May 2021

Every month, we share a photo from our archives! – Fr. Boniface Heidmeier playing the bagpipes outside St. Agnes Church in Carstairs, AB, May 1934. The Franciscan Archives of Western Canada preserves and provides access to the history and heritage of the Franciscan Holy (…)
And hope does not put us to shame, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Spirit of God dwelling within us. – Romans 5.5 Pentecost brings to a close the great festival of Easter, (…)
There is a line in the gospel for Ascension Sunday which catches my eye. In the gospel of Mark we read: “They went out and proclaimed the good news everywhere, while the Lord worked with them” (Mark 16.20). In ages past I’m (…)
As the population of French-speaking families that settled in and around Port Alberni grew, there also grew the need for a French parish. Having received petitions by the French-speaking community on this matter for some time, Bishop James Hill requested and obtained the help (…)
One of my favorite things to do when I get to spend time with my mom is to rest my head on her shoulder. This means we need to be seated for our heights do not match. It often happens at the end (…)
On September, 19, 1963, Sarah, the daughter of Sir Henry and Lady of Avigdor-Goldsmid, owner of Somerhill House, drowned in a ship accident off Rye, East Sussex, England. In her memory, the couple asked French-Russian artist Marc Chagall to design and build a (…)