Growing up, there always seemed to be TV shows which centered on the story of a family. I remember watching shows like Family Ties, Family Matters, and Growing Pains, in which we laughed (and cried) at the ups and downs…
Spruce Grove is seeing a revival of faith, inspired by a ministry of physical healing. Holy Trinity Catholic Church has been hosting healing services on the first Saturday of each month, since March 2022. The services are hosted by Encounter…
Rym Khawam and her family fled the war in Syria in 2015, leaving behind their homeland, their family and their friends. They were welcomed to Edmonton as refugees with the help of Catholic Social Services and St. Thomas More Parish. …
I remember playing a computer game in the 1980’s called Lost Ruins. You played as a robot whose job it was to clean up the ruins of a long-forgotten civilization, making their planet liveable again. The catch was that if…
On, the 5th Sunday of Lent, we celebrate across the country Development and Peace\’s Solidarity Sunday. The theme this year is \”Stand for the Land\”. On March 26, every Christian community is invited to pray for more justice and peace…
Archbishop Richard Smith made a pastoral visit March 12 to the St. Mary’s parish in Red Deer. He spent time at a local hospital with patients from the parish, met with the parish finance and liturgy teams, met with the…
Archbishop Richard Smith joined Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools for their annual Faith Day, where hundreds of Catholic school staff gathered at St. Joseph High School in Red Deer for a day of faith formation centered on the theme “We…
During the month of March, as you embark on your Lenten journey, reflect on the themes of mercy and forgiveness. As you proceed through the season of Lent, how can you grow in your ability to forgive your spouse so…
A youth ministry team I worked with many years ago performed a skit based the Lord’s Prayer. It began with one of the girls on our team kneeling down to pray. She would make the sign of the cross and…
Archbshop Richard Smith officially designated St. Jung Ha Sang parish, which honours the Korean martyr, as a personal parish to minister to the growing Korean Catholic community in the Archdiocese. \”There are many, many familes in the parish now. They…