I have participated in several National Association of Vocation and Formation Directors (NAVFD) Canada Conference but none touched me as deeply as the experience in St. John’s. Why? I felt a joy and enthusiasm that was contagious. Any subtle promptings of the evil one that consecrated life is dying in…
The Vocations Canada Conference began for me in silence — the moment I opened the door to my room at the Alt Hotel. Before any keynote or workshop, I was first greeted by creation itself: an endless stretch of blue water, calm beneath the open sky, and a great cruise…
“What have I gotten myself into?”; the question I asked myself as I found the gate of my connecting flight at the Toronto airport. My already late flight was three and half hours delayed. A 12:30 a.m. flight and about a week of missed university classes, for a conference on…
When I received a phone call from Sister Mary Clare Stack inviting me to a conference that would bring together both religious and lay people from across Canada to discuss vocations, my first thought was, “That is exactly what I need! .” This story is part of a four-part series.…
On Sunday, October 12, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Our Lady of Guadalupe parish community, giving us a chance to reflect on our journey over the years. Therefore, I am now going to allure her. I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. (Hosea 2:14) In…
Ed and Marie Stelmach are the recipients of the 2025 Kevin Carr Christian Leadership Award. Ed served as Alberta’s 13th premier and as chair of the Covenant Health Board of Directors and his wife Marie is a former member of Newman Theological College’s Board of Governors. Guided by their strong…
Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te of the Holy Father Leo XIV on Love for the Poor [Multimedia] _____________________ 1. “I HAVE LOVED YOU” (Rev 3:9). The Lord speaks these words to a Christian community that, unlike some others, had no influence or resources, and was treated instead with violence and contempt: “You…
On October 8, more than 100 parishioners from four local parishes gathered at St. John the Evangelist Church to attend a Will and Estate Planning Seminar focused on helping families reduce the taxes owed on their estates through strategic planning. Attendees gave the event high praise, particularly valuing the expert…
On Sunday, September 21, 2025, the people of the Catholic Parish of Sacred Heart (Wetaskiwin), re-opened their church after seven weeks of renovations this summer. Built in 1996-97 and dedicated on September 14, 1997, the church was showing significant signs of wear and tear and needed to be freshened up:…
I had many plans for my life, and becoming a sister was not one of them, but God’s love for me changed my heart…. He ‘called me by name’ and I wanted to respond with my whole life. So in September 2022, I joined the religious community of the Queenship…