The old Milk campaign slogan from years ago came to mind at this month’s Lectio Divina. Archbishop Thomas Collins reflects on the parable of the ten maidens (Matthew 25:1-13).  This of course is the parable in which oil is a hot commodity — and five of the lasses are without!  When they leave to get ...read more

Go to www.stgianna.ca and you’ll meet a parish community that’s very much alive in the faith.  Surprisingly, this St. Gianna parish community in Winnipeg has not had a church building they can call their own since they had their first Mass in 2004.  On their website, you’ll see a video of their church building in ...read more

Once again, the 40 Days for Life campaign has begun in 167 cities across the U. S., as well as cities in Canada, Northern Ireland and Australia. In Canada, this time around, it’s taking place in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Kelowna, BC, Guelph, Toronto and Montreal. In Toronto, the campaign kicked-off last night with guest ...read more

After a 33 year dry spell, Canada has its first gold medal on home soil thanks to the efforts of freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau. However, the overzealous enthusiasm that followed Bioldeau’s win has hurt our national image as host among the other countries present at the 2010 Winter Games. The media has a responsibility to ...read more

Pope Benedict XVI begins Lent with an ancient Roman Ash Wednesday tradition. The Holy Father will preside over a penitential procession from the Basilica of St. Anselm to the the Basilica of St. Sabina, where he will celebrate Holy Mass and the blessing and imposition of Ashes. Join Salt + Light’s Pedro Guevara Mann and ...read more

Many mothers know the value of a time out for their little ones – a few minutes for a rangy toddler to sit, calm down, think about the action that led them to the time out in the first place, and start again. But do many mothers know the value of a time out for ...read more

Recorded on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and the World Day of the Sick, February 11th, this week’s Vatican Report looks at the Catholic Church’s involvement in healthcare. Catholic News Service’s John Thavis and Cindy Wooden report. To view this video you need the latest version of Flash Player ...read more

As the eyes of the world turn to Vancouver to see who will fly higher, finish with the fastest time, break the most records and win the most medals, the eyes of Salt+Light have turned to the Vancouver Olympics to see how the Church is rising to this unprecedented occasion. It turns out the entire ...read more

The Olympics start tomorrow, and all the media attention will be on Canada and the world’s greatest athletes! Yesterday, I visited with someone who could have made it to the Olympics, someone who could have carried the Olympic torch. She is 91-year-old Sr. Frances Ordway, a Loretto sister living at the Loretto Abbey convent in ...read more

Today we recognize the feast of St.  Scholastica. Scholastica is the younger sister of St.  Benedict, the father of Western Monasticism, and I’d like to share a charming story from St. Gregory about the bond between the two.  Benedict was visiting Scholastica and she had the sense, likely divinely inspired, that this would be the ...read more