As seen on the Tuesday, November 17th edition of Zoom, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall meeting is underway in Baltimore. The president of the USCCCB, Cardinal Francis George, OMI offered an address on Monday highlighting the importance of the priesthood and the role of bishops. See the Archbishop of Chicago’s address below: ...read more

Every year, over one million people visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. And now, this Thursday, the largest Catholic Church in North America celebrates its 50th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, Salt + Light Television will be broadcasting a special Mass from the Basilica. Join us Thursday ...read more

This month at Lectio Divina, Archbishop Collins does a little gardening. Figuratively, of course! The Archbishop meditates on the parable of the weeds among the wheat. Toronto’s chief shepherd suggests it’s always a good practice for us to “check our garden” for weeds. Big fat, juicy weeds like greed, envy, pride, gluttony, lust, sloth, and ...read more

I also came to understand that the purpose of prayer was not to change God’s mind, but to change my heart. Lydia Cristini, an Edmonton teacher, offered this insight as part of her witness talk in the first episode of the second season of Nothing More Beautiful, which premiers Saturday, November 7th. She had been ...read more

I was recently reading the November edition of Restoration, the paper published by Madonna House. In it was an excerpt from the foundress of Madonna House, Catherine Doherty, on the souls in purgatory.  She asks why we call them poor souls since the souls in purgatory are guaranteed eternal life… it’s just a question of ...read more

Salt + Light will be in Edmonton tonight filming the first episode of the second season of Nothing More Beautiful. Many of our viewers will recall that Nothing More Beautiful is a series of catechesis and witness talks given in the Archdiocese of Edmonton with the goal of deepening the faithful’s relationship with Christ. The ...read more

Just over a week ago Christopher West was in Toronto speaking about Theology of the Body. It was his first time speaking in here, and for many of us who have read his work and admire and appreciate his ministry it was a very special two days of talks about John Paul II’s magnificent and ...read more

In exciting news for the Canadian Church, an essential stage in the cause of Canonization for Blessed Brother André Bessette has successfully been completed. The Vatican’s Theological Commission for the Causes of Saints has granted a “positive and unanimous verdict” in a healing attributed to the intercession of the Miracle Worker of Mount-Royal. As reported ...read more

A couple weeks back we celebrated the feast of the Little Flower, St. Thérèse of Lisieux. Yesterday, we recognized her parents — Louis Martin and Zélie Guérin who were beatified a year ago October 19th. I can’t help but recall Pope Benedict XVI’s words to the young people on September 28th, of this year, during ...read more

Even in a Church full of atheists, the Eucharist would still be the body and blood of Christ… the effectiveness of the Sacrament on those gathered though, depends on how you receive our Lord. I’m paraphrasing, but this is one of Archbishop Collins’ comments in this month’s Lectio Divina as he continues his reflections on ...read more