February 2nd is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Forty days after his birth the Law of Moses required Mary to go to the temple and take part in the ritual for purification. This was also the day Mary and Joseph formally introduced Jesus to the House of God. In 1997 Pope John ...read more

Change is coming to S+L! As you’ve been hearing from our daily Zoom updates, the final edition of Zoom aired on Friday, but we’re pleased to announce the new platform with which we will bring you our daily updates: Perspectives. Beginning today and continuing Monday through Thursday at 7pm ET, and available on demand at ...read more

On January 21st, Pope Benedict appointed Flaminia Giovanelli as undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.  The 61-year laywoman becomes the first woman to hold that particular position, but not the first one to reach that level.  In this week’s Vatican Report from Catholic News Service, John Thavis and Carol Glatz discuss women ...read more

The Wednesday General Audience this week offered a beautiful discourse on the life of St. Francis of Assisi.  In comments after the General Audience, Pope Benedict also acknowledged the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.  He prayed: May the memory of such events, in particular the tragedy of the Shoah that ...read more

Being new to Salt + Light there are a lot of aspects in many different areas to learn about. There are of course the areas of production that an operating television channel deals with on a daily basis. But here in addition to that there are the many different issues and focuses surrounding the topic ...read more

Superman, Batman, Nightcrawler, Punisher, Jake Sully (Avatar) – believe it or not, these names come up in conversation on this Thursday’s Catholic Focus. Yes, that’s because this episode is titled, “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane… Oh, it’s God: The Exploration of Humanity’s Search for a Saviour through the Superhero Mythology”. Just kidding, that’s not ...read more

Like many other Canadians, I spent my Friday night watching a star studded fundraising telethon for the people of Haiti. I found myself moved by the stories being sent back from correspondents on the ground and from aid workers who have been in the country since just after the quake hit. One thing struck me ...read more

Pope Benedict is encouraging priests to embrace new media and thus “give a soul” to the internet. The priest’s place in the digital world was the focus of his message for the 44th World Day of Communications, which was released this morning on the eve of the feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint ...read more

This past Sunday, Pope Benedict visited Rome’s Great Synagogue. Pundits were predicting a less then cordial meeting, but the Pontiff was warmly received, and the meeting was considered a success by both Catholics and Jews. In this week’s Vatican Report from Catholic News Service, John Thavis and Cindy Wooden provide insight into the Holy Father’s ...read more

This month on Lectio Divina, Archbishop Thomas Collins reflects on the servants and the wedding feast as found in Matthew 22:1-14. This is the dramatic parable where the king prepares a marriage feast, and invites his servants, but they refuse to come.  The Archbishop also includes the portion from Matthew 24:45-5: the passage that speaks ...read more