Pope Benedict XVI begins Lent with an ancient Roman Ash Wednesday tradition. The Holy Father will preside over a penitential procession from the Basilica of St. Anselm to the the Basilica of St. Sabina, where he will celebrate Holy Mass and the blessing and imposition of Ashes. Join Salt + Light’s Pedro Guevara Mann and ...read more

Many mothers know the value of a time out for their little ones – a few minutes for a rangy toddler to sit, calm down, think about the action that led them to the time out in the first place, and start again. But do many mothers know the value of a time out for ...read more

Recorded on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and the World Day of the Sick, February 11th, this week’s Vatican Report looks at the Catholic Church’s involvement in healthcare. Catholic News Service’s John Thavis and Cindy Wooden report. To view this video you need the latest version of Flash Player ...read more

As the eyes of the world turn to Vancouver to see who will fly higher, finish with the fastest time, break the most records and win the most medals, the eyes of Salt+Light have turned to the Vancouver Olympics to see how the Church is rising to this unprecedented occasion. It turns out the entire ...read more

The Olympics start tomorrow, and all the media attention will be on Canada and the world’s greatest athletes! Yesterday, I visited with someone who could have made it to the Olympics, someone who could have carried the Olympic torch. She is 91-year-old Sr. Frances Ordway, a Loretto sister living at the Loretto Abbey convent in ...read more

Today we recognize the feast of St.  Scholastica. Scholastica is the younger sister of St.  Benedict, the father of Western Monasticism, and I’d like to share a charming story from St. Gregory about the bond between the two.  Benedict was visiting Scholastica and she had the sense, likely divinely inspired, that this would be the ...read more

Through catechesis and witness talks Nothing More Beautiful is inviting viewers to encounter anew the beauty of Christ. The latest encounter of this Archdiocese of Edmonton initiative focuses on the theme of Jesus Christ: Lamb of God and Bread of Life. Bishop Gary Gordon of the Diocese of Whitehorse, Yukon, provides the catechesis talk.  Prior ...read more

As mentioned by Mary Rose Bacani on tonight’s edition of Perspectives, the sacred sisterhood, (a topic that does not surface much nowadays on the mainstream media circuit) will be profiled on national television. Tomorrow, (Tuesday, February 9th  at 4 pm Eastern Time) the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist will be one of ...read more

I’ve never watched a single Super Bowl game in my entire life, but because of all the controversy surrounding the advertisement produced by Focus on the Family, I just might tune into this Sunday’s game. Nobody has seen this ad yet, but it has already sparked a wild and sometimes outlandish debate. We’re told that ...read more

Ottawa reader Fr. Jonathon Blake responded to my last post about the Holy Land, where I expressed how difficult it was to maintain a pilgrimage mindset amidst work responsibilities. He suggested that this challenge could be similar to a priest’s experience of Christmas, when accumulated graces might only reveal themselves once the “marathon” schedule has ...read more