Father John Hesse celebrates 70 years as a priest on June 4, 2025. At 93, Father Hesse is the longest serving priest in the Edmonton Archdiocese. \”I find that mainly you’re happiest if you just pray a day a time,\”…
Jesus is both perfectly human and perfectly divine. It’s a challenging concept, but Dr. Matthew Kostelecky helps us understand that as part of the “I Believe” catechesis series on the Nicene Creed. “I hope people will take away something of…
Father Paul Kavanagh, a member of the senior leadership team, has been elected Archdiocesan Administrator of the Archdiocese of Edmonton by the College of Consultors. The announcement was made May 23, following a meeting of the College of Consultors, a…
“We ought to pray to and invoke the Holy Spirit, for each one of us greatly needs His protection and His help. The more a man is deficient in wisdom, weak in strength, borne down with trouble, prone to sin,…
The Carmelite Sisters at the Carmel of Saint Joseph in Parkland County celebrated the centenary of the canonization of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. The May 17 Mass was attended by more than 130 who overflowed the small chapel, the attached…
Bishop Paul Terrio celebrates 55 years of priestly ministry on May 23, 2025. We have asked close friends to reflect on Bishop Terrio’s priestly ministry, but most importantly his love of the people of God. “My journey as a new…
Did you know that the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP) is active in 26 parishes across the Archdiocese? Over 600 volunteers worked in 2024 to assist a total of 14,933 people in urgent need (including 6,177 children) in…
Archbishop Richard Smith reflects on 18 years as the shepherd of the Edmonton Archdiocese. His Grace takes us from the moment he received the call that he was appointed to the Archdiocese of Vancouver back through the greatest joys and…
Father Lawrence Frizzell, an associate professor of Judaeo-Christian studies at Seton Hall University and director of its Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies, has died. He was 86. Please see an in-depth autobiographical interview with Father Lawrence Frizzell from 2024. Read Father…
On behalf of the faithful, we thank the priests serving in the Archdiocese of Edmonton for their ministry. We are also profoundly grateful for those priests whose terms of service are concluding, and offer our prayerful best wishes as they…