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Walking together towards reconciliation

Angie Crerar and Archbishop Pettipas reflect on the meaning of reconciliation at church event Angie Crerar can still recall being a young girl in the Northwest Territories, staring at a […]

Bringing back the momentum

After two summers without camp, Camp St. Martin returns with one of its best years yet For high schooler Julia Gawlak, Camp St. Martin has been a life-changing experience – […]

‘This is how it was’

Senior who altar served at cathedral’s consecration Mass reflects on its more than 70 year history On the drive into town from Highway 2, the St. John the Baptist Cathedral […]

Grouard pastor hopes canonization of his order’s founder will encourage more vocations Kyle GreenhamNorthern Light When Father Bernard Akum entered the Society of Divine Vocations in 2007, he and his […]

‘I will still have the memories’

Fr. Ephrem leaving the archdiocese after 10 years as pastor Kyle GreenhamNorthern Light When asked his fondest memories over his ten years as pastor in the Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan, Fr. […]

‘Be a happy saint’

Girouxville-born nun reflects on her life as a missionary in Egypt Kyle GreenhamNorthern Light At 93 years old, Sister of Providence Dolores Blanchette is still active and at work each […]

A journey in pastoral care

Archbishop completes his first canonical visitation in over two years Kyle GreenhamNorthern Light As he wraps up his three-week canonical visitation in Deanery 2, Archbishop Gerard Pettipas has much to […]

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A renewal of sisterhood

CWL members come together for first in-person event since the pandemic began Kyle GreenhamNorthern Light For the first time in three years, the Catholic Women League’s councils from across the […]

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Fostering a listening heart

Listening gatherings for the upcoming Synod on Synodality already bearing many fruits locally Kyle GreenhamNorthern Light The listening gatherings Sister Rose Kong helped organize these past three months have generated […]

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Gerald’s Road to Damascus – Part One

Part One: The Only Seven Mile Endless Road Dcn. Gerald LoganNorthern Light In the first part of this two-part series, Dcn. Gerald Logan reflects on his journey to the Permanent Diaconate. Today, […]

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