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Thirty years ago, Trisha Andrew decided to return to church, and she discovered St. Anthony’s Parish in West Van. She has been a part of the parish ever since. Now, as the parish celebrates its 100th anniversary, Andrew has been reflecting on the significant role the parish community has played in her life. 

Abbot Peter Novecosky, OSB, who for more than a quarter century shared the news, and the good news, with Catholics in Western Canada through The Prairie Messenger newspaper, has died at 79.

Abbot Novecosky died on Aug. 14, the Vigil of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Humboldt, Sask.,

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has unveiled a new strategic vision for enhancing and enlivening future ecumenical and interfaith initiatives.

Several weeks after the CCCB hosted the Triennial Forum for Dialogues with various partners at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto in late June, the bishops unveiled the four ecumenical trajectories assented to by the assembly participants.

Have you ever had one of those experiences that was a big turning point in your life? In the moment, perhaps you didn’t know how it was going to affect your future, but you knew you’d be different as a result of it?

At Mass one Sunday morning, as I was kneeling after receiving Communion, I glanced up to see a man pushing his wife’s wheelchair over to the Eucharistic minister. I watched the husband patiently stand by his wife and coax her to open her mouth to receive the host.

“What should I do with my life?” It’s a question on many hearts, maybe even our own. 

In this video, Father Mike Schmitz gives some direction that can lead to an answer for ourselves or someone we know. He shares how a vocation is more than just figuring out whether we’re called to married life or religious life, and it’s about more than just finding out what we like to do. 

Thank you so much for the beautiful picture of Luke 15 Recovery House, which was painted through the words of the residents, in the July 15 issue. 

I’ve been a part of Luke 15 House since 2005, first as a volunteer coming twice a week to help with groceries, menu planning, and cooking.

I am a woke Catholic, I’m sorry to say, and likely so are you.

We are woke because we take personal offence from attacks on Christianity, such as the recent opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics.

We are woke when we look at this mockery from an all-too-human point of view: It offended me.

Canada’s Catholic Civil Rights League rejected the apology offered by Paris Olympic organizers for the controversial depiction of the Last Supper during the Olympic opening ceremonies.

“The worldwide reaction to the mock Last Supper from the opening ceremonies on July 26 makes clear that the Paris Olympics organizers have abused their position,” the league said in a statement. 

With Parks Canada reporting “significant damage” in Jasper, Alta., from wildfires sweeping through the national park, Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith offered prayers on behalf of the Catholic community.

“Today is indeed a very sad day and I wish to convey my sorrow, solidarity and support to the people of Jasper and the parish community of Our Lady of Lourdes,” the Archbishop said in a July 25 statement.