YouCat: Sources of Prayer
If something is important enough to us, we make time for it. It is amazing (and a little maddening for my wife) how I can always find time during the hockey season to watch, listen to, follow on Twitter, and…
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Hope, and tears, at a farewell to Camp Encounter
Over 170 former Camp Encounter campers, staff, counsellors and board members along with their families and friends, gathered May 27 on the shores of Lac La Nonne at the “narrows” to say a final farewell to the Camp Encounter property.…
Interview: Deacon Jake Mullin on his recent ordination to the diaconate
Deacon Jake Mullin is the newest transitional deacon in the Archdiocese of Edmonton. He was ordained on May 26 by Archbishop Richard Smith at the St. Joseph’s Basilica. Deacon Jake grew up in Spruce Grove and he entered St. Joseph…
YouCat: How to Pray
Most of us don’t floss as often as we should. When dentists ask the question “how often do you floss?” most of us answer “not nearly enough.” It doesn’t matter that they explain the importance of flossing: it cleans both…
2023 Clergy Transfers and Assignments
With gratitude for the work of the Clergy Personnel Committee, I am pleased to announce the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Edmonton, which take effect on July 12, 2023 (unless otherwise noted). To all the priests serving our Archdiocesan…
YouCat: Prayer in the Christian Life
Parenthood brings with it a lengthy to-do list. For the first while, we care for all our kids’ needs. As they grow, we help them learn to walk and talk, to swim and skate, and to eat a meal without…
YouCat: The Tenth Commandment (Envy)
You shall not covet your neighbour’s goods. One of the most memorable scenes from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace occurs when young Anakin Skywalker meets Yoda. Up to this point, Anakin had been presented as an awkward messianic figure.…
Honouring Mary in Your Marriage this May
“Love our Lady. And she will obtain for you abundant grace to conquer in your daily struggle.” ~ St. Josemaria Escriva[1] The Catholic Church has a long-standing tradition of dedicating the month of May to Our Blessed Lady. Just as…
(YouCat) The Ninth Commandment: On Lust
Since it’s wedged between the second story of creation (Genesis 2) and the fall of humanity (Genesis 3), we sometimes miss the importance of Genesis 2:25. There we read that our first parents were “…naked and were not ashamed.” This…
St. Joseph\’s College students ready for World Youth Day
World Youth Day is less than 100 days away and pilgrims are getting ready. One of the local Edmonton pilgrim groups planning on attending is from St. Joseph’s College. Some students from St. Joseph’s College are banding together to travel to…