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…
Bishop’s Blog
Diocesan Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
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…
Good Friday Came Early This Year
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…
Message for Lent
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…
2018 Christmas & New Year’s Schedule
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…
