YouCat: Human Community Part 2 (Law & Grace)
My first time behind the wheel of a car is a moment I’ll never forget. I was getting picked up from school late on a Friday night. My heart skipped a bit when, as we were walking to the car,…
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Best wishes to Cardinal Thomas Collins and congratulations to Archbishop-designate Frank Leo
On the occasion of his official retirement as Archbishop of Toronto, I wish to express my heartfelt best wishes to Cardinal Thomas Collins. He is remembered with great fondness in the Archdiocese of Edmonton for his exemplary episcopal ministry here.…
Archbishop Smith visits Castor, Stettler and Bashaw area parishes
On February 11th and 12th, Archbishop Smith made an episcopal visit to the parishes of Stettler, Castor and Bashaw in the south-eastern part of our Archdiocese. The return of episcopal parish visits is met with much joy, as these visits…
Archbishop Smith: \’We are called to be united as ambassadors of reconciliation\’
The Archdiocese of Edmonton continues to seek ways to walk together along the pathway of healing and peace following the historic events of last year, from the First Nations, Metis and Inuit Peoples’ delegation to the Vatican, to the extraordinary…
YouCat: Human Community Part 1 (Social Justice)
Catholics usually begin our prayers with the Sign of the Cross. Many of us do this automatically that we think about the deep reality it signifies: our belief that God is a life-giving family. We believe that God is one…
YouCat: The Dignity of the Human Person
The speaker stood at the front of the room, holding up an old $50 bill and asked, “who wants this?” Immediately, every hand went up. After dropping it on the ground and pouring his coffee on it, he asked again…
Father Mitch Fidyka \’never regretted for a single moment\’ becoming a priest
Rev. Mitch Fidyka, a priest for more than 40 years and most recently the pastor of St. Thomas More parish, has died of cancer Jan. 28. He was 69. \”I was ordained to the priesthood over 40 years ago, a…
17 Years To Priesthood: Father Frank Sharma Shares His Vocation Story
Father Frank Sharma has been waiting to be a priest for his whole life. He was ordained in the Archdiocese of Edmonton after a lifetime of hoping to become a priest and 17 years of experience and formation since he…
YouCat: Why are We Here, and What are We Supposed to Do?
When he wrote The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien created a memorable group of characters to populate his world of Middle-Earth. Some of these characters are great and mighty, like the wise wizard, Gandalf, or the courageous warrior (and…
St. Vincent de Paul volunteers help Arctic residents through North of 60 project
Volunteers in the Edmonton Archdiocese continue to support communities in the Arctic by providing Sea-Can containers of groceries, as well as materials and funds through the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Western Region. The North of 60 project was…