Thirty-four projects have been approved within the area of the Archdiocese of Edmonton to support a national commitment towards healing and reconciliation with First Nation, Inuit and Métis people. The Indigenous Reconciliation Discernment Circle, whose members are local indigenous leaders, has recommended the projects and initiatives focused on healing and reconciliation…
Fr. Joseph Vadassery is a priest for the Archdiocese of Edmonton and the rector of St. Joseph’s Cathedral Basilica. Father Joseph grew up in India as the oldest of three children. He was ordained to the priesthood in India in 1997 and moved to Canada in 2005. Watch his episode…
Second Sunday of Lent – Year B Homily [Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18; Psalm 116; Romans 8:31b-35, 37; Mark 9:2-10] In the last while, I have become quite reliant upon reminders. Since I cannot always depend on my own memory, I’m now using rather often little tricks to help me remember…
Sister Maria Monika of the Wound of the Heart of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd serves the Archdiocese of Edmonton at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church in Maskwacis. Sister Monika grew up in Bytom, Poland. She trained as a physiotherapist and teacher before she entered the Congregation of…
First Sunday of Lent – Year B Homily [Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25; 1Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15] There seems to be a lot of sickness going around these days. I know at the office some of my colleagues have been experiencing chills, sniffles, nausea, fatigue, and so on. We know these…
Ash Wednesday 2024 Homily [Joel 2:12-18; Psalm 51; 2Corinthians 5:20-6:2; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18] We enter this holy season of Lent aware of our need for God’s forgiveness and confident in His never-failing mercy. This penitential journey of forty days is a privileged time to examine our lives thoroughly and honestly,…
Nohl Macdonald is still in high school, but that hasn’t prevented him and many others in the Edmonton Archdiocese from speaking out against the expansion of assisted suicide and euthanasia in Canada. Macdonald was amongst the crowd of more than 500 people (in person and online) who attended a Feb.…
Father Curtis Berube is a priest for the Archdiocese of Edmonton and the pastor of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Innisfail. Fr. Curtis grew up within the Archdiocese of Edmonton as the second oldest of 11 children. He entered St. Joseph’s Seminary in 2012 at age 19 and…
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B World Day of the Sick 2024 Homily [Leviticus 13:1-2, 45-46; Psalm 32; 1Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45] Our celebration of mass today occurs just prior to the beginning of Lent. These last days prior to Ash Wednesday are typically the time we prepare…
Shared from National Catholic Register – Martin Barillas/CNA World February 9, 2024 While MAID accounted for 1% of deaths in Canada in 2017, the first full year it was allowed, the numbers had quadrupled by 2022. Health and mental health ministers in three Canadian territories and five provinces were successful…