Students at a high school in Red Deer are hoping to raise awareness of mental health issues, and $40,000 for a foundation named after an alumnus who committed suicide. Each year the graduating class from École Secondaire Notre Dame High School chooses a charity to raise funds for through their…
Holy Week which leads to Easter is the heart of the liturgical year. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, the Archdiocese of Edmonton offers the following guidelines for Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum. Parishes are taking all necessary precautions to keep everyone safe. If you are healthy and able, and if…
The annual Together We Serve appeal – with its guiding philosophy of “Catholics making a difference” – has become even more significant as a result of the COVD-19 pandemic. The archdiocesan campaign will continue this year, supporting parishes, the Archdiocese, Catholic institutions and the community in general. The goal remains…
The Edmonton Archdiocese has set aside time to honour St. Joseph, its patron, as part of a yearlong celebration worldwide. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, Pope Francis announced that the Church would celebrate a special year dedicated to…
Rev. Don Stein, beloved pastor, died on Feb. 22, 2021. He was 86. Father Don’s life spans triumph and tragedy, from a tough childhood to becoming a pastor loved by so many. His funeral was livestreamed from St. joseph Basilica on March 1, 2021.
In a bit of irony, Rev. Don Stein may have been writing his own eulogy for years. A beloved pastor, ordained on his birthday 60 years ago, Father Don died on Feb. 22, 2021. He was 86. For years, it was Father Don’s practice at funeral masses to note the…
Homily [Isaiah 61: 1-3d; Psalm 27; Romans 8: 31b-35, 37-39; John 15: 9-17] As I begin this homily, allow me before all else to express, on behalf of everyone present here or joining via livestream, heartfelt sympathy to Benny and Annette, to Alice, and to the nieces and nephews and…
Youth share their St. Joseph Retreat experience in this video from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
Recently, in a discussion during one of the online youth meets, one of the youth at Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish in Sherwood Park said, “Don’t you all feel like our church is on fire!” To which many showed signs of agreement and to be honest … I laughed.…
Rev. Don Stein, a beloved pastor for more than six decades in the Edmonton Archdiocese and in Canada’s North, died on Feb. 22, 2021. He was 86. Donald Stein was born on June 4, 1934, in the Calder neighbourhood of northwest Edmonton. Stein attended Sacred Heart, St. Edmund, St. Alphonsus…