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Archdiocese of Winnipeg Centennial Celebration
Salt + Light Media
May 7, 2015
Last weekend, the Archdiocese of Winnipeg celebrated 100 years with their Centemnial Mass. More than 800 people from the Archdiocese receivee confirmation as part of this special celebration, presided by Archbishop Richard Gagnon. Salt + Light air this special Mass, hosted by Fr. Thomas Rosica, on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at 4:00 pm ET/ 1:00 ...
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“With Pope Francis the Church isn’t just speaking, the Church is also listening,” says Scott Pelley
Sebastian Gomes
May 6, 2015
Point of View: Interpreting the Francis Effect is a S+L series that goes deeper into the questions surrounding the person and pontificate of Pope Francis. The series consists of a selection of the full interviews from S+L’s original documentary The Francis Effect. Find the full schedule for Season 2 of POV here. Tonight: Scott Pelley When ...
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States’ Rights and the Battle for Marriage
Stefan Slovak
May 5, 2015
An historic legal battle is underway in the Supreme Court of the United States. Obergefell vs. Hodges, is the case that is set to decide whether or not states have the right to define for themselves just what marriage is. Oral arguments were heard this past week, opening what is seen by many as a ...
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Jubilee of Mercy Press Conference
Salt + Light Media
May 5, 2015
At 11:30 this morning in the Holy See Press Office, the Press Conference was held to present the Jubilee of Mercy that will formally begin on December 8, 2015 and conclude on November 20, 2016. The Conference was led by Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization ...
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A Modest Comeback?
Cheridan Sanders
May 3, 2015
Cheridan Sanders speaks with Shannon Joseph, President of Trends about fashion and faith. Is it possible to be both fashionable and modest? For a few years there, I felt as if the only way I could dress modestly was to look as if I’d been locked up in an underground bunker for the last twenty years. ...
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Deacon-structing: #ThankANun
Deacon Pedro
May 3, 2015
When I was a kid, growing up in Panama, quite often, our parents would take us to the Convent of the Visitation to visit with (no pun intended) the sisters. The Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary was founded by St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane Frances de Chantal in France in 1610 ...
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Thank A Nun
Salt + Light Media
May 2, 2015
Many of us know nuns, but do you know a nun that has deeply affected your life? This week, author John Schlimm tells us about his experience and invites us to join in on the Thank A Nun Campaign; Gillian Kantor tells us what her kids taught her about math this month and we meet ...
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Coast to Coast: April 25 to May 1
Alicia Ambrosio
May 2, 2015
Here’s what’s been happening across the country this week: In Ottawa, the mother of one of the 43 student teachers who disappeared in Mexico has asked the Canadian government to take Mexico off its list of safe countries. In Winnipeg, reflecting on euthanasia and and palliative care brought out this touching story of the kind ...
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Vatican Connections – May 1, 2015
Alicia Ambrosio
May 1, 2015
This week we learned that Pope Francis’ encyclical on human ecology should be released in June. Environmental groups welcomed the news warmly while skeptics told anyone who would listen that the pope is being taken for a ride by new-age tree huggers. Whatever one’s opinion on environmental issues, the encyclical has been written and is ...
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WMF – St. John XXIII: Pope of Innocence and Goodness
Salt + Light Media
May 1, 2015
The World Meeting of Families is the world’s largest Catholic gathering of families. Each meeting has a theme that enlivens the event and adds great depth to our understanding of contemporary family life. This year’s theme is “Love Is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” emphasizing that love of God and neighbor, taught and experiences ...