A Palestinian Point of View

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Allyson Kenny

For International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian Peoples, Allyson Kenny reflects on her recent experience interviewing Dr. Naim Ateek, a Christian Palestinian activist.

Catholic Focus: The Flying Fathers

Friday, March 9, 2018

Emilie Callan

Emilie Callan gives us a brief summary of her joyful experience filming the newest Catholic Focus episode: The Flying Fathers.

Catholic Focus: Finding St. Anthony

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Andrew Santos

How can St. Anthony’s story continue to inspire generations of believers? That was one of many questions I looked into, as I prepared for this latest Catholic Focus. So you know, St. Anthony to this day continues to be one of my favourite Saints in the Church. Besides helping me with lost items (like keys), […]

Rediscovering the Bible on the new-look Catholic Focus

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Salt + Light Media

It’s the most popular book in history, and yet it’s possibly the most misunderstood: the Bible. On this week’s Catholic Focus — featuring the new look for our flagship current affairs series — host Kris Dmytrenko speaks with Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, who are bringing the Word of God to a new generation through […]

The Labyrinth: The Testimony of Marian Kolodziej

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Cheridan Sanders

The real and total comprehensive task of a Christian…is to be a human being, a human being, of course, whose depths are divine. Karl Rahner Whenever people speak of Auschwitz, I wonder how it was possible for a person to ignore atrocities that happened only a few miles away. It’s said that some camps were […]

Syria: Paving a New Road to Damascus

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Stefan Slovak

Fr. Paolo Dall’Oglio at Salt + Light Television along with members of the Syrian community of Toronto and members of the Salt + Light team. The civil war in Syria is perhaps the most volatile issue in international affairs today. This is high stakes showdown that has seen all of the major powers of the […]

What’s keeping you from the Holy Land?

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Kris Dmytrenko

When comparing long-term travel plans among Christian friends, the one country on everyone’s list, without exception, is Israel. But obstacles like cost — a typical return flight from Toronto to Tel Aviv will run well over $1000 — mean that many pilgrims tend to make the journey later in life. Looking back on my own […]

A ministry of service on Catholic Focus

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Deacon Pedro

When I was twelve years old a doctor in my parish, who was a fairly active parishioner, announced that he was going to Mexico for a year to further his studies. I didn’t think much about it. The year went by and one day I noticed that he had returned. But what I really noticed […]

Caravaggio: A Catholic Artist?

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Salt + Light Media

The content of Caravaggio’s art was often explicitly Catholic, but what about his beliefs, or his lifestyle? The controversial artist was recently featured in a rare exhibition in Canada, so S+L’s Jenna Murphy took a trip to Ottawa to see his works in person. Jenna reveals what she learned in a recent episode of Catholic […]

Catholic Focus: Vatican City 101

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Alicia Ambrosio

During my time living in Rome over the last decade, a funny thing happened. When I would return home for visits, my family, friends, and even Canada Customs agents would inevitably ask, “Hey, is it true that (fill in the blank with random question about the Vatican)?” My solution, finally, was to produce a Catholic […]