Chief J. Wilton “Willie” Littlechild and Archbishop Richard Smith met this week in Maskwacis, and are offering this joint statement on the Kamloops Residential School discovery, and on reconciliation. Chief Littlechild is a former Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations. He was also a commissioner of
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This week, the Federal Government published its report on the recommendations of the Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. While this is important and necessary, it is overshadowed by the recent findings that 215 Indigenous children were buried in unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential
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Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s. (Mark 12.13-17) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP The Presence of the Eucharist in the History of Salvation Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today I wish to share with you a short reflection
Continue readingYou will receive a hundredfold now in this age, and in the age to come eternal life. (Mark 10.28-31) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP A special collection for our diocese and for our retired priests! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today I would like to draw your attention to the
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Almighty God and Father, we give you thanks for the gift of your Son, given to us in Word and Sacrament, and for the many blessings and graces that you have poured out upon the Diocese of Pembroke. Increase in us a longing for you, form us into your holy
Continue readingFather, glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you. (John 17.1-11a) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP When he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will lead you into all truth Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Next Sunday we will officially close the Easter season with the Solemnity of
Continue readingIf I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you. (John 16.5-11) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP Why are you standing there looking at the sky? Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, An old woman once entered a small church on the feast of the Ascension. As she
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By Fr. Michael Smith From December 7, 2020 to December 7, 2021, the Catholic, Anglican, and Presbyterian Churches in the northwestern part of Ireland (including the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland) are celebrating the 1,500th anniversary of the birth of a local son, St. Columbkille (also known as Colmcille and
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May 6, 2021 Today, I have promulgated in the Diocese of Pembroke The Policy and Procedures for the Prevention and Management of Sexual Abuse of Minors and Adults who in Law are the Equivalent of Minors. This document replaces the Protocol for Sexual Abuse Cases Involving Minors that has been in force since
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As decreed by Bishop Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R., effective May 6, 2021 Preamble The Policy and Procedures for the Prevention and Management of Sexual Abuse of Minors and Adults who in Law are the Equivalent of Minors (the “Policy”) seeks to reconcile the obligations of the Diocese and its pastoral and
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