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The Daughters of Wisdom trace their beginnings and our spirituality back to 18th century France. In 1701, Blessed Marie Louise Trichet met Louis de Montfort, and this was a turning point in her life. In a culture where the poor went unattended, Marie Louise was inspired to choose to live among the poor and dedicate her life to their concerns as a woman religious. From the experience of God as divine Wisdom came a deep desire in both Louis de Montfort and Marie Louise Trichet to fashion a way of living that would serve others and make divine Wisdom known and loved.

This was the initial inspiration for the Daughters of Wisdom. Following in the footsteps of Louis de Montfort and Marie Louise Trichet, we Daughters of Wisdom have ministered in the fields of education, health care, and social and pastoral outreach, with a special concern for those who are neglected by society.

In 1904, the Daughters of Wisdom were forced by the secularization laws of France to seek ministries elsewhere. The first Daughters of Wisdom arrived in the Archdiocese of Edmonton in 1908 in Red Deer and 1911 in Castor. They taught separate schools, supervised catechists classes, wored as nurses in hospitals, provided secretarial work at University of Alberta Administration. The sisters were also engaged in parish and pastoral work, service in Boyle Street area, care to refugees. From 1982-1992 they operated Wisdom House a residence for University students.

Today the Sister continue to serve in parishes and on committees in the Archdiocese.

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Originally formed in 2004 with the dissolution of the Archdiocesan Commission system the Office of Pastoral and Parish Services has had several name and function changes in the past decade. Between 2004-2009 it was known as the Department of Pastoral Services. Between 2009-2014 it was known as the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis. In 2014, based on feedback from the Archdiocesan operational review it was renamed the Department of Pastoral and Parish Services (DPPS).

With each name change has also come significant re-organization and operational changes. When it was operating as the Office of Pastoral Services the following offices existed: Office of Liturgy, Office of Social Justice, Office of Religious Education (previously the Adult Education Committee), Office of Youth and Young Adult, Office of Family Life and Health Care, Office of Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations and the Missions Council. With the retirement of Rose Marie Fowler the RCIA initiative was closed and became the Office of Catechesis, and the Liturgy Office was moved out of Pastoral Services to be closer to the Office of the Archbishop.

During the time it was called the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis, it was overseeing the following offices: Office of Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Office of Missions,Office of Catechesis, Office of New Evangelization Initiatives (which was responsible for Nothing More Beautiful, Stewardship, and Together in Ministry programs), Office of Youth Evangelization. Later the Office of Pastoral Care and the Office of Social Justice were added. As an additional result of the creation of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis Paul Quist was hired to manage marriage preparation for the Archdiocese. The Office of Family and Life was temporarily split, with Paul Quist being responsible for Family and John MacDonald being responsible for Pastoral Care and Life. When they left in 2010 the Office of Family once again absorbed "life issues" however this was as part of the Department of Canonical Services.

In 2014 the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis was renamed the Department of Pastoral and Parish Services consisting of the following offices: Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, Office of Life and Family (returning from its five year sojourn with Canonical Services), Office of Pastoral Care, Office of Social Justice (closed in 2015), Missions Office, Office of Catechesis, Office of Youth Evangelization, Archdiocesan Camps, Office of the Lay Apostolate, and the Sacramental Education Initiative.

Development and Peace was established in 1967 by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in response to Pope Paul VI’s encyclical letter Populorum Progression.

Development and Peace is the Official international development organization of the Catholic Church of Canada and the Canadian member of Caritas Internationalis. Development and Peace is a membership led organization supported by parish collections, individual donations, and government grants.

The mission of Development and Pease is to promote alternatives to unfair social, political and economic structures. It aims to educate the Canadian population about the causes of poverty and mobilize Canadians towards actions for change. It also supports women in their search for social and economic justice.

For over 40 years development and peace has supported 15,200 local initiatives in fields such as agriculture, education, community action, peace, advocacy, and human rights in over 70 countries.

The Edmonton Regional Office of Development and Peace is the local contact for individuals in the Province of Alberta.

The Carmelite Nuns requested to move convent from Macau to Edmonton as they were concerned about their religious freedom with the pending return of Hong Kong from British to Chinese control in the early 1990s. On September 25, 1989 the sisters sent formal invitation from AB MacNeil to come to Edmonton. Four years later on May 31, 1993 they celebrated the blessing and foundation of monastery in Devon.