The Easter Vigil Mass is the longest Mass of the year: there is a bonfire, the Paschal candle, the Exultant, the dramatic contrast of candles in a dark church, nine different readings, and much more. Join us for a podcast…
“And returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.…
At first glance, the Fifth Commandment seems like the simplest commandment… don’t kill anybody or act as an accomplice to a murder. This article should be as simple as reading that “God alone is Lord over life and death. Except…
Passion Sunday 2023 Homily The week before last I was in Ottawa for a few days. My time there coincided with the visit from the President of the United States. He arrived in an immense motorcade as people looked on.…
In fidelity to the mandate received from Christ, the Catholic Church strives to promote universal fraternity and respect for the dignity of every human being. For this reason, in the course of history the Popes have condemned acts of violence,…
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…