Our Faith Stories, Treasures to Share : 2023 

The Nativity – Depth in Simplicity
This Christmas marks the 800^th anniversary of one of Christianity's most beloved traditions. It was in 1223, in Italy's Greccio valley, that Saint Francis of Assisi created the very first Nativity scene, right next to a grotto where he celebrated Christmas Mass. Brother Germain Kpakafi, Franciscan priest and pastor of the St. Boniface Cathedral Parish, explains how it happened...

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Simone Carrière; A Treasure to Cherish

Simone Carrière celebrated her 107th birthday on April 21, surrounded by her four children and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Nothing could be more fitting, then, for the entire Carrière family than the Manitoba theme for 2023’s National Week for Life and the Family: "Grandparents and the Elderly: A Legacy to be Cherished".

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A Look Back on the Breathe Catholic Marriage Conference

Over 60 couples were in attendance at the Breathe Catholic Marriage Conference, held on March 17 & 18 at St. Emile Parish. Dawn and James Kautz, who celebrate 24 years of marriage this year, were there! To read their testimony on the conference, click here.

Divine Love, Human Generosity

Early February: a fire ravages the home of a family from St. Joseph the Worker School in Transcona. Thanks to the generosity of students, staff and the parish of the same name, the family has been able to recover. Nathan Polakoff, the school's principal, recounts how his community rallied to help the parents and their two children.
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All Roads Lead To...

Lent is a time to prepare your heart for Easter. But how? For Guy Ferraton, nothing better than the Way of the Cross. In this Lenten reflection, Guy reminds us that the important thing is to contemplate the total gift of Jesus, and to internalize it.
To read this moving testimony on the Way of the Cross can transform us, click here.

or on the photo (By Alycia Walichnowsky of St. Joseph the Worker Parish).

Daring to Dialogue and Pray Together

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023 was celebrated from January 18 to 25. This year, the global theme, "Do good, seek justice" (Isaiah 1:17), was proposed by Christians from the Minnesota Council of Churches. For Jean Balcaen, of Saint-Joachim Catholic Parish in La Broquerie, and Terry Gudmundson, pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Steinbach, nothing could be more appropriate.

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