Rev. Sylvain Casavant, a pastor and teacher for many years, has been appointed as the new rector of St. Joseph Seminary. It’s a position he’s accepted with enthusiasm – and characteristic humour. “My enthusiasm wavered a little bit. It’s a position that demands a lot more attentiveness and responsibility. But,…
Rev. Stephen Hero, a former associate pastor and vocations director who grew up in Edmonton and spent nine years as rector of St. Joseph Seminary, has been appointed as the new bishop of Prince Albert, Sask. The announcement was made in Rome on March 25. “I’m being sent now to…
Rev. Stephen Hero, a former associate pastor and vocations director who grew up in Edmonton and spent nine years as rector of St. Joseph Seminary, has been appointed as the new bishop of Prince Albert, Sask. The announcement was made in Rome on March 25. “I feel very much at…
This is the Blessed Mother’s lesson to us. Always say “yes” to God. I write this on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, which recalls Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she had been chosen by God to be the virgin mother of His incarnate Son. As we all know, she gave…
We interview Dr. Robert Hauptman, a family physician in St. Albert, on the passing of Bill C-7 which expands access to euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada. He says he was “very surprised” that the bill passed as he felt that his colleagues made compelling arguments against the expansion of…
Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith responds to the passage of Bill C-7 which expands euthanasia and assisted suicide to those without foreseeable death. The Senate accepted a revised version of Bill C7. The bill received royal assent March 17 just over a week before the March 26 court-imposed deadline. Under the…
The Archdiocese of Edmonton certainly has a long tradition of devotion to St. Joseph. Every time one turns a corner, something named after him is encountered. The cathedral, our seminary, the Catholic college at the University of Alberta, an auxiliary hospital and our first Catholic high school all bear the…
The Christ the King school community in Leduc still reeling a day after one of its students died following a stabbing incident and another was charged with first-degree murder. “It’s all pretty fresh at this point, but everyone rallying around each other, wrapping around each other in support and in…
Guns when misused have the ability to kill. Prayer when misused has the ability to kill.
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…