It’s often little gestures that can have the biggest impact. It may be helping a senior with technology so they can have a virtual call with family, helping a patient with dementia at mealtime, or resolving an issue from the complex to the simple. In all those cases, the act…
Archbishop Richard W. Smith shares his message for this year\'s World Day of the Sick, which will take place on February 11, 2021.
Archbishop Richard W. Smith shares his message for this year’s World Day of the Sick, which will take place on February 11, 2021: For pandemic-related information, including messages from Archbishop Smith and faith resources, visit our Covid Updates page.
Through their ordination, permanent deacons are called to service at the altar, service to the Word of God, and service of charity and justice. And while the first two comprise the most visible aspects of diaconal ministry, it is the third, ministry of charity and justice, that most strongly identifies…
Rev. Teofil (Ted) Wesolowski – who served throughout the Archdiocese of Edmonton, including as chaplain of the Carmelite Monastery in Devon – has died. He was 96. Father Wesolowski died around 9 a.m. Feb. 6 at the Youville Home in St. Albert. He was born in Laczyn, Poland, on May 1, 1924,…
Deacon Hyland Fraser, a member of Holy Trinity Parish in Spruce Grove, has died after a battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Deacon Fraser died Feb. 5. A former home builder, Deacon Fraser was ordained a deacon in 2014 at age 67. Fraser is originally from Heatherton, N.S. where he met…
The Grade 1 class at Sacred Heart School in Wetaskiwin is missing its secret weapon. Due to COVID-19, school boards across Alberta — and virtually the whole of Canada — decreed that guests and out-of-school volunteers would not be permitted into school buildings as a measure to slow the pandemic’s…
The annual Sign of Hope campaign surpassed its goal of raising more than $2.3 million for Catholic Social Services even in the midst of the isolation and restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We know that the charitable sector is hurting right now, but we’re just really thankful that our donors…
On Feb. 2, 2021, the Church celebrates the World Day for Consecrated Life. The occasion will include Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Richard Smith, and a renewal of the vows of obedience, poverty and chastity. The livestream can be viewed on Facebook and YouTube. In this column, Sister Rezebeth Noceja of…
Rev. Don MacDonald, a longtime professor at Newman Theological College, got a wonderful surprise during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity this year. He received the title of ecumenical Honorary Canon of the Anglican Diocese of Edmonton in recognition of his work on ecumenism. “As you step down from…