Rev. Mike McCaffery, a pastor, mentor, teacher and community leader in the Edmonton Archdiocese for more than 50 years, died on Jan. 21, 2021. He was 85. The McCaffery family invites you to join them on Saturday, May 14 at…
My interest was stirred up when I visited Chartres Cathedral for the first time in 2017, where I saw the beautiful \"Tree of Jesse\" lancet window showing Christ surrounded by seven doves. Then the question came to me....
In the introduction to his Pastoral Letter, Living in the Word of God, Archbishop Richard Smith speaks of his Baptism as “the best and most important action my mother and father ever undertook on my behalf.” He also explains that…
This coming Sunday, April 24, marks Divine Mercy Sunday, celebrated since the year 2000. It marks the end of the Octave of Easter, the eight-day celebration of the Resurrection. Father Curtis Berube, associate pastor of Holy Family parish in St.…
The high point of the Church\’s year is takes place over three days in a celebration we call the Holy Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. In this week\’s Seeds of Hope video, Fr. Paul Moret, pastor of…
Living in the Word is a series of bi-weekly reflections on Holy Scriptures by Priest and Religious in the Archdiocese of Edmonton.
Archbishop Richard Smith reflects on the papal apology and the historic meetings between the Holy Father and the Indigenous Delegations to the Holy See. The Archbishop held a media availability on April 4.
I attended my first youth ministers\’ conference in January 2001, surrounded by 40-some other youth ministers who were far more experienced than I. I soaked in the prayer, the presentations, and the community. But what stands out to me most…
Pope says he is "very sorry" during the historic Final Audience between Pope Francis and all the Indigenous delegates.
We heard a call from Dr. Wilton Littlechild to walk where there’s no path and create a new one for people to follow. Every delegate who courageously spoke to their experiences has taken up this call, and we are grateful that Pope Francis responded in kind. We look forward to walking on this path together.