100 Words – Third Sunday of Advent: Joy?
By Peter Oliver, Olive Branch Marriage and Family Ministry John answered them, “I baptize with water; but there is one among you whom you do not recognize, the one who is coming after me, whose…
Articles by Kiply Lukan Yaworski
Traditional pre-Christmas Simbang Gabi celebration affected by COVID-19 restrictions
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News A beloved tradition from the Philippines with evening Mass being held in different city parishes over nine days before Christmas will continue in the Roman Catholic Diocese of…
Prime Minister praises faith leaders for COVID-19 presence and support
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register [Ottawa – Canadian Catholic News] – As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked faith communities for helping Canadians struggle through nine long months of COVID-induced uncertainty and isolation, he also…
Pope Francis proclaims “Year of Saint Joseph”
By Catholic News Agency staff [Vatican City – CNA] – Pope Francis has announced a Year of St. Joseph in honor of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as patron of the Universal Church….
Letter from Alberta and NWT Catholic bishops gives “okay” to vaccination for COVID
Catholics can be vaccinated with a clear conscience By Andrew Ehrkamp, Grandin Media When a vaccine is available to treat or prevent COVID-19, it is okay to take it. That’s the message from the bishops of…
100 Words – Second Sunday of Advent 2020: “Desert”
By Peter Oliver, Olive Branch Marriage and Family Ministry As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “See, I send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; the voice of one crying…
Conversations about Fratelli Tutti – Bishop Hagemoen discusses papal document with local panel
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News A video series to assist the diocese in reflecting on Pope Francis’ latest papal encyclical recently continued with a conversation led by Bishop Mark Hagemoen. The bishop of…
“Spiritual pain” grows as churches close in parts of Canada, numbers reduced in Saskatchewan
By Catholic Register staff with files from The B.C. Catholic and Saskatoon Catholic News [Canadian Catholic News] – The second wave of COVID-19 has hit many Canadian Catholics where it hurts most — the shutting…
In the Company of Birds
By Sr. Maggie Beaudette, CSJ Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my…
Ethiopian fighting sparks fear of new refugee crisis
Church agencies fear ‘major catastrophe’ looms By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register Church networks are getting ready for a humanitarian disaster and a massive wave of new refugees as the civil war in Ethiopia rages…