Rev. Ian Boyd – a pioneering scholar, world traveller and compassionate spiritual director – has died. He was 88. Father Boyd celebrated his 60th Anniversary of Ordination on December 15, 2023. He was honoured as a Jubilarian at the November…
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God Homily [Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21] Over the last few days, I have had occasion to watch a hockey game of the World Junior Championship. What caught…
Let\’s think less about ourselves and more about what God has done for us through his son Jesus. Read Archbishop Smith\’s homilies
Father Benoj Makkollil was born in India, but his heart remains in Ghana, West Africa. “They have faith. Faith is strong, but poverty is there,” said Father Ben, who spent 25 years in Ghana. He is now the associate pastor…
Father Matt Zugaj is helping Croatian Catholics maintain connection to their faith and culture. And it’s welcomed, as Father Matt celebrates his first Christmas in Canada and helps Nativity of Mary parishioners strengthen their link to their homeland. “This is…
Merry Christmas! The Christmas season is such a busy time that tends to be filled with many commitments and expectations of things that need to be done and people to visit. You may enter Christmas feeling overwhelmed, frazzled, and tired…
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…
Our Church is facing a crisis of vocations. Together, we strengthen the future of the Church. The entire Archdiocese of Edmonton is invited to join us for our Archdiocesan Vocations Rally, hosted by the Benedict XVI Institute and the Archdiocese…
Over 200 people gathered for a Advent Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery. Rev. Jim Corrigan, vicar-general of the Archdiocese of Edmonton, celebrated Mass Dec. 9 along with Deacon Rene Mella. All of the people had come to this special Advent…
The missionary zeal of St. Francis Xavier gives us all an example to follow, Archbishop Richard Smith said on his visit to the parish community in Camrose and area. “He was a missionary in a foreign culture,” Archbishop Smith preached…