Growing as a couple by feeding the hungry in your lives
The seven Corporal Works of Mercy provide us with “a model for how we should treat all others, as if they were Christ in disguise [and] are charitable actions by which we help our neighbours in their bodily needs [to] respond to the basic needs of humanity as we journey…
Director of Musical Worship – St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Victoria
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The Star of the North Retreat Centre is hosting Jesus the Gardener, a mid-week retreat led by Sr. Teresita Kambeitz, a world-renowned teacher and professor at Newman Theological College. The Sept. 23-25 retreat, available in person (live-in or commuter) or online via Zoom, offers a sacred pause amid our busy…
Program Coordinator (Full-Time) – The Star of the North Retreat Centre
Are you called to accompany others on their spiritual journey? The Star of the North Retreat Centre invites applications for the role of Program Coordinator (full-time, 37.5 hours/week with flexibility, including some evenings and weekends). Rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition, Star of the North is a sacred space for…
More and more pilgrims come to St. Albert to honour our Blessed Mother
Thousands of pilgrims gathered at Mission Hill in St. Albert last weekend to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary as they have for nearly 90 years. The St. Albert Pilgrimage centers around an outdoor Sunday Mass celebrated by Fr. Jack Herklotz, OMI. Pilgrims came from across the Archdiocese to join in…
Pilgrims, new and returning, come to honour Our Lady at Skaro
As night fell, the grounds of the Skaro Shrine were lit by thousands of handheld candles as pilgrims processed in reverent silence. Many knelt in adoration as they followed the carrying of the Blessed Sacrament, surrounded by glowing lights, soft hymns, and heartfelt prayer. The vigil concluded with a final…
Filipino singing Priests wrap North American tour with final stop in Beaumont
On August 11, priests from the Diocese of Talibon in the Philippines took the stage at St. Vital Parish in Beaumont for the final Canadian stop of their North American tour. Performing as Jeduthun: The Singing Boholano Priests, the group used music to raise funds for rebuilding efforts back home,…
The Water Heals: Lac Ste Anne Pilgrimage 2025
As they have since time immemorial, thousands came from across North America to Lac Ste Anne. It’s an annual event that draws Indigenous and non-Indigenous pilgrims alike to its sacred waters. “I like to just pull up a chair and sit all day. .Everyone comes for the same reason: Healing…
Edmonton Priest brings Canadian youth voices to the Vatican
Fr. Roger Niedzielski was invited to speak about the joys and challenges facing Canadian Catholic youth in a rare and important meeting with the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life “I thought maybe it’d be a small espresso chat. But it turned into something much deeper; a real conversation with…