Eulogy for Cecile Delorme – December 4, 2023
Cécile Marie Blanche Delorme was born into a proud French-Canadian family, as snow thawed on the prairie fields of St. Joseph MB, in the Spring of 1935. The timing of…
Cécile Marie Blanche Delorme was born into a proud French-Canadian family, as snow thawed on the prairie fields of St. Joseph MB, in the Spring of 1935. The timing of…
In trying to describe something of who Patrica Orban was, and what she meant to us, the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, I am reminded of the film…
Usually Advent stirs in me feelings of wonder and light – waiting in joyful hope. This Advent, I am more aware of the hovering presence of darkness and death, than…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB90zTiahfI&ab_channel=RNDMCanada This 20 minute video depicts October 4 prayer at Cardinal Flahiff’s grave in Winnipeg, on the first day of the Synod in Rome. We gathered in solidarity with all…
A friend of mine thinks that “discipline” is more important than “willingness” in effecting personal and/or communal change. Discipline he says, is what gets my “willingness” into action, onto my…
Aligned with the 2023 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the members of St Kateri Tekakwitha parish in Winnipeg, celebrated the values of truth and reconciliation when the community gathered…
In last month’s “history highlight”, (Wednesday August 2), written by Lac Croche parish priest Theophile Campeau OMI, we learned of the festive reception the Sisters received when they arrived at…
In last month’s “history highlight”, (Wednesday July 5), Sr. M. de la St Trinité Goutelle, gave us a sense of the trip of the second group of four Sisters sent…
About the same time as Father Gaire was asking for sisters for Grande Clairière, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate were seeking them, through Msgr. Langevin, for their extensive mission field…
As I embark on the final stages of my academic studies in Canada, a wave of conflicting emotions engulfs me. One part of me is filled with relief and contentment…