The reality of today’s Catholic Church is very different from decades past. It is common today to hear about cases of parishes being closed because of the lack of faithful. Listening to news of people who protest against the closures in some places, one can understand these people, but some times the change could be positive. ...read more

You’ll be seeing a lot of Fr. James Mallon on S+L this week. He’s the current pastor of St. Benedict parish in Halifax, a new church that resulted from the amalgamation of three churches in downtown Halifax. This Friday on Perspectives Weekly, he speaks about how his community was able to make the most of ...read more

Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Lenten season offers us once again an opportunity to reflect upon the very heart of Christian life: charity. This is a favourable time to renew our journey of faith, both as individuals and as a community, with the help of the word of God and the sacraments. This journey is ...read more

Tonight on Perspectives the Holy Father sends a message to the faithful for lent, and we take a look at events across the country. ...read more

This post comes to us courtesy of Fr. James Phalan, CSC and Holy Cross Family Ministries You might recognize this as a photo of the Cristo Branco, the ¨White Christ¨ that presides high over Rio de Janeiro. However I took this photo on a very well travelled corridor of Terminal 3 of Heathrow Airport in ...read more

Today the Universal Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord — a day when we all consider our own consecration to God. In particular, the feast is associated with the religious life, and so this day also marks the 16th World Day of Consecrated Life. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops explains ...read more

Tonight on Perspectives: a look at Pope Benedict’s weekly general audience, we remember Cardinal Anthony Bevilaqua of Philadelphia who passed away last night and give you a sneak peak at our latest film “Across the Divide” about Bethlehem University. ...read more

This Sunday was the World day of Prayer for those suffering from Leprosy, a new blessed was recognized in a ceremony in Vienna, and it was the Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land.  It has become customary for the pope to have two children from Italy’s Catholic Action group join him at ...read more

I was pleased on Tuesday morning to see the movie “The Tree of Life” nominated for an Oscar. It was probably one of the most beautiful movies I have ever watched. The beginning of the movie is a citation from the book of Job: “Where were you when I founded the earth…while the morning stars ...read more

Fr. James Phalan, CSC is the director of Family Rosary International, one of the many ministries of the Holy Cross order. His ministry takes him around the world visiting Catholic communities of all shapes, sizes, and demographics. This past week he was in the Philippines and wrote this piece for the Family Rosary blog “World ...read more