BLOG: Fr. Raphael Ma, CR
Cheridan Sanders interviews a young parishioner at the Mission of Our Lady of the Angels in Chicago, IL. Why don’t more people attend mass regularly? It’s something I ponder whenever I find myself surrounded by empty pews. Interestingly, the answer came to me when S+L camerman Dave LeRoss, producer Sebastian Gomes, and I were in ...read more
Salt and Light’s newest documentary, When I Think Of Annonay: Remembering the Origins of the Basilian Fathers, delves deeper into the rich history of the Basilian Fathers and their journey from a small town in the hills of Southern France, across the Atlantic to the establishment of their headquarters in North America. PREMIERE Sunday September 7th at ...read more
For the past year Catholics across North America and beyond have been watching The Church Alive series in their homes, parishes and schools.  Salt and Light is proud to announce that the award winning series on the New Evangelization is now available on DVD, in time for the 2014-2015 academic year. Included in the package ...read more
Regardless of background, ethnicity or faith tradition, almost everyone in our society today would argue that education is important.  We all acknowledge that becoming an “educated” person is worthwhile.  We spend a huge portion of our earnings and savings (or all of them and more!) on achieving that goal.  But, what does it mean to ...read more
Tune in tonight at 8pm ET (9pm PT) for the Canadian premier of the new John Michael Talbot series, All Things Are Possible. Christian music legend and best selling author John Michael Talbot hosts and produces the TV show, which has been airing since this past April 2014, in partnership with Trinity Broadcasting’s The Church ...read more
In honor of the 350th anniversary of Notre-Dame de Québec, a pontifical high mass will be celebrated by His Eminence Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana. Full details can be found below in an invitation made on August 26, 2014 by Cardinal Gerald C. Lacroix of the Notre-Dame de ...read more
Perched on the side of a mountain in the central Italian province of Umbria is the historic town of Assisi, best known as the hometown of St. Francis, one of Christianity’s most revered saints. I’ve spoken to many visitors to Assisi over the past few years – especially since Cardinal Bergoglio was elected pope and ...read more
Vancouver’s Archbishop Michael Miller and Bishop Jean Louis Plouffe of Sault Sainte Marie visited the Philippines to personally witness the post-typhoon rebuilding projects assisted by Development & Peace. At the same time Vancouver’s vice-chancellor Barb Dowding was in Fredricton, taking the reigns as national president of the Catholic Women’s League. Dowding spoke to S+L earlier ...read more
With the pope’s one major summer trip over and done with, attention can now return to what we could call “housekeeping” matters: appointing new bishops to dioceses that have been awaiting appointments, and filling up the papal agenda for this fall. This week Pope Francis named the new Archbishop of Madrid, Spain. Cardinal Antonio Rouco ...read more
On Saturday, August 30, there will be three auxiliary bishops ordained in the Diocese of Hongkong. They are Mgr Michael Yeung Ming-cheung, vicar general of the diocese and a member of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum; Mgr Stephen Lee Bun Sang, vicar of Opus Dei for East Asia; and Fr. Joseph Ha Chi-shing, a former ...read more