By Michael LeBlanc, Provincial Animator, Development and Peace-Caritas Canada [This August 26, 2024 edition of The Caragana online bulletin is re-published with permission.] How big is a million? My wife introduced me to an adorable…
Tracy Muggli, who is currently serving as the Executive Director of St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon with overall responsibility for the Catholic hospital’s programs and services, has been appointed as a Senator for Saskatchewan. She…
By Mary Kowalyshyn, St. Anthony Parish, Rama, SK The 79th Rama Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes was held Aug. 14-15, 2024, attracting over 700 pilgrims from near and far, including 12…
By Jon Perez, Canadian Catholic News “No one has greater love than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends (John 15:13).” This Gospel passage precisely describes the love of Christopher and Joseph Novecosky,…
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service [Vatican City – CNS] – The Blessed Virgin Mary is not a “motionless wax statue,” but a disciple who wants to share the good news of Jesus with everyone…
Abbot Peter Novecosky, OSB, of St. Peter’s Benedictine Abbey, Muenster, SK, died Aug. 14, 2024 on the Vigil of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the age of 79 years. He died in…
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has unveiled a new strategic vision for enhancing and enlivening future ecumenical and interfaith initiatives. Several…
Photos by Ann Burtney and Audrey Njaa, submitted by Sylvia Baschuk and Charlene Baron Bishop Mark Hagemoen joined former parishioners, families and visitors Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, for celebration of Mass at Our Lady Queen…
By Ryan LeBlanc I’m embarrassed to talk about this. I don’t even want to give any specifics at all. But there are things that I don’t like about my body. I know God created it….
Previously published on the Sisters of St. Joseph website, used with permission. By Sr. Maggie Beaudette, CSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada “August 13, 2023 was a typical Sunday morning. My plans for the…