BLOG: Fr. Raphael Ma, CR
Only through believing, then, does faith grow and become stronger; there is no other possibility for possessing certitude with regard to one’s life apart from self-abandonment, in a continuous crescendo, into the hands of a love that seems to grow constantly because it has its origin in God.” Pope Benedict XVI, Porta Fidei ...read more
Host Kris Dmytrenko and our guests Fr. James Mallon, pastor of Saint Benedict Parish in Halifax and director of the John Paul II Media Institute, and Fr. Jim Roche, Episcopal Vicar for the Diocese of London, Ontario, talk about their experiences with the closure of parishes and explain why this can sometimes be a good solution for ...read more
As a media professional, there are some saints who become  part of your work. Working here at Salt and Light one those saints is Clare of Assisi, the patron saint of television whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates today. Clare was contemporary of St. Francis of Assisi. She was 18 she first heard Francis preaching. ...read more
The Council itself, in the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium, said this: While Christ, ‘holy, innocent and undefiled’ (Heb 7:26) knew nothing of sin (cf. 2 Cor 5:21), but came only to expiate the sins of the people (cf. Heb 2:17)…the Church…clasping sinners to its bosom, at once holy and always in need of purification, follows ...read more
Salt + Light is pleased to announce we will be hosting special screenings of our latest film, Across the Divide, in Toronto and Ottawa this September. The film depicts the plight of the students of Bethlehem University and the struggles faced by the De La Salle Brothers who administer the school. Bethlehem University is the ...read more
…it is the love of Christ that fills our hearts and impels us to evangelize. Today as in the past, he sends us through the highways of the world to proclaim his Gospel to all the peoples of the earth (cf Mt 28:19). Through his love, Jesus Christ attracts to himself the people of every ...read more
The primitive Church, then, certainly did not think of itself as the place of perfect people. Polemics arose over opinions within the community that truly risked schisms. Mutual hatreds surfaced, people proposed themselves as charismatics, thus disseminating confusion in the group. Pagan vices persisted and people drew away from the apostles’ message to follow their ...read more
Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore gave the following homily during the Memorial Mass at the Knights of Columbus Supreme Annual Convention. Each year during the convention a Mass is celebrated in memory of all the Knights who have passed away during the year.  Worthy Supreme Knight and Mrs. Anderson, Brother Bishops, priests, and deacons, Brother ...read more
Today on Perspectives, the Pope’s General Audience and more from the Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention in Anaheim including States Dinner, mass coverage with Cardinals Levada and Collins and an interview with Cardinal Mahony. ...read more
Supreme Knight and Mrs. Anderson; Past Supreme Knight and Mrs. Dechant; My brother knights and beloved wives; My brother cardinals; Bishop Brown, Archbishop Viganó, my brother bishops, priests, and deacons; Our consecrated women and men religious; Seminarians, guests, friends one and all . . . Que viva Cristo Rey! To anyone who claims the Church is ...read more