An announcement came out late yesterday afternoon from the Alberta Bishops regarding what the Church is doing during these strange and difficult times. In the Archdiocese of Edmonton, Archbishop Smith released a letter explaining what’s going to happen (and some of the rationale behind it) as the Church is doing her part to comply with […]
Living in the Word of God: Start Reading the Bible
Inspired by Archbishop Richard Smith’s pastoral letter, Living in the Word of God, I’ve recently been encouraging students and adults alike to spend more time reading their Bibles. I believe we would all benefit by making a commitment to read at least one chapter from the Bible every day, and this post is a resource […]
Ancient Homily for Holy Saturday
Liturgically speaking, Holy Saturday is the quietest day of the year – the time between Jesus’ death, and his resurrection which takes place at the Easter Vigil, technically Easter Sunday. Holy Saturday has always seemed to be such a quiet day in the midst of a very busy week – especially when I try to […]
An OGRE To help you grow closer to God
The Following represents my talk notes from the closing keynote talk at the Prince George Diocesan Youth Conference on April 22nd, 2018 As we come to the end of our time together, I want to encourage you with some words from St. Padre Pio: In the spiritual life one must always go on pushing ahead […]
Praying for Edmonton….
‘Shocked, saddened and horrified: Alberta Muslim Public Affairs Council issues statement on Edmonton attacks https://t.co/9bdcWmvHmT#yeg — Global Edmonton (@GlobalEdmonton) October 1, 2017 Many of you may have seen or heard about the suspected terror attack in Edmonton last night which sent five to hospital – including a member of the Edmonton Police Service. There are […]
Teach us to pray: Glory be…
It’s not a very long prayer – but chances are, if you’ve ever been at a Catholic event like sacramental preparation, youth ministry gathering, or any other parish meeting – you’ve prayed the Glory be: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning, is now, […]