"Social friendship and universal fraternity necessarily call for an acknowledgement of the worth of every human person, always and everywhere. If each individual is of such great worth, it must be stated clearly and firmly that 'the mere fact that some people are born in places with fewer resources or less development does not justify the fact that they are living with less dignity'. This is a basic principle of social life that tends to be ignored in a variety of ways by those who sense that it does not fit into their worldview or serve their purposes." (Fratelli Tutti, 106)Much has been said about the need for the Church to act in light of these disturbing revelations. We trust that the leaders of the Church will work diligently to address this problem in a way that fits the immensity of this tragedy. At the same time, we are the Church. The Church's path of conversion passes through each one of us. Each of us has a role to play here. We must do our active part to honour the 215 and countless others. We owe it to all those who have suffered too much for too long. May the Spirit of our Creator lead us on this journey, from the darkest night to a new dawn.
This past week two radio stations released interviews they conducted with Pope Francis earlier this summer. As always, (almost) everyone was surprised that he gave the interviews, and several of his comments made headlines. The interviews were given to Radio Renascença – the radio station owned by the Patriarchate of Lisbon and the Portuguese Bishops […]
[singlepic id=42 w=145 h=142 float=right] It’s the end of the year 2010 and the end of another great S+L Radio year – tune in to listen to some of our favourite interviews of the past year, Michael Carrera tells us about The Catholic Workout, and Vatican news expert, John Allen predicts the future of the […]
[singlepic id=76 w=150 h=150 float=right] Summer is the time when we take a break from our regular programming and instead bring you some of our best commentary, interviews, artists and songs from the year. This week we speak with Father Robert Barron of Word on Fire. We also hear about the new outreach to Anglicans […]
[singlepic id=12 w=145 h=96 float=right] Summer is the time when we take a break from our regular programming and instead bring you some of our best commentary, interviews, artists and songs from the year. This week we listen to two Pastors speaking about Restorative Justice, Rev. Dale Lang and Harry Nigh. We also re-visit an […]
[singlepic id=73 w=150 h=142 float=right] Summer is here and that means the summer edition of S+L Radio when we air some of our best commentary, songs and interviews. This week it’s Arthur Blessitt who’s been walking with a cross around the world for 40 years; Fr. Graham Keep, of the diocese of London, is our […]