Submitted by Andrea Wasylow, Photos by Yvonne Oranchuk On the evening of Sunday, July 7, 2019, members of our Eparchy of Saskatoon honoured His Excellency, Most Rev. Bishop Emeritus Michael Wiwchar, CSsR, with a celebration marking his 60th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination. The celebration, sponsored by the Eparchial Pastoral Council
Dear Confreres, Partners in Mission and Friends! A brief yet heartfelt greeting to all on this eve of the Nativity of Our Lord! Please know that you are kept in fond and grateful remembrance for your prayerful, dedicated and generous support of our Redemptorist mission. Many of you are aware
A Pivotal Year: 1918: une année charnière By Paul Laverdure, M.A., Ph.D. Director of Library, Archives and Technology Services, University of Sudbury Speech given 15 September 2018 In the context of the special event “Celebrating One Church: Two Rites Together/ Célébrer une église – deux rites ensemble” at the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of
A Chance to Warm Hearts Pope Francis said, “For Jesus, what matters above all is reaching out, healing wounds, and restoring people to the family of God.” What matters above all for you? Are you looking for an opportunity to sync your values and interests with those of Jesus? The
Christ is born! Христос Раждається! In the Byzantine Icon of the Nativity of our Lord, the place of Jesus’ birth is depicted as a cave – a hole in the earth. It is a setting far from the comforts of home. There is no tinsel, no candy, no turkey dinner
Fr. Peter John Pidskalny, C.Ss.R. July 27, 1945 – October 15, 2017 Fr. Peter Pidskalny, C.Ss.R. peacefully reposed in the Lord on October 15, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Home in Saskatoon after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. He was predeceased by his parents John and Mary Pidskalny and
On June 24, two Redemptorists from the Yorkton Province in Canada celebrated their 50th Anniversary of Ordinations to the Priesthood at the historic Church of St. Mary’s in Yorkton. Jubilarians Len Ratushniak, C.Ss.R. and Fr. Bohdan Lukie, C.Ss.R. were joined at the altar for the festive Divine Liturgy by Fr.
Every year, we, Ukrainian Catholic Redemptorists, celebrate the Feast of Ukrainian Redemptorist Martyrs on June 27. It is the day that Pope John Paul II dedicated to their memory when he beatified them in 2001. In Yorkton Province we are especially blessed, because we have the incorrupt relics of Blessed
Tribute from the Archeparchy of Winnipeg The beautifully decorated church of St. Andrew the Apostle Ukrainian Catholic Parish in Winnipeg’s Point Douglas area was the site of a prayer evening of thanksgiving for the 50 years that Redemptorist Father Len Ratushniak has been serving the People of God as an
Fr. Larry Kondra presents Pontifical Blessing to Fr. Bohdan Lukie, C.Ss.R. Every once in a while we meet someone on our journey through life who affects us in a special way. by Cheryl Girard from Winnipeg Free Press Judging by the hundreds of people who gathered recently, in our
