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+Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R.

Catholic Bishop, Redemptorist Preacher, Missionary in the Canadian North.

We Are Children of the Light; Fourth Sunday of Lent

+Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R.'s avatar by +Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R.March 22, 20205 Comments

Today is Laetare Sunday or Joyful Sunday. It is called that because we are more than half-way through Lent and the joy of Easter is approaching. As we look around our world today it might be hard to see the joy. The…

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Scripture Reflection Blindness, Darkness, Light

Diocesan Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

+Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R.'s avatar by +Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R.March 17, 2020March 17, 2020

To the Catholic Faithful of the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith I am writing to you after having consulted with the Bishops of Alberta, our own Vicar-General, Fr. Joe Daley, priests of the diocese and with the most current advice of…

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Good Friday Came Early This Year

+Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R.'s avatar by +Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R.April 16, 2019March 26, 20201 Comment

As I write this, the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, France is a smoldering ruin, gutted by fire. What was once a glorious masterpiece of Gothic architecture is now a darkened shell of its former self. The Cathedral is…

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Message for Lent

+Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R.'s avatar by +Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R.March 6, 2019March 6, 20192 Comments

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ It is around this time of year, when the sun starts hanging around a little later in the evening, that, after having spent a winter in the quiet and comfort of our homes, we…

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2018 Christmas & New Year’s Schedule

+Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R.'s avatar by +Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R.December 20, 2018December 20, 20182 Comments

Please find below the liturgical service schedule for our communities in the Diocese Christmas / New Year - Masses & Services 2018-19 St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church – Dettah December 24 – 11:00 p.m. Rosary, Liturgy of the Word and Communion…

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