As the delegation of Indigenous, Inuit, Métis and bishops was preparing to go to Rome December 17-20, 2021, to meet with Pope Francis, there was an expressed desire among the Oblates across the country to do something in solidarity with that initiative. The Star of...
Star of the North Retreat Centre in St. Albert will host a sacred fire prayer vigil for Residential School Survivors honoring “Every Child Matters”, opening Thursday, December 16th at 6 pm, with a pipe ceremony and feast. Survivors and community supporters are welcome. Event is...
Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie, OMI speaks of his experience when visiting the Shrine of Guadalupe in Mexico City in 2001. ...
My name is Dorothy Cardinal. I’m an elder from the Alexis Nakota Stony Reserve – Treaty 6 territory. When asked what does Orange Shirt mean to me, I have a mental block. I am an intergenerational survivor of the residential school system. Both of my...
My name is Candida Shepherd and I’m a member of the Metis Nation of Alberta Region 4. I am a teacher and a First Nations, Metis, Inuit Lead at Bev Facey Community High School. I am a long time member of Sacred Heart Church of...
I’ve struggled with this reflection. I’ve written and erased, typed and deleted, and started over and over again. Words are failing me. And perhaps that’s exactly the point. I’ve engaged in many personal and professional learning opportunities regarding First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, particularly over the...
IRS, Oblates and the Path of Healing and Reconciliation We are assured by Jesus, “the truth will set you free”, but there is a long road to travel on hearing the truth and gaining our freedom. The sense is that hearing the truth is the beginning...
My hope is that The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation will become a day of “recollection” to consider publicly and personally what the development of Canada has cost the Indigenous, Metis and Inuit people of this land. Like Remembrance Day, the National Day of...
LAC STE. ANNE, AB – We had wonderful celebration of a wedding ceremony in early August on the pilgrimage grounds at Wakamne (God’s Lake). Weddings are joyful and happy celebrations in Indigenous communities. It is a celebration of a new family, a family that enriches...