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Experiencing Forgiveness and Salvation — A Biblical Reflection for the Second...
In today’s Scripture readings, two of the three outstanding Advent guides (Isaiah, John the Baptist and Mary) show us the proper attitude to assume as we prepare to welcome the Saviour of the world....
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Emmanuel: the Plea and the Promise — A Biblical Reflection for 4th Sunday of...
On this Fourth Sunday of Advent, we listen attentively to the words of the prophet Isaiah, to the dream of Joseph, and the promise of the eternal God that takes flesh in the womb of the Virgin. The...
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Baptism Makes Us Members of the Family of Jesus — A Biblical Reflection for...
Salt + Light Television (my other life!) recently produced a magnificent documentary Within Your Gates on Pope Benedict’s historic pilgrimage to Jordan and Israel in 2009. Among the moving scenes in...
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Charter for Christian Living and Recipe for Extreme Holiness — A Biblical...
As the Church continues her pilgrim journey throughout history, we need a vision to sustain us and give us hope in the midst of our shadows, ambiguities and sins, our joys and hopes and victories....
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When We Gaze Deeply and Directly into the Light — A Biblical Reflection for...
Today’s marvelous Gospel story (John 9:1-41) is about seeing the face of Jesus, allowing the scales of blindness to fall from our eyes, experiencing his healing powers, and acknowledging Jesus for whom...
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The Transmission of Faith Is a Communal, Ecclesial Event — A Biblical...
Today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles (2:14, 22-33) presents us with the first of six discourses (along with Acts 3:12-26; 4:8-12; 5:29-32; 10:34-43; 13:16-41) dealing with the...
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The Master Builder and His Community of Living Stones — A Biblical Reflection...
The mystery of our spiritual union with Christ lies at the heart of the liturgy for the Fifth Sunday of Easter this year. In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles (6:1-7), we learn that a...
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Four part series reflecting on the Apostolic Exhortation Verbum Domini begins...
Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Exhortation Verbum Domini has been called the most important document on the Bible in 45 years. The Exhortation is the result of the October 2008 General Assembly of the...
View ArticlePerspectives Daily – Monday, Oct. 24
Tonight on Perspectives: Benedict XVI canonizes three new saints and makes some important appointments for the next Synod of Bishops. We also take a look back at the Canadian Bishops’ Plenary Assembly.
View ArticleLiving stones: Who are the Christians of the Holy Land?
Today the Pope landed in Lebanon to release his highly-anticipated message about the Christians of the Middle East. Why are the Christians struggling? And how can the Pope help them? On Catholic...
View ArticleInside the Synod – Friday, Oct. 5
Today marks the beginning of our NEW series entitled, “Inside the Synod.” Join Alicia Ambrosio throughout the month of October for daily updates, interviews and reactions from the Synod of Bishops on...
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Synod Day 1: Collegiality in Action
Cardinal Walter Kasper, former President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity told me a few years ago that people do not come to the Vatican to see Pope Benedict XVI, they come to...
View ArticlePerspectives Daily – Thursday, Oct. 11
Tonight on Perspectives: It’s October 11 and we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 2nd Vatican Council. We bring you complete highlights from today’s celebrations in Rome. All that and more coming...
View ArticleInside the Synod – Friday, Oct. 12
Our host Alicia Ambrosio brings you a recap of what happened in the synod hall, and from our team in Rome interviews with Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Cardinal George Pell, and Florence De Leyritz from the...
View ArticlePerspectives Daily – Wednesday, Oct. 17
Tonight on Perspectives: It’s Wednesday, and we take you to Rome for this week’s General Audience. Also, the Church responds to the crisis in Syria with a pastoral visit and we take a look at one of...
View ArticlePerspectives Daily – Thursday, Dec. 20
Tonight on Perspectives: Pope Benedict XVI convokes a synod of bishops and Pope Paul VI moves on step closer to beatification.
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New documentary on Synod of Bishops premieres Sept. 22
Find all information on Go and Teach including broadcast times at saltandlighttv.org/goandteach It’s not often that outsiders are allowed into the engine room of the Vatican. Sure, each day thousands...
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Meet the Cardinals: Lorenzo Baldisseri – Synod of Bishops
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even though Cardinal-designate Lorenzo Baldisseri will be elevated to the College of Cardinals during a formal ceremony Feb. 22, he already...
View ArticlePerspectives Daily – Vatican Releases Working Document for Synod on Family
This morning the Holy See Press Office released the Instrumentum Laboris or working instrument for this fall’s Extraordinary Synod of Bishop on the Family. The document, which was introduced at a...
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An MRI into the life of the Church
The following article by Fr. Thomas Rosica was originally published in the Boston Globe’s new website Crux: Covering all things Catholic. This fall’s biggest Vatican happening is a summit of bishops...
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