This is my tenth Palm Sunday. I remember having to squint as I walked to Church, ten years ago this morning, as the sun reflected off the remaining snow. Winter, like Lent, was nearly over and the air was filled with an organic odour that may have been repellant, were it not for the new ...

Could the Church’s new environmental emphasis be a myth? Some commentators tried to argue as much. It’s true that the Pope’s statements on the subject are given a disproportionate share of the headlines lately. That said, surely the Holy Father now knows that every green comment he makes will appear in the mainstream media. Yet ...

The Church has traditionally grounded Lenten spirituality in almsgiving, fasting and prayer as taught by Jesus in his Evangelical Discourse (Matt. Chap. 6). At the mention of “prayer,” our thoughts may turn first just in the direction of vocal prayer, – “saying” prayers. But we should never restrict the concept of prayer just to “words.” ...

Lent is a special time to prepare for the passion, death, and Resurrection of our Lord.  We have a full line-up of programming for Holy Week beginning this weekend on Palm Sunday to help enter into this great mystery. Prior to that, this Thursday, we will be broadcasting a special Sacrament of Penance service presided ...

We’re just over half way through Lent. It’s a time when we may be wavering in our resolutions, or perhaps regretting that we haven’t done anything to enter more fully into the passion of our Lord. This weekend on Salt + Light, we offer viewers an opportunity of encouragement, or depending where you are at, ...

In a dark period between a hail of shrapnel in 1994 and a papal decree in 2002, not one priest remained in Afghanistan. This statistic may not surprise you, given that the country was ruled by the fanatical Taliban for the majority of those years. But considering Jesus’ great commission to “make disciples of all ...

In Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI describes marital love as free, total, faithful, and fruitful. I could spend hours typing about each of those four characteristics, but instead on tonight’s episode of Catholic Focus, I would like to take the opportunity to concentrate on the ‘fruitful’ aspect; specifically natural family planning, fertility awareness and contraception. ...

Did you miss the first few episodes of the Salt + Light series Mothering, Full of Grace? For the next three Wednesdays we will be airing a previously broadcast episode at 8pm and midnight ET. (note that we do not have the usual Sunday repeat as Salt + Light is airing special Lenten and Easter ...

This title may prompt you to say: “Fasting for Lent is hard enough but fasting for Easter is just too much!” Indeed, a better title might be “Fasting because of Easter.” Whatever? Here’s the reason we fast — some people in the Gospel once asked Jesus why they and the Pharisees fast often, but Jesus’ ...

“I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.” (John 15:15) This… this is true, quality friendship. This is our Lord, telling us he calls us friends and sharing with us all the love and grace and knowledge that comes from our Heavenly Father. ...