The eight of us squinted our way out of the plane on Sunday afternoon only to be greeted warmly by what has become a foreign element to many of us Eastern Canadians this summer….the hot desert sun! A welcomed greeting indeed… Here on convention grounds at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, preparations for the 127th ...

I am writing from sunny Arizona where I am currently getting ready to host Salt + Light Television’s exclusive live coverage of the 127th Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus. From August 4-6 thousands of Knights from Canada, the USA, and around the world will gather with more than 80 Bishops and Cardinals for ...

This week on S+L Radio: the summer Edition, we bring you highlights from this special concert: the WYD2002 CD LIVE – recorded at Exhibition Place, on July 18th 2002 The WYD2002 compilation album is the only completely international catholic music collection in the world with artists from over 15 different countries, singing in 7 different ...

Not once but twice! Canada’s Catholic Television Network, Salt + Light Television, will once again be celebrated in October as it receives its second Gabriel as “Television Station of the Year” from the Catholic Academy for Communications Arts Professionals. The news was made public on July 20, 2009 by the Academy in Dayton, Ohio. With ...

Once in a while, in the busyness of daily life, I find that something pulls me to stop for a bit and take a drink. I take a drink whenever I come across anything like an imaginative story, a laughing innocent child, or a spiritually uplifting poem. In this case, I’d like to share an ...

[This blog comes from Brendan Collins, a seminarian for the Diocese of Derry, Ireland, who is interning with Salt + Light Television Network during the months of July and August 2009.] My first visit to American soil was this past Friday, July 24th. I traveled to the Mother House of the Dominican Sisters of St. ...

Since 1984, young people from around the world have been gathering together with the Holy Father in celebration of our Faith. This week on S+L Radio we remember the last 24 years of World Youth Day and what better way to do that, but through music. Can you name the titles of all the theme ...

Just over two weeks ago Pope Benedict XVI released his long awaited and much anticipated third encyclical Caritas in Veritate or Charity in Truth. Unlike the previous two encyclicals this one deals with the social issues of our time, including the economic crisis facing much of the world. Michael Casey, executive director of Development and ...

Few news stories grab the public’s attention in as spellbinding a manner as an aviation tragedy. On July 23, 1983 Canadians breathed a collective sigh of relief as Air Canada Flight 143 just missed going down in history as an aviation disaster. Instead, the story of the Gimli Glider stands as testimony to the importance ...

This week’s celebrations on the 40th anniversary of the moon landing has brought many articles lamenting a declining interest in the space program. Why the lack of interest? From a government’s point of view, there’s certainly been other issues taking a higher priority; the most recent example an economic meltdown. Even if government did invest ...