Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, In this month of May, we celebrate Catholic Education Week in Alberta, the Yukon, and Northwest Territories. As the Catholic Education liaison on behalf of my brother Bishops, I want to offer a heartfelt…
Father Roger Niedzielski is a priest for the Archdiocese of Edmonton. He currently serves as the pastor for the twin parishes of Resurrection and Assumption Catholic Church in Edmonton. He grew up in Edmonton, graduated from Louis St. Laurent high…
Eleven young people were blessed to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and eight received First Communion during Archbishop Richard Smith’s April 6-7 weekend visit to the rural Catholic family of parishes for Daysland, Heisler and Killam. In his Sunday homily,…
Father Nilo Macapinlac currently serves as the pastor for the parishes of St. Stephen, St. Anthony, St. Anne of the Prairies, and Our Lady of Fatima, in the area of Olds, Alberta. Father Nilo grew up in the Philippines and…
In a ritual of humility and fraternity, Archbishop Richard Smith washed the feet of 12 Catholic Social Services community members, including refugees and immigrants who have settled in the Edmonton area with the support of CSS. “It has been a…
A humble soul does not trust itself, but places all its confidence in God. God defends the humble soul and lets Himself into its secrets, and the soul abides in unsurpassable happiness which no one can comprehend. ~Diary of St.…
Homily [Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 31; Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42] In a few minutes, we shall all be invited to come forward in procession for the Veneration of the Cross. This is a long-standing tradition here at the Basilica, yet…
Homily [Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14; Psalm 116; 1Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-15] This evening, we are richly blessed to have among us twelve special members of the Catholic Social Services community. These women and men have come to Canada as refugees from…
In his short life, the teenage St. Dominic Savio has provided a profound, lifetime witness to the reconciling power of the Cross of Christ. “Saint Dominic understood instinctively, and reminds us, that the only sure way to have people put…
Sister Zoe Bernatsky is a member of the Ukrainian Catholic Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate and a professor of theology at Newman Theological College in Edmonton, Alberta. Sister Zoe lives in Edmonton with two other members of the Sister Servants…