Collage of people in prayer, worship, and community activities surrounding a religious icon of Mary with the Child Jesus. Included are homeless individuals, elderly people, and a group of children and adults at a church event.

Mary
Pope Francis
Northern Peoples
Climate & Ecology

Reflections by
Bishop Jon Hansen, CSsR,
Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith

Bishop Hansen invites us, as taught to him, and modelled for him, by the Northern peoples he serves, to see creation not simply as a backdrop to our lives, but as a gift entrusted to our care.

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Drawing on the eco-theological teachings of the late Pope Francis from his two encyclicals, Laudato Si’ (2015), and Laudate Deum (2023), Bishop Jon Hansen CSsR reminds us that caring for our common home is deeply connected to our faith and to our responsibility for one another.

Laudato Si’ & Laudate Deum

A person in a red jacket and white hat sitting on ice near a large body of icy water under a blue sky, with ice chunks floating in the water.
A young girl wearing a black jacket and gloves on a beach, holding a large plastic trash bag and picking up litter. In the background, there is a body of water, mountains, and clouds, with a focus on environmental cleanup.

Bishop Hansen turns to Mary, Our Mother of Perpetual Help, asking her to guide us in responding to the challenges facing creation. In his words: “Help us to be caretakers of the land, defenders of creation, and servants of one another.”

Prayers to Mary Mother of Creation

Mother of Creation artwork depicting an Indigenous woman and child with halo-like circles and a starry sky background, emphasizing care for the common home.
Cross silhouette with the northern lights in the sky above, trees in the foreground.
Image of Bishop Jon Hansen, a man with a beard and short hair, wearing a clerical shirt with a white collar, against a yellow background with black text about his role and reflections on COP30.

Attention!
Women & Men Laity
Feeling the call to serve the Northern Church?
Bishop Jon Hansen, CSsR
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Mary’s Northern Church

Group of older adults holding lit candles during a religious ceremony or prayer, with a black banner at the top that reads 'To Be a Northern Missionary'.
Three workers in the Northern Vineyard playing drums at an indoor event, wearing yellow vests and traditional shirts.
Orange stone with handwritten message 'Every Child Matters' and bee illustration, surrounded by white candles and beads, with street scene and house in background

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A New Season for DevotionsTV in Honour of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
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Preaching the Good News

Person standing in a field with arms outstretched, surrounded by trees and natural scenery, with sunrise or sunset in the background and the text 'Surrounded by Signs' at the top.
Crucifixion sculpture of Jesus on the cross against a partly cloudy sky, with the text 'The Cost of Discipleship' at the top.
Two men walking in a park with autumn trees, one pushing the other on a scooter, under the words 'Called into Mission'

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A priest wearing a purple stole and black shirt, standing inside a church with wooden walls, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture, holding a white envelope in his left hand, with a background of wooden doors and a wooden cross.

Vocation Video Short

Mary Video Short

A religious statue of Mary with a smaller figure of the baby Jesus, surrounded by gold stars, with the text 'Mary: A Guiding Light Across the North' at the top.

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Watch Bishop Jon Hansen, CSsR,
preach on VisionTV, Salt+LightTV,
and RedemptoristTV
Bishop Hansen’s new content appears in new DevotionsTV programs airing
in October 2026.
View the broadcast schedule here.