The Christ the King school community in Leduc still reeling a day after one of its students died following a stabbing incident and another was charged with first-degree murder. “It’s all pretty fresh at this point, but everyone rallying around…
Students at a high school in Red Deer are hoping to raise awareness of mental health issues, and $40,000 for a foundation named after an alumnus who committed suicide. Each year the graduating class from École Secondaire Notre Dame High…
Holy Week which leads to Easter is the heart of the liturgical year. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, the Archdiocese of Edmonton offers the following guidelines for Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum. Parishes are taking all necessary precautions to keep…
The annual Together We Serve appeal – with its guiding philosophy of “Catholics making a difference” – has become even more significant as a result of the COVD-19 pandemic. The archdiocesan campaign will continue this year, supporting parishes, the Archdiocese,…
The Edmonton Archdiocese has set aside time to honour St. Joseph, its patron, as part of a yearlong celebration worldwide. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, Pope Francis announced…
In a bit of irony, Rev. Don Stein may have been writing his own eulogy for years. A beloved pastor, ordained on his birthday 60 years ago, Father Don died on Feb. 22, 2021. He was 86. For years, it…
Homily [Isaiah 61: 1-3d; Psalm 27; Romans 8: 31b-35, 37-39; John 15: 9-17] As I begin this homily, allow me before all else to express, on behalf of everyone present here or joining via livestream, heartfelt sympathy to Benny and…
Recently, in a discussion during one of the online youth meets, one of the youth at Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish in Sherwood Park said, “Don’t you all feel like our church is on fire!” To which many showed…
Rev. Don Stein, a beloved pastor for more than six decades in the Edmonton Archdiocese and in Canada’s North, died on Feb. 22, 2021. He was 86. Donald Stein was born on June 4, 1934, in the Calder neighbourhood of…
Mission Leadership – Divine Worship February 16, 2021 Dear Parishioners, In his Message for Lent 2021, Pope Francis writes: “During this season of conversion, let us renew our faith, draw from the “living water” of hope, and receive with open…