Earlier this week Pope Benedict XVI appointed a new prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), Archbishop Gerhard Mueller of Regensburg, Germany. This is the same post Pope Benedict held until he was elected pope in 2005. Why is this position so important ? Founded in 1542, the office was originally called the ...

This week, on a the summer edition of the SLHour, we bring you some of our best interviews, artists and songs from last year. Today we hear from author John McNichol about his Young Chesterton Chronicles and we debate creation and evolution with Dr. Gerard Verschuuren. We also listen to music from John Dawson and ...

This helpful blog post comes to us from Sr. Mary Ann Walsh and our friends at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. This latest post, which can be found on the USCCB’s blog, challenges those who live and proclaim the gospel to use social media in a very important and dynamic way. The Gospel ...

Is it right for the Catholic Church to be involved in helping create immigration policy? Is it right for a Catholic business owner to give work to an illegal immigrant? These are some questions we deal with on this week’s edition of Perspectives Weekly with our guest, Most Rev. John Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake ...

Yesterday the universal church celebrated Elizabeth of Portugal known in her home country as Saint Queen Elizabeth. Elizabeth born in Zaragoza, Spain in 1271, she was the daughter of Peter III of Aragon and was married off to King Denis of Portugal in 1282.  From the beginning Elizabeth showed a great compassion to the poor. ...

When athletes take to the field at the London Olympics in a few weeks, spectators from around the world will be watching an cheering on there favourite athletes. One group in particular will be watching from front row seats. About 190 chaplains of various faiths will be counted among the members of the London 2012 ...

Many of you will remember that moving scene at the foot of the cross, at the end of Sydney’s WYD Way of the Cross. A young man with his guitar, sang Above All, while actors playing Mary and John comforted each other, mourning the scene that had just taken place. It was a moment that ...

In 1912, St. Peter’s Seminary opened its doors in London, Ont. One hundred years and 1,036 priests later, the seminary community celebrated its centennial anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving inside the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel on May 22 and St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica on Wednesday, May 23. As the lead Producer for this project, ...

This week we conclude our season of the SLHOUR with a featured interview with Pablo Barroso, producer of the new film For Greater Glory, which tells the story of the Cristero war in Mexico. Mark Mattherws tells us what’s good in Hollywood and we meet singer, Angelina. ...

Admirers of the 20th century journalist G.K. Chesterton talk about this “Apostle of Common Sense”. What does he have to say about the need to return to common sense to battle the moral ills of today? ...