As Canadian citizens, Catholics have an obligation to be interested in politics. They should exercise this civic responsibility by becoming involved in the electoral process and especially by voting. The above two sentences begin a four page Federal Election Guide from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops issued on Monday. (you can read the press ...read more

Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Voyage to France is well underway. He landed Friday morning in Paris, had a number of meetings during the day, celebrated Vespers with clergy and religious and met with young people. For a wrap on today’s events, check out the September 12th Zoomcast. Be sure to stay tuned to Salt + ...read more

Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, the Archbishop of Montreal returned his Order of Canada Thursday, in protest of the appointment of abortionist Henry Morgantaler to the Order. Here is Cardinal Turcotte’s statement: Declaration by Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, Archbishop of Montréal On May 9th 1996, the office of the Governor-General of the time, Mr. Roméo Leblanc, announced that ...read more

O God of love, compassion, and healing, look on us, people of many different faiths and traditions, who gather today at this site, the scene of incredible violence and pain. We ask you in your goodness to give eternal light and peace to all who died here— the heroic first-responders: our fire fighters, police officers, ...read more

I always think of September as a time of new beginning; the changing of seasons, the beginning of school for many, the return to the regular routine of work, and for those in the world of television — the debut of new programming! It’s no different here at Salt + Light as we have a ...read more

I couldn’t help but smiling as I watched dozens of children shower a statue of the Infant Mary in the Church hall of a Mississauga, Ontario parish this past weekend. I’m sure our Blessed Mother was smiling as well! The event came as part of Monthi Fest — a special celebration hosted by the Mangalorean ...read more

You won’t be seeing David or Michèle on Zoom for the next little while as they’ll be busy honeymooning! That’s right, Salt + Light’s own David Naglieri and Michèle Nuzzo were married this past weekend. Congratulations from all your colleagues at Salt + Light: may this be the beginning of an blessed and joyous life ...read more

The Holy Father’s general prayer intention for September is: “That those who, because of wars or oppressive regimes, are forced to leave their homes and country may be supported by Christians in the defence and protection of their rights.” His mission intention is: “That, faithful to the sacrament of matrimony, every Christian family may cultivate ...read more

At his Wednesday General Audience Pope Benedict provided a brief, but excellent, biographical sketch of St. Paul. I found particularly interesting the details on his travels. You can read the translation from Zenit HERE. The Holy Father asked for prayers for the current situation in India: I have learned with deep sadness the news about ...read more

It’s been a couple weeks since Pope Benedict has returned from his vacation, but Zenit recently published a question and answer session between the Holy Father and the Clergy of Bressanone. One exchange that caught my eye was a question by a priest who was suffering from multiple sclerosis. Impressed by the struggle that Pope ...read more