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The 12 Days of Christmas with the Salt+Light Family
Alicia Ambrosio
December 23, 2008
Zoom will go on a Christmas hiatus, as usual, this year with Monday the 22nd being the last day. However, we won’t be leaving you without something to watch. From December 26th to January 4th at 7pm you can join me as I sit down with a different member of the S+L family to find ...
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Catholic Focus: What Is Christmas?
Matthew Harrison
December 23, 2008
A popular song describes Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year — well if it’s so wonderful, why are we so quick to rush through Christmas and move onto the next celebration? And what is this basis of this wonder? In this year’s Catholic Focus Christmas episode we explore what Christmas is — ...
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The Priests In Concert
Matthew Harrison
December 22, 2008
Last week I told you about our Catholic Focus interview with The Priests. If you didn’t have a chance to catch it on Wednesday or Sunday, you can now stream it online by clicking HERE. The episode features two performances from a concert they performed in Toronto on December 1st. Salt + Light will be ...
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Mary and her Impossible Dream
Father Chris Valka
December 22, 2008
[The following homily was preached by Rev. Mr. Christopher Valka, C.S.B., in Las Cruces, New Mexico on December 8, Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Chris is a Basilian Deacon in the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico (USA). He worked for two years at Salt and Light Television Network as he completed his theological studies ...
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The Halifax Explosion: A Story of Christmas Giving
David Naglieri
December 22, 2008
The Advent season brings with it the occasion to reflect on the meaning of the season. Just recently I learned about a tragic episode in Canadian history which reveals how the spirit of giving can triumph over the darkest moments in our lives. On Thursday December 6, 1917 two ships collided in the port of ...
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“Ayeka” – Where are you?
Deacon Pedro
December 21, 2008
The creation narratives in Genesis are probably the best recognised stories of the whole Bible, yet at the same time, perhaps the most misunderstood. For Christians, the story of Adam and Eve reveal to us the relationship between God and humans, between male and female, about sexuality, togetherness and separation from God. Christian scholars throughout ...
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But I Don’t Speak Cantonese! Part 2 of 2
Mary Rose Bacani Valenti
December 20, 2008
So last time, I had my chat with Donna Yiu about her involvement with the Chinese Catholic programming team at Salt + Light for the series Fountain of Love and Life. I mentioned to Donna that one of my highlights of the fundraising gala they organized on November 23rd was the feature story. At every ...
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Programming Not to Miss on S+L This Weekend!
Matthew Harrison
December 19, 2008
We’ve got a great lineup of new programming this weekend on Salt + Light Television. As you know, Nothing More Beautiful premieres at 8pm and 12:30am ET on Friday, December 19th (with a Saturday 12:30pm ET repeat). On Saturday, December 20th at 8pm ET we have the Canadian premiere of the powerful film Testimony. Sunday ...
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Nothing More Beautiful Premiere this Friday at 8pm ET
Matthew Harrison
December 18, 2008
“There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful than to know Him and to speak to others of our friendship with him.” The above quote from Pope Benedict XVI is the inspiration for a new initiative from the Archdiocese of Edmonton ...
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The Veils are Off!
Michele Nuzzo
December 18, 2008
The magic of Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre came to visit our Salt + Light studio… and I was fortunate to be around to experience it. Though the veils were off, it was impossible to not recognize the joy filled laughter of Elicia Mackenzie and Noëlla Huet from across the office the minute they walked ...