Building An Awareness of the Presence of God

How can the words of a 17th Century monk have any revelance to my life, my journey in faith, my relationship with God today? I mean, we're talking about a completely different kind of world here. A faster pace, a more material culture, more worries, more stress, more anxiety, more distractions.All this may be true to greater a greater or lesser extent in my life (and perhaps your own) and yet, I have always found something profoundly attractive about the way a simple, handicapped Carmelite lay brother in Paris approached his daily relationship with God.Nicholas Herman, who was himself a humble footman and soldier in his youth was admitted into...

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Parish Ministry of Care

My name is Joan Scaglione, and I am relatively new to this ministry. Truthfully, the first time I set foot into Parkside Extendicare, and spent a couple of hours visiting the residents I felt fear, and thought, “How can I go back to this place filled with the elderly who are sick and maimed?” But God worked in my heart without me knowing and I returned to Parkside. Each person I encountered became a Christ-filled being. The vulnerable minds and frail bodies were transformed before me when I looked deeply into each person’s eyes and saw the clarity of God’s light shining back at me in full humanity and divinity. It has been a grace-filled experience,...

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Giant Yard/Tailgate Sale!!

GIANT YARD/TAILGATE SALE!!!!!The Catholic Women's League and Knights of Columbus will hold a giant yard/tailgate sale May 15 from  9:00 to 4:00 at the parish.  All proceeds will go to the Our Hall Fund.  All parishioners are encouraged to offer items for sale. More information in this week's bullet...

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Prayers of the Faithful - April 25, 2010

  PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 25, 2010 Let us pray for the Church, sent by God to shepherd his flock, We pray to you Lord, RESPONSE: Lord, hear our prayer. Let us pray for vocations to lay and ordained service of God's people, We pray to you Lord, RESPONSE: Lord, hear our prayer. Let us pray for our community, celebrating the Eucharist in the spirit of love and reconciliation, We pray to you, Lord, RESPONSE: Lord, hear our prayer. Let us pray for all who are living in isolation or loneliness, We pray to you Lord, RESPONSE: Lord, hear our prayer. Let us pray for those who have died, especially ANNE LANG, mother of our parishioner LORRAINE SCHNEIDER, that they may share in the fullness...

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Archdiocese of Regina 100th Anniversary Closing Celebration

The closing celebration for our Centennial year in the Archdiocese of Regina will be held on Sunday June 6, 2010 at the Brandt Centre. This exciting and faith-filled celebration will involve representatives from ever parish throughout the archdiocese of Regina, as well as all priests, religious and a wide variety of dignitaries. Mass begins at 3:00pm and everyone is asked to arrive and be seated no later than 2:15pm. All parishioners throughout the archdiocese are invited to attend. In light of this momentous occasion and our deepest desire to share this celebration with all of the faithful there will be no masses held in any city parish...

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Jewish Businessman, Sam Miller, Whaps Anti-Catholic Bias in News Media (Full Text)

An Email has been floating around lately regarding a talk given by Clevland businessman Sam Miller. I always take these emailings with a grain of salt until I've had some time to check them out. One of the best ways to do this kind of things is through an extremely valuable site called Snopes.com. They usually have the very latest email stuff floating aruond and can tell you if it's real of not pretty quickly.This Sam Miller article did not appear on it so I had to do some further checking. It turned out to be a real talk this man had given recently and so I've posted the entire article here. He does expand the facts a bit concerning the...

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The Stations of the Resurrection

For the secular world Easter has ended. Sunday has come and gone, the bunny has left his treats, the meal has been eaten, the wine poured and drunk. Traveling done, shopping done, visiting done.It's easy to forget that the Easter event is such a profound and central one that our Church sets asside, not one day, nor even two or three. No, we spend the next 50 days feasting and rejoicing and sharing joy-filled "Happy Easters" with everyone we meet.At our Easter Masses we will spend the next 50 days recalling the many ways Christ made himself known to his friends through the 40 days from the resurrection to his ascension. The breakfasts on the...

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Our Easter Vigil, New Members of the Family of Christ, and Father Tonny's Homily

The Easter Vigil was tremendous as always. From the decor, to the readings proclaimed, to the amazing and inspiring music! We were greatly blessed also, in having the honour of receiving 3 adults and two children into the church in the midst of our most sacred feast. Terry Field, Tony Vatamanuk, and Jodie Charbonneau we baptized into new life in Christ, confirmed and sealed in the faith through their anointing with the sacred Chrism, and joined us for the first time at the Table of the Eucharist. In addition, Jodie's two children; Michael, and Arionna began their Christian journey in baptism.We had such a wonderful and blessed time together...

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Today, On Good Friday, Here's Why I Remain Catholic by ELIZABETH SCALIA

In light of Good Friday, as well as the current bout of Church scandal, I thought the following was a very appropriate and timely article; "The question has come my way several times in the past week: "How do you maintain your faith in light of news stories that bring light to the dark places that exist within your church?" When have darkness and light been anything but co-existent? How do we recognize either without the other? I remain within, and love, the Catholic Church because it is a church that has lived and wrestled within the mystery of the shadow lands ever since an innocent man was arrested, sentenced and crucified..." You...

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Pope's Way of the Cross Focuses on Essentials of Faith By CAROL GLATZ

Friday, April 02 , 2010   VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Instead of sharp commentary on current social ills or controversies, the meditations for Pope Benedict XVI's Way of the Cross service this year were a pared-down catechesis on the essentials of the Christian faith. Even the meditations' author said some might find the straightforward text surprising given that he is normally very outspoken and often addresses events unfolding in Italy and in the church. Retired Italian Cardinal Camillo Ruini was a leading voice of the church in the last two decades as he served as head of the Italian bishops' conference from 1991 to 2006 and as papal...

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