Archbishop Smith preaches at parish visit on the witness of St. Dominic Savio as an answer to cultural division

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…

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Be Not Afraid: Sister Zoe on becoming a religious sister at 21 and taking action in discerning your vocation

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…

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Be Not Afraid: Fr. Blust on his vocation and being drawn to the Traditional Latin Mass

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…

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Archbishop Smith speaks of eternal “homecoming” at pastoral visit to St. John Bosco Catholic Church

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…

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Be Not Afraid: Sister Rafala on missionary sisterhood and her religious habit as a ‘sign of eternity’

Sister Maria Rafala Duraj serves the Archdiocese of Edmonton through the Polish Catholic community of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and the Sisem Daycare Centre, which is run by her order, the Congregation of Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate. Sister Rafala made her perpetual vows in 2011 and she moved from…

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