Father Alfred Groleau, O.M.I. is a retired Oblate priest living in St. Albert. He currently residing at Foyer Lacombe in St. Albert and is the Oblate House director. Fr. Alfred has regularly scheduled pastoral and priestly assignments within Foyer Lacombe, Covenant Care, and long-term care facilities. Fr. Alfred has regularly…
A brother and mentor, in Father Don MacDonald, has died. This is my tribute. These thoughts are, in fact, several years in the making. As anticipated, the time to express my unspoken gratitude would come. This is it! Let me start by acknowledging that I am not alone in my…
Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her. – Luke 1: 38 Advent is starting to wind down, and within a week the Christmas season will have started. During the next couple…
Fr. Don MacDonald, O.F.M. died peacefully in the Misericordia Hospital, Edmonton on December 12, 2024, just before midnight. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Albert Parish on Friday, December 20, 2024, at 10 a.m. Mass will be livestreamed. Fr. Don will be brought to Cochrane for burial.…
Third Sunday of Advent – B Mass with the Young Adult Group C-YEG Homily [Zephaniah 3:14-18a; Isaiah 12; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:10-18] In a recent visit to one of our Catholic schools, I was invited to engage with the students in a Q&A session. I agreed, thinking I knew what…
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples Homily [Zechariah 2:10-13; Judith 13; Luke 1:39-47] In the Archdiocese, we recently re-established our Indigenous Advisory Committee. This group of very competent leaders, representing some of the First Nations and Métis peoples of Treaty Six…
Edmonton’s oldest church has been a spiritual home. St. Joachim’s celebrates 125 years as a spiritual home, from the earliest missionaries in the 1800s to the present-day Franco-African diaspora. On Dec. 8, the parish celebrated this rich history and its commitment to maintaining and strengthening the French language and culture…
Father Raymond Guimond, a beloved pastor, teacher and chaplain in the Archdiocese of Edmonton who recently reached a milestone of 60 years as a priest, has died. He was 85. Vigil prayers for Fr. Raymond will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19 at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 12810…
Paroisse Saint Joachim Célébration eucharistique pour le Cent vingt-cinquième anniversaire de l\’Église Homélie [Baruch 5, 1-9 ; Psaume 126 ; Philippiens 1, 3-6, 8-11 ; Luc 3, 1-6] e joie pour nous de nous réunir ce matin pour célébrer le 125e anniversaire de notre bien-aimée église Saint-Joachim! Saint Joachim est…
Saint Joachim Parish Eucharistic Celebration for the One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Parish Homily [Baruch 5:1-9; Psalm 126; Philippians 1:3-6, 8-11; Luke 3:1-6] What a joy for us to gather this morning to celebrate the 125th anniversary of our beloved St. Joachim parish! This is the home of…