I will never forget the first night I held her hand. We were driving on a cold night in early March 2004; I had misplaced my gloves and my hands were cold… and my future wife graciously obliged my need by clasping her hand into my own. I was thrilled,…
Sacred music and sacred art have been a rich part of the Catholic Church’s continuing legacy. The director of music at St. Joseph\’s Basilica – Roderick Bryce – is participating in that legacy with his dedication to creating beautiful sacred music. The Basilica\’s professional eight-piece vocal ensemble, the Schola Cantorum…
On November 15, the Schola Cantorum of Edmonton\’s St. Joseph\’s Basilica is releasing their second album of sacred music, entitled Into Light. For the full story click here. Roderick Bryce, the director of music at St. Joseph\’s Basilica, collaborated with Saskatchewan Catholic artist Tianna Williams to design the album cover…
In 1983, The Karate Kid was released, and audiences were treated to one of the most unique (and memorable) training montages in any movie. In this case, the young apprentice Daniel, was trained by a series of chores he was assigned around his teacher’s yard. These included sanding a deck,…
“Catholic and Living It” is the motto of the Catholic Women’s League as it celebrates 110 years of service, right where the CWL was originally founded, here in Edmonton. The Catholic Women’s League of Edmonton, was founded by Katherine Hughes (1876-1925) in 1912. It was the first organization in Canada…
Pope St. John Paul II wrote that “Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider world, a world in which both can flourish.” The belief in this symbiotic relationship between Catholicism and science…
We’re sharing several items today in advance of Catholic Education Sunday, this Sunday, November 6, 2022. The Catholic Education Sunday Video above features a compilation of speakers – including Archbishop Smith – from A Night of Catholic Education event on October 21, organized by GrACE (Grateful Advocates for Catholic Education) and…
Many stories dedicate a good part of their introduction to what’s known as “narrative exposition,” which presents the reader/viewer with information about the characters, their histories and their relationships. This process repeats itself when characters are taken from their own world and dropped into an unfamiliar world like Oz (The…
Catholic Voices Of Reconciliation is a series of interviews with Catholic First Nations individuals who were a part of Pope Francis’ visit to the Edmonton Archdiocese. We asked each of them three questions about their experience as both followers of Christ and First Nations people and practical ways that local Catholics…
When vulnerable people come to Catholic Social Services they are people at the margins of our society. They may be women and children facing domestic abuse, refugees leaving a war-torn homeland, people with developmental disabilities who require around-the-clock supports, seniors living in isolation, a pregnant girl with nowhere to turn…