The fairways have withered: remembering Bishop Fred Henry
Whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task. (1 Tim 3:1)
Driving to work one cold January day in 2016, I heard an announcement on the radio that the Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary, Frederick B. Henry, was officially announcing his retirement after 19 years as a bishop.
Pondering before the manger with the pregnant mother
I notice them most when I’m not moving: the squirms, kicks, and hiccoughs of two tiny people in my womb. Already they have different personalities.
Baby A’s movements are obvious and distinct; like a Looney Tunes cartoon character travelling underground, I can clearly see a foot or elbow on the move just below my skin.
God has become our salvation
4th Sunday of Advent, Year C
First Reading: Mi 5:2-5a
Second Reading: Heb 10:5-10
Gospel Reading: Lk 1:39-45
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice! Indeed, the Lord is near.”
The first word of that Entrance Antiphon, in Latin, gives this Sunday its name: Gaudete Sunday.
Vancouver priest assigned to Vatican’s Secretariat of State
Father Paul Goo, pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish in West Vancouver, has been called to Rome to serve in the English-language section of the Vatican’s Secretariat of State, starting in January 2025.
Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, who recommended Father Goo for the role, made the announcement in a Nov.
A divided Canada: two cities, two stances on Christianity
A tale of two cities has just presented itself a few days before Advent, offering contrasting approaches to the coming Christmas season.
- In Canada’s largest city, Toronto City Council voted to commemorate the final month of the year as Christian Heritage Month.
In the footsteps of saints: Ontario student travels 2,500 kilometres to attend Vancouver’s Spirit Day
Most kids who go to Spirit Day get there by bus, but not Nguavase (Avase) Tsevende, who travelled all the way from Kenora, Ont., with her mother, Natasha, to take part in the annual conference.
Nguavase was born in Vancouver, but her family moved to her mom’s hometown of Kenora in 2016.
Canada not immune to Netherlands violence: Catholic, Jewish voices
Amsterdam today, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver or Calgary tomorrow?
Jewish and Catholic voices in Canada are concerned that anti-Semitic attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands on Nov. 7 could be replicated elsewhere, including Canada.
Richard Marceau, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) vice president and general counsel, and Father Deacon Andrew Bennett, faith communities director for Christian think tank Cardus, told The Catholic Register that Canada is vulnerable to the hatred seen in the riots in Amsterdam, which hospitalized five people and injured as many as 30 others.
Sculptor shares journey from nihilism to faith at Catholic college fundraiser
Michelangelo once described his artistic process by saying, “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” World-renowned Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz made a similar observation in his keynote speech at this year’s Corpus Christi–St. Mark’s College fundraising breakfast.
Churches glow red in honour of persecuted Christians
At Holy Rosary Cathedral, the lights in front of the rose window in the organ loft turned from blue to red.
Red light, illuminating St. Michael’s Cathedral in Toronto on the night of Nov. 20 stood in sharp contrast to the darkness of the city’s skyline.
Couples find sacramental marriages ‘in God’s perfect timing’
Sometimes it just takes moving across the world to understand the value of a sacramental marriage. At least that’s what it took for Eddelyn and Mario John, two recent arrivals from the Philippines.
They were one of 19 couples whose marriages were sacramentally blessed at the Marriage Mass at St.