Pope Benedict has landed in Australia over the weekend (that’s him pictured with Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, behind him) for a little rest and relaxation before be joins the World Youth Day events on Thursday, July 17th. In the meantime, Pope Benedict sent a message ...read more

After a twenty hour flight to Australia and an exhausting first day, the white computer screen is burning my eyes just a little. I’m determined to promptly finish my work though, as I’d rather not walk from this internet cafe to my residence much past midnight. While the rest of the S+L team is lodged ...read more

We’re delighted to have two Salt + Lighters blogging for the Catholic News Service World Youth Day blog. Associate producer Kris Dmytrenko and Basilian scholastic Chris Valka are part of a team of eight blogging for CNS ‘on the ground’ in Australia bringing different perspectives and experiences of WYD08 to the world. You can visit ...read more

The Salt + Light crew has left our Toronto broadcast centre and are en route to Austrailia as I type this. They’ll arrive in the land down under early Sunday morning, Sydney time (they’re 14 hours ahead of Toronto). Three years have already passed since Cologne, and it’s amazing to think that we’re a couple ...read more

If you’re a hockey fan this is your time of year — the playoffs! You can camp out on your sofa in front of the television (or at your computer checking your online fantasy hockey pool) and watch hours of games, absorbing all the hockey action to get you through that hockey dry season between ...read more

On this the solemnity of St. Joseph, I can’t help but think of the litany for this humble and admirable holy man. It’s in the following titles that we honour blessed Joseph, the renowned offspring of David, the light of Patriarchs, the foster father of the Son of God, and the spouse of the Mother ...read more

“Pray for my conversion.” I remember coming across these words when reading about Brother Andre Bessette, the pious porter who was known as the miracle maker of Mount Royal, in Quebec. It struck me as an odd statement. Brother Andre, proclaimed blessed in May 1982, was a very holy man. How could a living saint ...read more

Salt and Light has already produced three documentaries on the lives of the saints (Love is a Choice (St. Gianna Beretta Molla); Opus Dei: Decoding God’s Work (St. Josemaria Escriva Balaguer): and Saints: Gospel Artists (featuring new Blesseds and Saints). These films have been shown throughout the world and garnered prizes at international film festivals, but ...read more