We will welcome several new priests to the Archdiocese of Edmonton over the next few months. Here’s a list of the 2021 appointments. Names in red signify priests who have arrived most recently; please keep them in your prayers. With…
A beautifully painted shipping container filled with non-perishable food and goods is headed for a permanent home beside Holy Name of Mary Church in a remote Arctic community. And Grace Blake couldn’t be happier. “Families here, especially during this COVID…
The provincial government has announced their open for summer plan that documents the various stages of easing COVID-19 restrictions. In summary, here are the key highlights and relevant updates for places of worship: Beginning Friday, May 28, 2021 The capacity limit…
by Andrew Sheedy If you’re anything like me, you might find it a bit tough to relate to St. Joseph. Not only did he live 2,000 years ago on the other side of the planet, but we know next to…
When I first went through the doors of Calgary’s FCJ Christian Life Centre to find out more about Religious Life in 2011, I believed that I had some idea of what I was getting into. I had an inkling that…
Message from Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle for Pentecost 2021 Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle is a national coalition of Indigenous people, Catholic clergy, women religious, and lay people dedicated to healing the relationship between the Church and Canada’s First Nations.…
Arson is suspected after fire caused extensive damage to the front entrance of St. Patrick’s church in downtown Edmonton. Police say the fire began on the front steps around 5 a.m. May 15 and smouldered for several hours. Just after…
This year has been a year of abundant blessing for me – from many directions where I expected growth should come, but also through many surprises. Perhaps one of my biggest realizations this year is how much I have yet…
Being in the new Bachelor of Arts in Catholic Studies program at Newman Theological College is a bit like the second part of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy: Purgatory. This might seem like a negative statement, but it is actually not.…
“I wanted to have the conversation. It was less about raising money and more about just letting people know I’ve struggled and I have had friends who have struggled. And even as a male, a lot of us don’t talk about the stuff we should talk about until it’s too late. I’m just trying to make it easier for everybody to broach the subject.”