Three days after the demise of Hiroshima, on 9 August 1947, a second atomic bomb devastated the port city of Nagasaki. The “Fat Man” bomb, with 6.4 kg of plutonium and supposedly 30% more destructive power than the Hiroshima counterpart, missed the original city centre target by 3 km and hit the Urakami valley area ...

Last week, we saw that because God loves us freely, faithfully, fruitfully and totally, Married Love, has to be free, faithful, fruitful and total. This is why we can say that in Marriage we come closest to loving another person the way God loves us. But can we do that? Can I love my wife the ...

This week, on a special edition of the SLHour, John Schlimm tells us about the most meaningful relationship he ever had and we learn about consecrated life with Bishop Richard Moth of the UK Armed Forces. We also meet singer/songwriter Noelle Garcia and catch up with Matt Maher. These interviews first aired between January and June ...

At 08:15, 6 August 1945, Feast of the Transfiguration, the atomic bomb nicknamed the Little Boy was dropped by a B-29 bomber, and detonated at a height of 450 m over the city of Hiroshima to maximize its destructive effect. At that very instant, people’s faces were not transfigured but transformed. History was rewritten, not ...

Pope Francis has returned to his regular schedule of activities at the Vatican. He held his first general audience this week after taking a one month break. His statement that divorced and remarried Catholics should not be treated as if they have been excommunicated made headlines around the world. However, the real issue that the ...

In the photo above, Lino Rulli (left), Fr. Michael J. Denk (middle), and Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB (right) stand together for a group photo in the Salt + Light Chapel. Here, the chapel was the back drop for a TV shoot. From July 13th to July 16th, Lino Rulli (Twitter: @linorulli), host and personality of The Catholic Guy radio show ...

For almost 2000 years, Christians have called Mosul, Iraq home. Today, not one home is left. Persecuted. Killed. And forced to flee. Christians and others have been forced to flee. Hundreds of thousands have been made homeless, destitute from food, shelter and medical care. Make a difference today: http://ChristiansAtRisk.org/ ...

Last week we learned that God not only created Marriage, but He has a design for Marriage. This was the plan from the beginning. When the Book of Genesis says that God created humans male and female in his likeness and image and then he blessed them and told them to be fruitful and multiply ...

This week, on a special edition of the SLHour, Chesterton expert Dale Ahlquist has a new apologetics book and Dr. Peter Kleponis shows us how to restore our integrity from what he calls a pornography epidemic. We also speak with beloved Catholic composer Dan Schutte and catch up with singer/songwriter Tony Melendez. These interviews first ...

Here’s a look at some events and activities happening across the country that you might want to check out if you live in one of these areas. The Archdiocese of Halifax – Yarmouth is celebrating the building of a new church! On August 9, Archbishop Mancini will bless the land for the new St. Marguerite ...