Dementia and Faith
Places of worship can do more to make Canadians suffering from dementia feel welcomed say advocates By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic News [OTTAWA – CCN] – An Ottawa man is on a mission to make…
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The great collaborator – Order of Canada recipient recognized for work with L’Arche
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register [Canadian Catholic News – CCN] – Changing the world an inch at a time with nothing but a word, a prayer, a hope or an intuition isn’t the sort…
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be celebrated Jan. 19-26 in Saskatoon
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News The 2020 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will again be marked in Saskatoon, with a number of events organized Jan. 19-26 through the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism….
Meditation: it’s not for the multitasker
By Agnieszka Ruck, The B.C. Catholic Many who are suspicious of meditation still associate it with yoga or mindfulness [Vancouver – Canadian Catholic News] – Meditation. In the modern Western world, the word is often associated…
Lifted from suffering: An unheralded ministry is bringing healing to abuse survivors across Western Canada
By Agnieszka Ruck, The B.C. Catholic Grief to Grace: Walking in a freedom they have never known [Kelowna, BC – Canadian Catholic News] – Theresa Burke founded Rachel’s Vineyard in 1995 as a ministry for…
Pope Francis on World Day of Peace: The world needs peacemakers open to dialogue, forgiveness
By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency [Vatican City – CNA] – Pope Francis’ message for the 2020 World Day of Peace released on Dec. 12, 2019 calls for openness to dialogue, commitment to forgiveness, and…
Simbang Gabi pre-Christmas Novena of Masses held in Saskatoon
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News A beloved tradition from the Philippines continued in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, with evening Mass being held in different city parishes over nine days from Dec….
Parish Nurse fundraiser: Fr. Mark Miller reflects on the gospel command to “Go, Heal the Sick”
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News The community gathered together Dec. 5 to raise funds for the parish nursing program at St. Mary Parish in Saskatoon, with a gala dinner and silent auction featuring…
Catholic homilies shortest of all denominations, study finds
By Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency [Washington D.C. – CNA] – A new analysis from the Pew Research Center shows that many Catholic priests are holding to Pope Francis’ advice to keep their homilies on…
“Simbang Gabi” – Pope Francis celebrates a Filipino Christmas tradition at the Vatican
By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency [Vatican City – CNA] – On Gaudete Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, Pope Francis celebrated a Filipino Christmas tradition in St. Peter’s Basilica — the Simbang Gabi Christmas novena. “In…