VIDEO: Archbishop Smith speaks on Kamloops Residential School site discovery
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Read MoreVIDEO: Archbishop Smith speaks on Kamloops Residential School site discovery2021 Clergy Transfers and Assignments
We will welcome several new priests to the Archdiocese of Edmonton over the next few months. Here’s a list of the 2021 appointments. Names in red signify priests who have arrived most recently; please keep them in your prayers. With gratitude for the work of the Clergy Personnel Committee, we…
Newman Theological College awarded $50,000 grant
Newman Theological College (NTC) has been awarded a $50,000 USD grant from the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and the Pathways for Tomorrow: Canadian Schools Planning and Assessment Grants Initiative. The grant, sponsored by the Lilly Endowment, is designed to support theological schools and give them more sustainability. NTC was…
Community helps North one container at a time
A beautifully painted shipping container filled with non-perishable food and goods is headed for a permanent home beside Holy Name of Mary Church in a remote Arctic community. And Grace Blake couldn’t be happier. “Families here, especially during this COVID time, have been very much in need. We are an…
COVID restrictions eased
The provincial government has announced their open for summer plan that documents the various stages of easing COVID-19 restrictions. In summary, here are the key highlights and relevant updates for places of worship: Beginning Friday, May 28, 2021 The capacity limit for worship services goes back to the 15% of the…
Sheedy: St. Joseph is a guide to being an everyday saint
by Andrew Sheedy If you’re anything like me, you might find it a bit tough to relate to St. Joseph. Not only did he live 2,000 years ago on the other side of the planet, but we know next to nothing about him. Not a single word he said has…
Langlois: Looking back on my vocation, I fell in love with Jesus
When I first went through the doors of Calgary’s FCJ Christian Life Centre to find out more about Religious Life in 2011, I believed that I had some idea of what I was getting into. I had an inkling that God was calling me to explore a vocation as a…
Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle renews mission to heal relationship between Church and First Nations
Message from Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle for Pentecost 2021 Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle is a national coalition of Indigenous people, Catholic clergy, women religious, and lay people dedicated to healing the relationship between the Church and Canada’s First Nations. “Send forth your spirit and renew the face of the…
Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate of Chad Miciak
Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate of Chad Miciak Homily [Acts 8: 26-40; Psalm 100; 2Corinthians 4:1-2, 5-7; Matthew 20:25-28] This evening the Church in Edmonton gathers – a few members in person, most remotely – in a spirit of joy as we formally choose our brother Chad for ordination…
Arson suspected in fire at St. Patrick’s church
Arson is suspected after fire caused extensive damage to the front entrance of St. Patrick’s church in downtown Edmonton. Police say the fire began on the front steps around 5 a.m. May 15 and smouldered for several hours. Just after 12 noon, the fire department arrived at St. Patrick’s, located…