BLOG: Alessia Domanico
The Gospel for this Sunday was was John 13:31-33a, 34-35: When Judas had left them, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and God will glorify him at once. My children, I will be with you only a little while longer. I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." ...read more
It’s a mysterious and intriguing relic widely believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. It has fascinated Christians for centuries and created controversy and debate among scientists and scholars alike in their attempts to prove and disprove its authenticity. Fact or fiction, the Holy Shroud of Turin, is a historical and scientific phenomenon. ...read more
There are moments when individuals feel great faith, an unwavering and undeniable conviction that there is a power greater than us that governs this world and the next. For those fortunate enough, they find the presence of this faith within them on a constant basis. But for others who lack the discipline and find themselves ...read more
It is day six of the Paralympics in Whistler, B.C. and the Canadian athletes are holding there own, ranking in third place with a total count of two gold medals, three silvers and two bronze. The stories coming out of these games are inspiring accounts of individuals who overcome tremendous adversity to accomplish more than ...read more
The Pope’s prayer intention for March coincides with yesterday’s throne speech and today’s unveiling of the federal budget. The economy of this past year proved to be a source of confusion and distress around the globe, specifically amongst us Canadians as we saw this year’s federal deficit fall to $56-billion and job losses soar to ...read more
After a 33 year dry spell, Canada has its first gold medal on home soil thanks to the efforts of freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau. However, the overzealous enthusiasm that followed Bioldeau’s win has hurt our national image as host among the other countries present at the 2010 Winter Games. The media has a responsibility to ...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
With Steve Job’s iPad announcement last week, the conception of digital media has once again been put into hyper-drive. Advances like these in modern technology have granted public access to a seemingly endless source of information and media. If religion is to remain relevant to the new “plugged-in” generation, it too must embrace the times ...read more
Being new to Salt + Light there are a lot of aspects in many different areas to learn about. There are of course the areas of production that an operating television channel deals with on a daily basis. But here in addition to that there are the many different issues and focuses surrounding the topic ...read more