Articles and Letters from
Bishop Frederick Henry

Articles

Published in the Western Catholic Reporter

2010

Jun 2010 Who is Responsible for Sex Education?

May 2010 "The Great Catholic Coverup"

Mar 2010 Passion (Palm) Sunday Reflections

Mar 2010 Body Worlds and the Brain

Feb 2010 Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation

2009

Dec 2009 "His Heart Was Two Sizes Too Small"

Nov 2009 Ongoing Communication re: the H1N1 Flu Virus

Oct 2009 Comments re the Arrest of Bishop Lahey

Aug 2009: On Bill C-384

May 2009: The Tension Between Religion and Science

April 2009: Christ is Risen

March 2009: Revisiting Galileo Galilei

February 2009: Lessons in Life

2008

December 2008: Let Love Outshine the Chaos

October 2008: Getting It Right

September 2008: 40th Anniversary of the Encyclical Humanae Vitae

July 2008: An Open Letter to Premier Stelmach

May 2008: Seal Hunting and Other Considerations

April 2008: Recycle or go to hell?

March 2008: Housing the Homeless

February 2008: The Year in Review 

2007

October 2007: On Injustice Against the Family

September 2007: One Step Forward or Two Steps Back?

June 2007: Homily on the Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist - 40th Anniversary of Development and
Peace  07 (120KB)

May 2007: Entertainment, Needing Money, Wanting to Win

April 2007: The Lord Is My Shepherd (Chrism Day of Prayer 07)   (244KB)

March 2007: Condoms and Vaccinations

2006

December 2006: A Bishop's Visit to Rome

November 2006: Understanding Pope Benedict’s Regensburg Address

September 2006: "The Un-truth of Violence"

September 2006: "Time to Push Back"

June 2006: "Decision Time" (on Gambling and Schools)

May 2006: "The Da Vinci Code"

March 2006: "Ralph's Third Way"

Speech: Pursuing Wellness (280KB)

February 2006: "The Trumping of Freedoms"

January 2006: "Swinging Supremes"

2005

December 2005: "Confronting the HIV/AIDS Crisis"

October 2005: "A Further Betrayal of Children"

August 2005: "Straight Talk III"

July 2005: "Betrayal of Children"

June 2005: "Scraps from the Table"

May 2005: "On Same-Sex Marriage"

April 2005: "Tragic Betrayal: Terri Schiavo"

March 2005: "Heavenly Deception"

February 2005: "Straight Talk II"

January 2005: "On Same-Sex Marriage"

2004

December 2004: "Response to Religious Persecution in Iraq"

November 2004: "Living Wage"

September/October 2004: "An Open Letter"

August 2004: "The Fate of Migrants"

July 2004: "Rudeness and the Need for Courtesy"

June 2004: "Political Twists and Turns"

May 2004: "Difficult Dialogues"

April 2004: "Freedom of Religion"

March 2004: "Who is to Blame?"

February 2004: "Soul Searching"

Dec. 2003/Jan. 2004: "For God and for Canada"

2003

November 2003: Catholic Education as a Ministry of the Church

October 2003: Saints and Sinners

September 2003: Of Faith and Politics

June 2003: Blind Pilots

May 2003: Lack of Civility

April 2003: "What must we do?"

March 2003: Building a Better World Order

February 2003: Contemplation of the Face of Christ

Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003: $5.90-per-hour

Pastoral Presentations

Bishop's Dinner 2005: Bishop's Address

Homily: Len Hagel Funeral

Homily: Pope John Paul II Memorial Mass

Wake Service : Pope John Paul II

Homily: Bishop Paul O'Byrne's Funeral (September 8, 2004)

Homily: Calgary Catholic School District Mass (August 25, 2004)

May 28, 2004: Awakening Hope for Life (original WordPerfect file)

20th Anniversary of Lay Ministry in Pastoral Care in the Diocese of Calgary

Bishop's Dinner 2003 - Keynote Address

Bishop Henry's Opening Address
at the Keys to Vibrant Worship, 2003
(Speaking Notes in PDF format)

Bishop Henry's WYD2002 Thanksgiving Mass

Bishop Henry's Closing Mass Homily - Catholic Conference 2002

Bishop Henry's Plenary Session - Catholic Conference 2002

Report of the Diocesan Planning Commission

Diocesan Planning - Restructuring Our Parishes

Inaugural Bishop's Dinner - Bishop's Address

Parishes Into 2000 - Part II

Parishes Into 2000 - Part I

Pastoral Letters

Faith and Governing (June 6, 2004)

Freedom of Religion

Who Should Pay?

Same Sex Unions

Hate Propaganda

Blessing a Garden

Justifying War Against Iraq

Reaction to Bill 12

Eulogies in Christian Funerals

Residential Schools

Jubilee Debt

Horn of Africa

Sexual Orientation

Statements on War in Iraq 2003

Bishop Henry

Caritas

Council of Christian Churches and CCCB (.pdf document )

Development and Peace

Pastoral Article Archives

2002

November 2002: More than Paper Clips

October 2002: A People of Life and for Life

September 2002: Defining Marriage

June 2002: Lighting the Way

May 2002: Addressing Sexual Abuse

April 2002: Mazankowski & Romanow

March 2002: What Is A Fair Share?

February 2002: Peace and Strife

Dec. 2001/Jan. 2002: "Vision for a Better Future"

2001

November 2001: "Honour your father and your mother"

October 2001: "No Middle Ground"

September 2001: Revisiting McVeigh's Execution

June 2001: It's Been Quite a Year!

May 2001: World Youth Day and The Cross

April 2001: Life as a Vocation

March 2001: Politicians and Statesmen

February 2001: Dying Well

Dec. 2000/Jan. 2001: Restructuring Our Parishes

2000

November 2000: Exiles in a Foreign Land

October 2000: Domini Iesus

September 2000: This has to be said:

July 12, 2000: World March of Women

June 2000: Women's March

May 2000: More on Bill 11

April 2000: Apologies and Near-Apologies

March 2000: "Closing a Sale"

February 2000: The Eucharistic Table

January 2000: ". . . when brothers dwell in unity!"