Dear Parishioners of St. Dominic and Assumption, It is with a heavy heart that I leave Cold Lake, a community I have come to call home. I want to thank all of you for accepting me and for helping me to help our parishes grow. As I have found to be true everywhere I have…
Your body is holy and excelling in splendor In their homilies and sermons on this feast the holy fathers and great doctors spoke of the assumption of the Mother of God as something already familiar and accepted by the faithful. They gave it greater clarity in their preaching and used more profound arguments in setting…
A few thoughts on a legacy which flows from our Centennial Celebration: an established Social Action Committee. Aren’t we already doing a lot to help those in need? A legitimate reflection; immediate needs are met by giving out food, clothing, etc., but has the Good News of Jesus been well served? Charity is the highest…
It is both and honour and a privilege for me to be able to celebrate with you this great milestone in the history of our parish! And while it is important for us to reflect and give thanks for the one hundred year history that is now behind us, it is also important for us…
A: This week we continue walking through the Rite of Dedication of a Church and Altar. Following the anointing of the altar and the church with chrism, “incense is burned on the altar to signify that Christ’s sacrifice, there perpetuated in mystery, ascends to God as an odor of sweetness and also to signify that…
Part I A: Ideally, a new church will have the Rite of Dedication of a Church and Altar performed prior to any Masses being celebrated. However, in cases where this does not occur, the Rite can be performed as long as a new altar has been installed (as you cannot “re-dedicate” an altar) and there…
As we journey through this the Year of the Family, we have had various exercises meant to guide us to a greater appreciation for the family. In continuing this exploration of the family, today we will discuss prayer and the family. In the 1940s, Al Scapone developed a slogan for the Roman Catholic Family Rosary…
A. The difference in calculating the date of Easter is due to the use of two different solar calendars; i.e. Julian and Gregorian. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII adopted the Gregorian calendar for all Catholic countries to correct a weakness in the Julian calendar which proved to be 11 minutes too long which over centuries…
A: Indeed, God does give us many graces. The Church defines it in this way: “By grace we mean God’s free, loving gift to us, his helping goodness, the vitality that comes from him. Through the Cross and Resurrection, God devotes himself entirely to us and communicates himself to us in grace. Grace is everything…
A: The Sacrament of Holy Orders is one of the two Sacraments of Mission within the Church along with Marriage. Both of these Sacraments are for the building up of the Body of Christ, which is the Church. Those who receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders are configured to Christ in special and unique ways.…
