When we celebrate a major milestone like a wedding or anniversary, it’s common to send out a series of invitations. These usually include instructions on how to RSVP to the event. “RSVP” comes from the French term respondez s’il vous plait, which means “please respond.” While in the past you…
Fr. Leo Floyd, a longtime pastor in Fort Saskatchewan and Edmonton, has died. He was 91. Leo Anthony Floyd was born on Aug. 16, 1931 in Springfield, N.S. He attended St. Joseph Seminary in Edmonton from 1954-1958 and ordained on May 31, 1958 at St. Dunstan’s Basilica, Charlottetown, P.E.I. Father…
Jenny Connelly – Archdiocese of Edmonton There is something exciting happening on the historical “Church Street” of Edmonton, Alberta. Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples hosted an event called Church Street: Hope and Healing Encounter, an opportunity to share faith and help those in need. The event took place…
The Together We Serve 2022 Fall Appeal officially kicked-off on Sunday, September 18, with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Richard Smith at St. Joseph\’s Basilica. In his homily on the Gospel of the dishonest steward (Luke 16:1-13), His Grace invited us to see Together We Serve as an “opportunity to be…
Jenny Connelly – Archdiocese of Edmonton Father Shayne Craig, a longtime priest and teacher in Edmonton, has been elected as the new superior general of the Society of Priests of Saint-Sulpice, an international order of priests founded in the 1600s. Father Craig, a Sulpician priest himself, will be based in…
Every love story starts somewhere. Mine began on a busy road in south Edmonton in the winter of 2004. I had been trying to work up the courage to ask her out on a date throughout the evening, and as she was about to get into her car and head…
One of the toys I remember having as a little kid was the Tupperware Shape-O Toy. It’s a shape sorter built as a red and blue ball, with a variety of holes all around it. It is designed in such a way that each of the yellow shaped pieces matches…
B.C. Catholic With files from the Archdiocese of Edmonton Pope Francis has named the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s Vicar General, Father Gary Franken, as the new Bishop of Saint Paul, Alta. Father Franken will take over from Bishop Paul Terrio, who retires at the age of 79, four years after reaching…
In the age of digital cable and streaming media, it’s hard to imagine a time when people didn’t have access to hundreds of shows at the push of a button. It’s not that long ago that for some, even basic cable was considered a luxury. Many people only watched TV…
Jenny Connelly Archdiocese of Edmonton Communications Sara Dmitri is a woman who radiates joy. But she also knows the feeling of fear. Sara has recently left her hometown of Edmonton to discern becoming a religious sister with the Queenship of Mary, a religious community based out of the Archdiocese of…