The Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle seeks to assist Catholics in their engagement with the Truth and Reconciliation process and its Calls to Action. The Circle seeks first to understand Indigenous Peoples and Spiritualities and their relationship to the Catholic Church. It is by honouring Indigenous peoples, cultures and spiritualities and by acknowledging with sadness the many failures of the past that the work of reconciliation can move forward.
The Circle recognizes that understanding and education must lead to action for reconciliation.
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Pope Francis: A Witness to Reconciliation
Our hearts are joined today with the Catholic community and people of good will throughout the world as we grieve the passing of our dear Pope Francis. This is a time of sorrow but also of deep gratitude for the legacy […]
Indigenous Reconciliation Fund
Greetings friends,
The Indigenous Reconciliation Fund was established to accept donations from 73 Catholic Dioceses across the country and to advance healing and reconciliation initiatives, fulfilling the $30 million financial commitment made by Canada’s Bishops in September 2021. I am pleased to share […]
For Every Francis, A Clare
Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle member Rosella Kinoshameg joins with women in ministry to meet with Pope Francis on the eve of the Synod. / Rosella Kinoshameg, member du Cercle Notre-Dame de Guadalupe, se joint aux femmes […]
UCW Produces Six-Part Series
Understanding Indigenous History: A Path Forward
A new six-part series explores the history of the First Nations peoples of Canada and aims to provide a path forward for Truth and Reconciliation in the country.
Understanding Indigenous History: A Path Forward, produced by University Canada West, is […]
OLGC Co-Chairs Statement
on National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 2024
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We, the co-chairs of Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle, on behalf of the Circle, encourage the Catholic community and all people in Canada to answer the call of Elders and […]
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS ROSARY – CHAPELET NATIONAL AUTOCHTONE
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Date: March 16, 2024
Time: BC 9:30 am >AB/SK 10:30 am >MB 11:30 am > ON/QC 12:30 pm >Atlantic 1:30pm >NFLD 2 pm
The Holy Rosary is a prayer that is common to all Catholics in this land and has been prayed for generations […]
National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples
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On 12 December, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, the Church in Canada celebrates the National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples. This year, we take a moment to recall the Holy Father’s Penitential Pilgrimage to […]
Walking Together/Marcher Ensemble – TODAY/AUJOUD’HUI 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT
Walking Together Today at 8 pm ET / 5 PM PT .. Walking Together is a Salt + Light Media original documentary about Canada’s residential schools, the ongoing process of reconciliation which led to Pope Francis’ apology in 2022, and the long road ahead for healing and […]
Vatican Repudiates concepts in Doctrine of Discovery-Le Vatican rejète les concepts de la Doctrine de la découverte
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As co-chairs of Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle we received the long-awaited statement from the Vatican repudiating the concepts of the Doctrine of Discovery with gratitude. These concepts, given expression through Papal Bulls issued during the age of European conquest, have provided […]
Deep Dive Podcast into the Pope’s Visit-America Media
In a special deep-dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” residential school survivors, church leaders anda historian explain how and why Catholic religious orders like the Oblates of Mary Immaculate partnered with the Canadian government to operate schools that forcibly removed Indigenous children from the care of their parents-which flew in […]