Some of you may have seen the Fifth Estate Wednesday night which profiled a sexually abusive priest in the Diocese of London, Ontario. I’m sure all of you will agree that the abuse committed by this priest is horrendous: it should be neither covered up nor ignored. If you’re like me, you’ll also find it ...read more

By now most of you have probably heard about the ‘discovery’ of the so-called “Jesus Tomb.” You’ve probably also noticed that the announcement accompanied the release of a book, a website, and an upcoming TV program. Interesting how that works. Unfortunately it would seem that those involved in this fiasco are more interested in grabbing ...read more

Timely words contained in the psalm at today’s Mass: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” (Ps 19) I usually have to struggle with my pride when it comes to fasting or other sacrifices. So often I want to ...read more

Reading John’s blogspot on Psalm 23, I couldn’t help but be drawn to today’s feast – the Chair of St. Peter. The Lord, the Good Shepherd, built his church on Peter the rock, and has created a succession of shepherds to watch over us, his flock. Speaking to his apostles, Christ said: “’But who do ...read more

Most people talk of giving up something for Lent, but why not try picking up something? More specifically why not pick up the rosary, and get into the practice of praying it daily? Salt + Light can help you with this! Salt + Light is proud to present the debut of our new prayer series ...read more

For those of you that tuned into Zoom on Tuesday, you’ll notice I directed people to the blog for information on fasting and abstinence. Church law requires all Catholics (see exceptions below) to fast and abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, as well as abstaining from meat on Fridays in Lent (if ...read more

Sigh. It’s so easy to be distracted, isn’t it? Sometimes we sit in front of the television, flipping through channels (stopping at Salt + Light, of course!). Sometimes we sit in front of the computer surfing the net mindlessly… and it seems that’s the position I find myself in right now. I had intended to ...read more

I recently read an article about a taxi driver in New York who returned several diamond rings to a customer who had forgotten them in the cab. Two things stood out for me in this story: the first was the fact that the article noted the customer only gave the driver a 30 cent tip. ...read more

Recently on Zoom you may have heard a story about the Apostolic Penitentiary granting a plenary indulgence on this Sunday’s World Day of the Sick for those who pray for the sick, work with the sick or are united to them spiritually, or for those who are sick and offer up their suffering, while meeting ...read more

It’s been a few days since the Super Bowl and we’ve had some time to digest the game, the commercials, and the highlights. For me, the highlight did not come on offense or defense (in fact I thought the game was kind of sloppy!). Nor did it happen during a commercial break (because of the ...read more