You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. (Matthew 5:13-15)
Even a tiny flame lifts the heavy lid of night. How much more light will you make, all together, if you bond as one in the communion of the Church! If you love Jesus, love the Church!At Salt + Light, I have worked among people who have been more than a “tiny flame,” but indeed an undying fire of love. That flame of the Holy Spirit present at Salt and Light, a vibrant example of love of Jesus and of the communion that is Church, made it a joy to come to work every day. Over the last four months, I was able to help in the preparations that this television network is making for the beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman on September 19 and for the canonization of Brother Andre Bessette of Montreal on October 17. Many days of writing, of research, of transcription, and of translation of documents and of interviews gave me a chance to apply my linguistic abilities in French and in English to the ministry that is Catholic media, but a greater language exists yet: the language of love. St. Paul once wrote to the Corinthian Church: “The love of Christ urges us on.” (2 Cor 5:14) That language of the love of Christ resonates from the very heart of Salt + Light and in all those involved in its project of evangelization. It is that energetic love -- God’s heart in dialogue with the heart of humanity -- that John Henry Cardinal Newman acknowledged in his episcopal motto, Cor ad cor loquitur -- Heart speaks to heart. That same inspiring love is at work at Salt + Light. For that reason I am profoundly thankful for my experience and my co-workers over the past four months. I am convinced that at Salt + Light there are many saints of the caliber of Brother Andre and of John Henry Newman. For the past four months I have been a part of a work abounding from hearts united to the heart of God. I pray for God’s continued blessing upon the staff of Salt + Light and upon their work. To all at Salt + Light Television: Thank you for your joyful example of faith. You have been a source of immense hope for me and for our Church. Together, let us be hope. Let us be Church. Let us be salt of the earth and light of the world. Warren Schmidt, CSB - WYD Photo: CNS/Nancy Wiechec
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