Bulletin/News

As the Canadian government prepares to expand access to euthanasia, the Catholic Bishops of Alberta have written a Pastoral Letter to the faithful on this subject. In Remaining True to Christ Now and at the Hour of our Death, they offer a thoughtful reflection on Catholic teaching regarding respect for life and our responsibility to remain faithful to God's will. All of us will need support at the time of our dying, they write, but assistance to hasten our death, the willful termination of a human life, is a very different matter. The letter offers words of encouragement on preparing for a holy death, and also calls on Catholics to contact their MPs to oppose any expansion of the current law and advocate instead for more access to palliative care.
To read the full text, please visit http://bit.ly/AB-NWTBishopsEuthanasia.

The Archdiocese calls on Catholics to contact their MPs to oppose MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying).
The link below is a sample letter you can use, or you can draft your own.

Sample Letter to MP re: Proposed Amendments to the Current MAID Legislation

Abuse in the Church - Alberta Bishops Respond

Eye's Open - Archbishop Smith on the Church Scandals

A TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY – AN UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GUIDELINES ON PROTECTING MINORS FROM SEXUAL ABUSE

CCCB News - Cannabis

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has released a statement in light of the federal legislation, the Cannabis Act, coming into effect today, October 17, 2018. As with the statement published by the CCCB on June 25, 2018, this document reiterates the moral and ethical concerns that recreational use of cannabis poses to human society and human health (physical, mental and emotional).

Statement by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Implementation of the Cannabis Act

CCCB Statement on the Legalization of Cannabis/Marijuana for Recreational Use

Pot: Legal, But Still Immoral

Marijuana Legality and Morality

Diaconate Ordination video
of our very own Edward Meding

Remembering the Visit of John Paul II to Alberta

What was Blessed John Paul II really like? In this 13 minute video, Archbishop Emeritus Joseph MacNeil reveals details about the man, his spirituality, and his effect on the people here during his 1984 visit. It is the second in a series of three videos produced by the Archdiocese of Edmonton in honour of the upcoming canonization of Blessed John Paul II

First in the series: An Evening at St. Joseph's Basilica

Here are some more excellent videos as we prepare for the canonization ceremony of the two popes, John Paul II and John XXIII. The videos were prepared by Salt and Light Catholic Television Network:

John XXIII – Video Reflection
Thank you, John Paul II (18 minutes)
Thank you, John Paul II (9 minutes)