In his short life, the teenage St. Dominic Savio has provided a profound, lifetime witness to the reconciling power of the Cross of Christ. “Saint Dominic understood instinctively, and reminds us, that the only sure way to have people put down the stones is to lift up the crucifix,” Archbishop…

Sister Zoe Bernatsky is a member of the Ukrainian Catholic Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate and a professor of theology at Newman Theological College in Edmonton, Alberta.  Sister Zoe lives in Edmonton with two other members of the Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate. She grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan and…

Father Christopher Blust serves as the chaplain for the Vital Grandin Chaplaincy, the Latin Mass community of the Archdiocese of Edmonton. Father Blust grew up in Calgary, Alberta. He was ordained as a priest with the Fraternity of St. Peter in 2001 and he began serving the Latin Mass community…

A theme of repentance and homecoming was at the heart of Archbishop Richard Smith’s homily, preached during his pastoral visit to the parish community of St. John Bosco Catholic Church, in northeast Edmonton March 9-10.  “If we acknowledge our sins and call upon God. .  [he] will hear our pleas…

St. Joseph was a just man, a tireless worker, the upright guardian of those entrusted to his care. May he always guard, protect and enlighten families. ~ Pope St. John Paul II[1] March 19 marks the celebration of the Solemnity of St. Joseph. Originating in the year 800 in the…

Welcomed with traditional song, dance, food –  and his own national soccer team jersey – Archbishop Richard Smith made a pastoral visit to Nativity of Mary Catholic Church, the Croatian parish for the Archdiocese of Edmonton.  “We are all like one big family with him,” said Father Matt Zugaj, the…