By Fr. Ralph Kleiter, Ministry to Tourism As we begin Holy Week, I write as one in isolation or better in solitude, like all of us. Easter this year will be like the novel Coronavirus,…
By Hudson Byblow for the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy Family and Life Office When this COVID-19 thing really hit Canada, a friend of mine lamented the fact that she was no longer able to go to…
By Hudson Byblow, reprinted from hudsonbyblow.com Well, here we are in the “new normal” of COVID-19. And we don’t know how long it’s going to be before things change. We have to strive to be…
By Blake Sittler, Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan In my work for the Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan, I had several priorities a few weeks ago: we are revising our Witness To Mission Formation Program,…
By Lecina Hicke, CEO, St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation We are living in unprecedented times. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently described the urgent need for ventilators to support our health care providers in response to Covid-19….
By Fr. Emmanuel Olusola, Pastor at parishes in Allan, Viscount and Colonsay, Dear people of God, As we all pray for God to heal our land in the face of this COVID-19 pandemic, I bring you…
UPDATED March 18: The celebration planned at St. Philip Neri Parish has been POSTPONED. By Diane Lepage, AMMI Lacombe Canada MAMI (Missionary Association of Mary Immaculate) A celebration marking 25 years of partnership with the…
By Sr. Maggie Beaudette, CSJ In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. The feast of the Presentation of Jesus on Feb. 2 is…
By Dr. Mary Heilman, CHAS Bioethicist [Reprint of SaskEthics, an Ethics Newsletter for Catholic Healthcare Organizations in Saskatchewan, January-February 2020] Food. Such a wonderful thing to think about, and with winter settled in it’s hard…
By Gabrielle Achtymichuk I am privileged to be the social justice chair for Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Outlook, SK. The Development and Peace/Caritas Canada program is the focus of our parish initiative. Through…