Second Sunday of Advent – Year B Homily [Isaiah 40: 1-5, 9-11; Psalm 85; 2Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8] My visit to the parish began Friday morning with participation in Faith Day for division staff of Red Deer Catholic Schools. As I entered Saint Joseph school, just about every second person…
Over 200 people gathered for a Advent Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery. Rev. Jim Corrigan, vicar-general of the Archdiocese of Edmonton, celebrated Mass Dec. 9 along with Deacon Rene Mella. All of the people had come to this special Advent Mass remembering those who they had lost. Father Jim encouraged…
The missionary zeal of St. Francis Xavier gives us all an example to follow, Archbishop Richard Smith said on his visit to the parish community in Camrose and area. “He was a missionary in a foreign culture,” Archbishop Smith preached in his Dec. 4 homily. “Increasingly, that is what it…
A new meeting facility has been completed at St. Andrew’s parish offering more space and amenities for the growing parish in north central Edmonton. The St. Pius X Meeting House was constructed as a barrier-free – accessible to people with disabilities – commercially designated building. The funds came from the…
First Sunday of Advent – Year B Pastoral Visit to Saint Francis Xavier Parish, Camrose Homily [Isaiah 63: 16b-17; 64:1, 3-8; Psalm 80; 1Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37] Our celebration today coincides with the liturgical feast day of this parish’s patron – Saint Francis Xavier. Appropriately, you have his statue featured…
World Youth Day pilgrims from the Edmonton Archdiocese reunited to celebrate their pilgrimage to Portugal and to take up the challenges presented to them. “Their journey is not over: they are called. . . to be like Mary, giving her fiat to God, not just at the Annunciation, but every…
A Vegreville family has started a media ministry focused on making Catholic prayer and the Holy Mass accessible to people throughout the world. The Little Goodness YouTube channels have garnered more than 10 million views since their launch in 2019, with viewers from more than 90 countries tuning in to…
Over the weekend of November 26, Archbishop Richard Smith made a pastoral visit to the community of Our Lady of Peace in Innisfail This was an especially significant visit, as this was the first time that the community has been able to celebrate in person with Archbishop Smith, after the…
Homily [Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; Psalm 23; 1Corinthians 15:20-26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46] As I drive from my place of residence in Edmonton to our diocesan offices, there is a traffic circle I have to navigate. Sometimes these are called roundabouts. Not for the faint of heart. Traffic enters the circle in…
ACSTA Annual General Meeting Closing Mass Homily [Proverbs 31: 10-13, 16-18, 20, 26, 28-31; Psalm 128; 1Thessalonians 5:1-6; Matthew 25:14-30] The theme we have explored throughout our annual general meeting has been “Courage to Lead”. This has woven its way through our presentations, table discussions, environmental scans, and business…