Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan

03/17/2025

03/17/2025

First of four gatherings at St Michael Parish in Prince Albert for the Horizons of Hope workshop, which offers Catholic teachings on death, dying and palliative care.

03/17/2025

Join us for a conversation on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) with Amanda Achtman.

Amanda, an advocate for life and ethical healthcare, has worked to prevent the expansion of euthanasia in Canada.

Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Regina and Campion College Catholic Studies

03/05/2025

This is one of the most important videos on euthanasia that has been published so far.

Christopher Lyon watched a doctor end his father's life under Canada's medical assistance in dying (MAID) program.Now he's speaking out about the impact euth...

06/07/2024

05/18/2024

Lots of good links to pastoral mental health resources in this article.

Saskatchewan faith leaders participate in mental health conference A number of leaders from Saskatchewan recently attended a mental health conference in the United States: (left to right) Deacon Eric Gurash, Melissa Gurash, Dr Christine Taylor, Madeline and Peter Oliver, Archbishop Murray Chatlain,....

05/15/2024

Coming from a secular position Liz Carr provides a very articulate critique of euthanasia. She has just released a documentary. Titled “Better off Dead” in opposition to euthanasia.

Full rights of this video go to the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

05/02/2024

This article identifies a core difficulty that is developing as we implement medically assisted death through MAiD in Canada.

Medically-provided euthanasia: From so-called ‘Compassionate Offer’ to ‘Unspoken Hint’ (Artwork by Peter Oliver) Posted By: Kiply Lukan Yaworski April 26, 2024 (Updated May 1, 2024) By Peter Oliver, Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan In January 2024, the Catholic Health Association ...

04/28/2024

CHAS (Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan) delegation to the Catholic Mental Health Conference in Chicago. Dcn. Eric Gurash and his wife Melissa from the Archdiocese of Regina, Dr. Christine Taylor from the Diocese of Prince Albert, Madeline and Peter Oliver (Peter is the current Executive Director of Executive Director of CHAS), Archbishop Murray Chatlain from the Archdiocese of Keewatin-La Pas and Very Rev. André Lalach from the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatchewan.

04/27/2024

Seven leaders from all the diocese in Saskatchewan are attending the Mental Health Conference in Chicago with the aim to see Mental Health ministry develop in the Dioceses of Saskatchewan.

04/05/2024

This video approaches the issue of medical assistance in dying ( MAiD)from a variety of perspectives. The discussion provides a rich reflection, touching on how to challenge medically assisted su***de and euthanasia in a polarize society, the relationship between MAID and su***de, the call to a more profound vision of life, the vision of past accompaniment - especially as it relates to funerals for people who have died by made, Lutheran and Catholic theological perspectives on MAiD, suffering, and death.

Rev. David Maginley and Amanda Achtman approach the issue of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) from different perspectives. This discussion provides a rich...