JOHN 11:1-45 Today’s Gospel about the raising of Lazarus has a pointed message for us. Everyone reading this is, to a degree, spiritually dead. Maybe you’re like Lazarus—four days in your tomb. Maybe you feel there is just no hope for the likes of you. I don’t care how far you’ve fallen. I don’t care […]
It is now possible to make your regular offertory gift online. Our parishes rely on our regular offertory giving for maintenance and growth. By making your pre-authorized offertory gift, you are providing crucial support to care for your parish during this difficult time. You can also use the online giving page on the diocesan website […]
Everything about this Gospel comes down to who we identify with. As we read, it is so easy to love the blind man in the story, and the blind man in us. We want to be healed and celebrated for God at work in us. But where are the Pharisee corners of our hearts, where […]
The miracle at Meribah and the conversation with the woman at the well are such beautiful mountaintop moments. But what happens to the Israelites and the woman in the hours and days that follow? After such significant signs, most of us find our faith wanes. We lose our sense of God’s closeness, and the mundane […]
The Catholic Bishops of Alberta remain committed to the gradual reinstatement of public celebrations of the Mass and welcome the recent release of the Guidance for Places of Public Worship document as part of the provincial government’s relaunch strategy. These guidelines are being carefully considered by the task force that the Bishops have established under […]