As many of our readers know, after the Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention, a Marian Congress focusing on Our Lady of Guadalupe was held late last week and into the weekend. Through a variety of speakers, the Congress examined the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe from a scientific perspective, while also discussing her message, ...read more

This year’s Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus went off smoothly, as always. I can only imagine what it must take to put together an event of this size and have it go off without a hitch. Our live coverage, too went amazingly well thanks, of course to our stellar team of technicians and ...read more

Tuesday was not short of intense for our team here in Phoenix. Our live coverage with hosts David Naglieri, Kevin Nelson and Peter Sonski began with mass in the morning followed by an exclusive interview with Chris Lewis (son of comedian Jerry Lewis) who is currently the president of Wheelchair Mission. I was privileged during ...read more

As my colleagues mentioned in previous posts, a S+L team is in Phoenix, Arizona to cover the Knights of Columbus 127th Supreme Convention. This year’s convention is taking place at the Desert Ridge Marriott in Phoenix. Whereas in previous years participants (and media) were spread out in various hotels around the host city, this year ...read more

On Monday morning, Fr Thomas Rosica CSB and three of us S+L producers were privileged to attend the meeting of the Canadian Delegates, clergy and Bishops in attendance at this year’s 127th Supreme Knights Convention. In the middle of the session we were honoured by the arrival of Supreme Knight Carl Anderson who addressed the ...read more

The eight of us squinted our way out of the plane on Sunday afternoon only to be greeted warmly by what has become a foreign element to many of us Eastern Canadians this summer….the hot desert sun! A welcomed greeting indeed… Here on convention grounds at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, preparations for the 127th ...read more

I am writing from sunny Arizona where I am currently getting ready to host Salt + Light Television’s exclusive live coverage of the 127th Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus. From August 4-6 thousands of Knights from Canada, the USA, and around the world will gather with more than 80 Bishops and Cardinals for ...read more

Not once but twice! Canada’s Catholic Television Network, Salt + Light Television, will once again be celebrated in October as it receives its second Gabriel as “Television Station of the Year” from the Catholic Academy for Communications Arts Professionals. The news was made public on July 20, 2009 by the Academy in Dayton, Ohio. With ...read more

Once in a while, in the busyness of daily life, I find that something pulls me to stop for a bit and take a drink. I take a drink whenever I come across anything like an imaginative story, a laughing innocent child, or a spiritually uplifting poem. In this case, I’d like to share an ...read more

[This blog comes from Brendan Collins, a seminarian for the Diocese of Derry, Ireland, who is interning with Salt + Light Television Network during the months of July and August 2009.] My first visit to American soil was this past Friday, July 24th. I traveled to the Mother House of the Dominican Sisters of St. ...read more