Current Affairs

Writing to Your Member of Parliament about CAFMPI 03/26

Support from the CCCB here: Ottawa–The Most Rev. Scott McCaig, C.C., Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada, has released a statement on the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) Military Personnel Instructions on Spiritual Reflections in Military Settings, which was issued on 29 July 2026. In his statement, Bishop McCaig objects to the new policy, which requires CAF members, including chaplains, to deliver spiritual reflections without words, actions, or symbols specific to a particular faith or spiritual tradition. Under the new policy,…

Pastoral Letter from Archbishop Marcel Damphousse concerning the SSPX

Archbishop Damphousse asks all Catholics of the Archdiocese to pray that this situation may be resolved and for the SSPX itself, that there may be a path to reconciliation: “Let us all commit ourselves to the unity that Jesus prayed for in John 17: “that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”        …

Glebe Parking Issues

Ongoing Parking Issues Updates An article appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on Monday, February 2nd titled: Deachman: Church prays for bylaw not to ticket their cars on Sunday (read it here).  It covers the parking ticket situation, the limitations of street parking in and around the church, and our ongoing novena to St. Jude for an immediate relief from Bylaw ticketing during Sunday Mass in the short-term, and for the City to permanently change the parking around the perimeter of…

Conversations for Our Times

Zoom series sponsored by St. Basil’s Parish This month’s special guest is Dr. Rosella Kinoshameg who will speak about being both Indigenous and Christian in an age of reconciliation. Sunday, November 5, 20232:00 p.m. EST Rosella is a deeply respected Odawa/Ojibway Elder from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. She and her husband, Jim, have been married for 55 years; they have 5 children, 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She has been a nurse, teacher and administrator in the…

Renewed in Liturgy 2023

4th Renewed in Liturgy Teaching Series Come rediscover the meaning, history, beauty, and power of the Mass through our teaching series. November 10 Scripture and Eucharistic Celebration Presented by His Excellency Yvan Mathieu, S.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa-Cornwall Archdiocese November 17 Symbolism in the Eucharistic Celebration, followed by Teaching Mass Presented by Rev Fr. Rob Arsenault, CC November 24 Healing Power of the Eucharist Presented by Rev Fr. Pierre Champoux Location: Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish 20 Grant…

Lessons and Carols Advent Concert 2023

Christmas is Coming!!! Blessed Sacrament Parish Invites all Singers and Musicians To participate in our very first Advent Concert! To be held: December 2nd from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. – and – December 3rd from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Sign up to receive music, rehearsal schedule, and further details. Please email prior to November 6, 2023. forgraceproductions@gmail.com
Oil painting of a dying man being anointed with oil in accordance with the rites of the early Catholic church.

Samaritanus Bonus

Letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on Euthanasia and Pastoral Care (The following are adapted excerpts from the linked PDF.) The need for medical care is born of the vulnerability of the human condition in its finitude and limitations. Despite our best efforts, it is difficult to recognize the profound value of human life when we see it in its weakness and fragility. Care for life is the first responsibility that guides the physician in the…