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…
“Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who loves is born of God and knows God.” 1 John 4: 7 On Feb. 14 this year, we will witness a more rare occasion. The date of Ash Wednesday varies depending on when Easter falls,…
“How do we extend hospitality to our Lord Jesus Christ?” This was the question Archbishop Smith posed in his homily, preached during his pastoral visit to the Our Lady of Fatima, the Portuguese Catholic parish, in Edmonton Feb. 3-4. “By simply entering a house, Jesus signals that he wishes to…
Mother Catherine of Our Lady of Providence is the prioress of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Carmel of St. Joseph monastery in Spruce Grove, Alberta. Mother Catherine was a member of the Sisters of Providence for 20 years. She joined the Carmelites at age 37 in 1981 and came…