I clearly remember at the conclusion of Cologne’s World Youth Day saying: “Bring on Sydney!” (which in hindsight is somewhat amusing, because I recall after Toronto in 2002 I said “Bring on Cologne!”) Two years have quickly passed since the excitement of Sydney first washed over me, and now we are just some 390 days ...read more

Here are the lyrics for Receive the Power, the theme song for World Youth in Sydney, Australia to be held July 14th-20th 2008. Below the lyrics is an interesting theological reflection on the song by WYD08 Coordinator Bishop Anthony Fisher, O.P. Remember if you’d like more information on Sydney’s World Youth Day, visit the official ...read more

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Bishop Ronald Fabbro of the London, Ontario diocese. Our conversation was for Salt + Light’s daily update program Zoom (Tuesday, June 19th/07 edition) and focussed on a recent national symposium on the Theology of the Body held in Edmonton. Are you familiar with the Theology of the ...read more

Today we celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Hers is a heart which has been pierced, and hers is a heart that has pondered — pondered the wonders and mysteries of her Son, the Incarnate Word. But not just pondered, but treasured! (Luke 2:51) Let us treasure all that has been given ...read more

Today we celebrate the great feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This devotion became widespread through the efforts of St. Maragaret Mary Alacoque in the late 1600s. And what is the significance of the Sacred Heart? We often think of the heart as the center of the person; we speak of beating hearts, we ...read more

The president of the Italian Bishops has received another death threat. It’s one of just several Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco has had to endure over the last six months, though the gravity of the threats have increased. This time it came in the form of an envelope, containing three bullets and a message which read “I ...read more

Think being Catholic is just going to Mass on Sunday? You may want to reconsider that thought after Wednesday’s episode of Catholic Focus (airing at 7pm and 11pm ET, with a Saturday repeat at the same times) As you may have read on this blog, myself, associate producer Kris Dmytrenko, and cameraman Wally Tello headed ...read more

This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, where we Catholics celebrate that great mystery of the faith — three Divine persons in one! It’s been contemplated by Church fathers and saints, it’s been debated by philosophers and theologians, it’s left many scratching their heads! Not to sound defeatist — but it is a mystery! We can’t fully ...read more

Friday has brought exciting news for the Canadian Church: there’s been a number of Episcopal appointments by His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI! Salt + Light rejoices with those in the areas of Vancouver, Kingston, and New Westminister at the good news! You can read all about the appointments HERE. One of the appointments involves the ...read more

I think many of us would think that someone who would run a double marathon, that’s 52 miles, or 84 kilometres, is of a different breed. We might be quick to judge that person and consider them a ‘running fanatic,’ or at the very least a sucker for punishment! But what if that person was ...read more