A Christian view of life and death
By Blake Sitter, Director, Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan (CHAS) (Reprinted from the June 2020 edition of the CHAS Communique) When my dad was dying of cancer, my mom phoned me and asked me to…
Voices
COVID-19 pandemic an opportunity to build community
By Gary Goldsand, Ethicist, Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan (CHAS) (Reprinted from the June 2020 edition of the CHAS Communique) As a health ethicist practicing in Edmonton during the pandemic scares of 2003 and 2009,…
Book Review – “Serving Up God: My Workplace as a Ministry”
By Cheryl Thul, Spiritual Care & Volunteer Program Team Lead, Providence Place (Reprinted from the June 2020 edition of the CHAS Communique) In our ministry, a vocation with Catholic health, we are privileged to have…
Catholic Women’s League COVID-19 update – CWL defers 2020 convention business and extends elected terms of office
By Anne Gorman, National President of Catholic Women’s League of Canada [Winnipeg – CWL News Release] – In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, with concerns for the safety and welfare of members and to be…
Queen’s House update: Summer Stillness Retreat with Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI will be online this year
By Brendan Bitz, Director of Queen’s House of Retreat and Renewal Queen’s House has been closed to the public since mid-March. It is difficult to believe, but this is our collective, new, temporary normal and we…
Catholic Women’s League celebrates centennial as a national organization
Image from The Canadian League magazine: cwl.ca LINK 1920-2020 – Catholic Women’s League is 100 Years Old! By Connie McGrath, Diocesan CWL Communications Chair Katherine Hughes of Edmonton was a “renowned journalist, teacher, public servant, author,…
St. Peter’s College announces new scholarship in memory of Humboldt Broncos’ player
By Krystal Shutko, Student Services Officer, St. Peter’s College St. Peter’s College at Muenster, SK, recently announced a new scholarship opportunity, the Jacob Leicht Memorial Game Changer Award. This award has been established by Kurt and Celeste Leicht…
The remarkable power of a smile
By Peter Oliver, Olive Branch Marriage and Family Ministry The remarkable power of a smile is like Jesus hanging naked on the cross. If you are wrapped in darkness, your life shattered, apparently beyond repair,…
St. Peter’s College holds online information event May 13
By Krystal Shutko, Student Services Officer, St. Peter’s College St. Peter’s College at Muenster, SK, is hosting an advising month all through the month of May. We are always available for student advising; however, we are…
In Exile: A column by Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI: “Leaving Peace Behind as our Farewell Gift”
Leaving Peace Behind as our Farewell Gift By Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI There is such a thing as a good death, a clean one, a death that, however sad, leaves behind a sense of peace….