Video: We’re called to walk in faith
Father Carlos Nunez, pastor of Our Lady of the Angels parish in Fort Saskatchewan, reflects on the Scripture readings for Sunday, March 13, the Second Sunday of Lent.
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Video: Students share what Ash Wednesday means to them
Father Dean Dowle, pastor of St. John the Evangelist parish, celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass with local students from St. Paul Elementary School in Edmonton. In this video, the students share what Ash Wednesday means to them and what they are…
Day of Prayer and Fasting for Ukraine: How and where to help
Pope Francis announced that Ash Wednesday (March 2) will be a Day of Prayer and Fasting for Ukraine. “I encourage believers in a special way to dedicate themselves intensely to prayer and fasting on that day. May the Queen of Peace…
Landry: Lenten inspections
Mike Landry I bought my first car, a blue-and-rust-coloured 1982 Mercury Lynx, from a classmate’s brother, who happened to be a mechanic. I thought “Mechanic’s car? It must be in great shape!” And for a few months, it was. But…
Archdiocese pledges support for Ukrainian people
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I am sharing this information with you on behalf of The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton, and in prayerful support for the Ukrainian people. The Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada has partnered with the Canadian…
Landry: Be not afraid, God knows each of us by name
I’m afraid of the dark. I have been for as long as I can remember. When I played in my (unfinished) basement as a kid, I always liked having the lights on across the basement so I could brighten every…
Letter to the faithful – Indigenous Reconciliation Fund
February 9, 2022 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, We have all been impacted in some way as our nation undergoes an examination of our past relationships with its Indigenous Peoples. We cannot erase history, but we can look forward…
Dalton: Council of Consecrated Women leaves a lasting legacy
Some 48 years ago Archbishop Joseph MacNeil and eight congregational leaders met on Sept. 9, 1974 to share a dream and a vision for Consecrated Life in the Archdiocese of Edmonton. One of the original eight Sisters (Gabrielle Fortier FJ)…
Landry: How do we encounter Jesus?
Near my desk, I keep the following quote from Pope Benedict XVI: “Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon…
Video: Love is patient. Love is kind
Father JD Carmichael explains that St. Paul tells us love is a sharing in the Holy Spirit.