary. It’s a position he’s accepted with enthusiasm – and characteristic humour. “My enthusiasm wavered a little bit. It’s a…
Rev. Stephen Hero, a former associate pastor and vocations director who grew up in Edmonton and spent nine years as rector of St. Joseph Seminary, has been appointed as the new bishop of Prince Albert, Sask. The announcement was made…
Rev. Stephen Hero, a former associate pastor and vocations director who grew up in Edmonton and spent nine years as rector of St. Joseph Seminary, has been appointed as the new bishop of Prince Albert, Sask. The announcement was made…
This is the Blessed Mother’s lesson to us. Always say “yes” to God. I write this on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, which recalls Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she had been chosen by God to be the virgin mother…
We interview Dr. Robert Hauptman, a family physician in St. Albert, on the passing of Bill C-7 which expands access to euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada. He says he was “very surprised” that the bill passed as he felt…
Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith responds to the passage of Bill C-7 which expands euthanasia and assisted suicide to those without foreseeable death. The Senate accepted a revised version of Bill C7. The bill received royal assent March 17 just over…
The Archdiocese of Edmonton certainly has a long tradition of devotion to St. Joseph. Every time one turns a corner, something named after him is encountered. The cathedral, our seminary, the Catholic college at the University of Alberta, an auxiliary…