By Carol Pek [Saskatoon – December 2019] – Christianity and Islam are two world religions that share a common theological root to Abrahamic tradition. The two religions also share complex histories of conflict and coexistence…
Courtesy of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation (Published in Spirit, The Voice of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation) Amid the noise and dust of the renovations and construction of the former Ursuline Residence next door, Ursuline Sister…
Courtesy of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation (Published in Spirit, The Voice of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation) Leslie and Irene Dubé have changed the face of health care in Saskatoon. Their goal has been to support…
Courtesy of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation (Published in Spirit, The Voice of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation) Like many other people facing end-of-life, Carl Schlosser wanted to die at home. Like many other families, Carl’s family,…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News The poignantly beautiful Advent hymn “The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came” – a Basque carol also known as “Gabriel’s Message” – has been recorded and given an equally…
By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency [Greccio, Italy – CNA] – Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter Dec. 1 on the meaning and importance of nativity scenes, calling for this “wonderful sign” to be more…
By Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency [Vatican City – CNA] – Pope Francis said Dec. 3, 2019 that disabled people make important contributions to humanity, and called discrimination against them a sin. The pope added…
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register When Bishop Albert Thévenot, M.Afr., says of his Missionaries of Africa order that “we work ourselves out of a job” in their ministry, it seems odd. After all, the…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News The 50th anniversary of the Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation was celebrated with a gala event Nov. 16 that included recognition of several significant donations, and a…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News “Please, God, help the Parkinson’s people to keep faith and go on. I accept, Lord. Give me the strength to go on.” So wrote the late Sr. Adelaide Fortowsky, OSU,…