Join us for this once-in-a-lifetime gala week for the dedication of our new cathedral!
Beginning on May 6, 2012 in Saskatoon there will be a number of celebrations for the dedication of our new Cathedral of the Holy Family, culminating with the solemn Mass of Dedication on May 13, 2012 at 2:30pm.
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I’m currently with most of the other priests working in the Diocese of Saskatoon on a week of study days. It’s been a great week so far! We’ve been hearing talks from the one and only Lino Rulli, host of The Catholic Guy Show on SiriusXM’s The Catholic Channel. Lino has been presenting to us about communicating our hope to our parishes and the world around us, and he’s given us a ton of great, practical tips. He’s a very engaging presenter who’s been sparking lots of discussion among the priests.
I’ve listened to his show for almost a couple of years. Lino presents his faith in a real, lived way that is both wildly entertaining and inspires us to keep on trying, relying on grace. Check out his website to listen to his podcasts, which are a weekly “best of” show. And if you have Sirius or XM satellite radio, he’s on channel 129 Monday-Friday from 2-5pm CST (4-7pm Eastern).
(Oh, and before I forget: Definitely check out his fantastic new book, Sinner: The Catholic Guy’s Funny, Feeble Attempts to Be a Faithful Catholic! It’s available at Amazon.com or where ever fine books are sold, such as Universal Church Supplies.)
Well, I actually went back to Saskatoon a couple of days ago. I’m in the process of (attempting to) finish my talk on introduction to the sacraments for the Diocese of Saskatoon Lay Formation program. This is a program where people from across the diocese, from the Ukrainian Eparchy of Saskatoon, and from dioceses in northern Saskatchewan get together for one weekend per month for two years. They attend classes on different topics in faith, learn to pray the breviary, and meet fellow Catholics from all over.
I was a part of the program during my internship year and one of the great things that came out of it for me is that I now know at least one person in most of the parishes in the diocese. I’ve been honoured to have been asked to teach for the past couple of years, and now I’m doing the introduction to the sacraments session for the first time.
Anybody wanna write a talk for me? 