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A look back at Catholic cooperativism in Alberta

Evens Lavoie is a living link to St. Isidore’s unique history of cooperative farming The hamlet of St. Isidore is one of the most unique French settlements in western Canada. […]

Read More January 18, 2023

Continental working document for Synod released

The Vatican has recently shared the working document for the continental stage of the Synod on Synodality, based on listening sessions held across the world last year (including in our […]

Read More January 16, 2023

Archbishop’s Letter – January 2023

Download this letter as a PDF in English or French January 2023 Dear Parishioners, Clergy, Friends and Anyone who’s interested, I used to write a monthly letter to the Archdiocese.  At the time […]

Read More January 6, 2023

Discerning the Call: Thomas Wollis

Here is the first installment in a new series on men discerning the call to priesthood in the archdiocese. Thomas Wollis of Peace River reflects on his discernment and journey […]

Read More January 5, 2023

The pastoral call to serve

Rudy Jerome Mallannao reflects on workshops offering insights and inspirations for pastoral councils in the archdiocese This short reflection was written by Rudy Jerome Mallannao, who is currently serving the […]

Read More January 5, 2023

CCCB share statement on the passing of Pope Benedict XVI

Bishop Raymond Poisson, President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, shared this statement on the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. View the statement here. Let us all pray […]

Read More January 3, 2023

A century of church life

Donnelly’s Catholic community hold centennial celebration for their church Andre Maisonneuve’s life is intimately tied to the Paroisse Sacre-Coeur in Donnelly. He was baptized in 1939, in the church that […]

Read More December 23, 2022

A Christmas Message from the Archbishop

For this year’s Christmas message, Archbishop Pettipas shares a poem on the birth of Jesus – the event that underlies all of Christmas’s many symbols and celebrations. Watch his full […]

Read More December 16, 2022

‘Ryan, you’re going to be a priest’

Through many paths of discernment, Ryan Beaupre continues following the call to priesthood Ryan Beaupre’s discernment to the priesthood has taken his life in a plethora of directions. He has […]

Read More December 15, 2022

Archbishop’s Levee returns this January 1st

Celebrate the new year with His Grace Archbishop Pettipas! The Archbishop’s Levee will return this January 1st, hosted from the chancery office in Grande Prairie. This event will offer all […]

Read More December 7, 2022