He was born Giovanni Francesco di Bernadone. He’s Italian. And today, we celebrate his feast day throughout the Universal Church. He is none other than St. Francis of Assisi. Many know St. Francis of Assisi to be a Catholic friar. However, his life is made up of more than just his priestly ministry. St. Francis ...read more

It’s lights, camera, action at Toronto’s St. Basil’s Church on September 28. Fr. Robert Barron, one of the Church’s best messengers, is rolling into town to give the John M. Kelly Lecture in Theology. Scheduled for 7:00pm, his talk will address the theme “To Evangelize the Culture.” Fr. Barron is widely known as an acclaimed ...read more

All of us at Salt + Light had a great start to our work week. An important sheep has returned to the family fold! Alicia Ambrosio has returned to S+L’s headquarters in Toronto. For the last year and a half, Ambrosio served as S+L’s first Vatican correspondent in Rome. In total, she spent seven months ...read more

God works in a very timely manner. Thursday was no different. Late in the afternoon, word spread through the office that press tickets were available for the premiere screening of Habemus Papam at the Toronto International Film Festival. A few fellow producers and I finished our work and made our way over to the Bell ...read more

Many people aspire to be doctors, lawyers and astronauts at a very young age. In today’s tough economic times, you may surprised to learn who has the best job. Look no further. Forbes Magazine released an article on Monday entitled The Ten Happiest Jobs, which ranks clergy at the top of their list for happiest ...read more

I returned home from World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain almost two weeks ago — honestly, one of the most incredible trips of my life. There are no words to express how I feel. I still find myself wrapped with plenty of emotion and with a ton of WYD withdrawal. That’s to be expected with any sort of trip, ...read more

Fresh off of yesterday’s festivities, this year’s National March for Life in Ottawa stood out the most, in comparison to past years. With that being said, among all of the people gathered on Parliament Hill yesterday, there was a renewed sense of energy; with lots of optimism, hope and joy. Igniting praise among those who ...read more

As we wrap up another federal election (notably the fourth one in almost seven years), I would like to offer a few thoughts and tidbits about what I consider to be, the most exciting election I’ve seen in my time. I ‘ve always had a simple yet realistic idea that Canadians would elect either a ...read more

Six weeks since the assassination of Pakistani Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, his legacy will once again be remembered. This commemoration, however, will be closer to home. On Saturday, April 16th, Archbishop Thomas Collins will celebrate a memorial Mass for Bhatti at St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church at 2547 Kipling Ave in Etobicoke at 12 noon. As ...read more

There are so many different answers and variations about Natural Family Planning and what it means to us as Catholics. You may be wondering yourself. What is Natural about Family Planning? More than that, is the church opposed to artificial family planning because it’s planning or because it’s artificial? Or are there other reasons? Those ...read more