Fr. Joseph Vadassery is a priest for the Archdiocese of Edmonton and the rector of St. Joseph’s Cathedral Basilica. Father Joseph grew up in India as the oldest of three children. He was ordained to the priesthood in India in…
Sister Maria Monika of the Wound of the Heart of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd serves the Archdiocese of Edmonton at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church in Maskwacis. Sister Monika grew up in Bytom, Poland. She trained as…
Nohl Macdonald is still in high school, but that hasn’t prevented him and many others in the Edmonton Archdiocese from speaking out against the expansion of assisted suicide and euthanasia in Canada. Macdonald was amongst the crowd of more than…
Father Curtis Berube is a priest for the Archdiocese of Edmonton and the pastor of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Innisfail. Fr. Curtis grew up within the Archdiocese of Edmonton as the second oldest of 11 children. He…
Shared from National Catholic Register – Martin Barillas/CNA World February 9, 2024 While MAID accounted for 1% of deaths in Canada in 2017, the first full year it was allowed, the numbers had quadrupled by 2022. Health and mental health…
“How do we extend hospitality to our Lord Jesus Christ?” This was the question Archbishop Smith posed in his homily, preached during his pastoral visit to the Our Lady of Fatima, the Portuguese Catholic parish, in Edmonton Feb. 3-4. “By…
Mother Catherine of Our Lady of Providence is the prioress of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Carmel of St. Joseph monastery in Spruce Grove, Alberta. Mother Catherine was a member of the Sisters of Providence for 20 years. She…
“The world needs the message of the Gospel, and there is nothing more exciting or purposeful than to have a share in its transmission.” This was the message that Archbishop Richard Smith conveyed during one of the many homilies that…
At 100 years old, Maureen Moran is a role model of prayer and faithfulness for the Catholic Women’s League of Canada and generations of Catholic women to come. “She has this sense about her, that just tells you that there\’s…
It is essential that Christians support one another on our pathway to heaven. That’s the message Archbishop Richard Smith received, and conveyed, during his pastoral visit to the parish community of Sacred Heart in Red Deer from Dec. 8-10. “In…