You may have heard that Pope Benedict XVI recently released a CD… sort of. Geffen Records, with the help of Vatican Radio, produced an album of Marian chants and Lauretan Litanies. Woven into the music are clips of Pope Benedict’s reflections on Mary. The second to last track on the CD is actually built around ...read more

It’s no secret to those who know me that I’m a big fan of Sarah Hart, so it’s with great excitement that I announce that she will be in conversation with me tonight on Catholic Focus. Sarah went up to Midland, Ontario last July for the Toronto Archdiocesan Youth Rally and we had a chance ...read more

You might have heard of Shannon Joseph’s Canadians for Care website because: You’re the person who helped her put together the website; You’re one of the doctors/medical professionals taking part in her forum on the web; You watched my Zoom on Friday, December 4th, and caught my phone interview with her. In which case, this ...read more

On Sunday, November 29th, the Chinese programming team of Salt + Light Television had their 5th Fundraising Gala at LeParc Banquet Hall in Thornhill, Ontario. It has become my honour and privilege to attend their annual fundraising dinners for their TV program Fountain of Love and Life, which happens to be the first Chinese Catholic ...read more

Tomorrow, December 8th, is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. It marks the day in 1854 that Pope Pius IX declared the Catholic Church believes Mary was concieved free from Original Sin. In many countries it is a holy day of obligation and in many parts of the world it is also a public holiday. ...read more

We did it! Thanks for Sony and The Priests, but especially thanks to you – last night we were able to do a live webcast of The Priest’s concert, from St. Paul’s Basilica in Toronto. The concert was a wonderful evening – there were some 800 people present and Frs. Eugene, David and Martin treated ...read more

It’s that time of year!  Just like last year around this time, we’re receiving a visit from three very special singing Irish clergymen. As many of you know, The Priests will be performing tonight in Toronto at St. Paul’s Basilica. The evening will feature songs from their second album ‘Harmony’, released on November 23rd. If ...read more

Recently, I was able to screen the documentary Interrupted Lives: Catholic Sisters Under European Communism. Part of the Vision & Values series created by the Interfaith Broadcasting Commission, of which the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is a member, this documentary was truly eye-opening. I never thought of what these Sisters could have been ...read more

The Canadian magazine Maclean’s has published a lengthy article titled The Truth About Priests. The article addresses clergy abuse, and uses the recent Bishop Raymond Lahey scandal as a starting point. It includes interviews with different psychologists, priests, authors, and victims. The article can be read HERE. ...read more

Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar are three locations that evoke images of exotic foreign lands. It’s certainly off the usual travel route for most North Americans and it’s not every day we here at S+L read those names in the Vatican’s daily press bulletin. Today, however, the Holy See appointed a Papal Nuncio to those three ...read more