Sacred Covenant and Discipleship Formation on a special SLHour

Thursday, August 8, 2024

Deacon Pedro

Deacon Pedro highlights two important conversations from a special episode of SLHour, available now on YouTube and your favourite podcast app.

Two years on from Pope’s historic visit, CCCB releases letter recognizing accomplishments and envisioning a path forward

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Matthew Neugebauer

The CCCB released a letter commemorating Pope Francis' 2022 visit to Canada, reflecting on their ongoing reconciliation with Indigenous communities.

Pêhonân: A Paradigm Shift in the Canadian Ecumenical Movement | One Body

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Scott Sharman

The great damage inflicted among Indigenous Peoples by the colonizing projects in North America/Turtle Island, including the far too frequent complicity of the churches with them, is something that can hardly be overstated.

Sustaining the weary | Reflection for Palm Sunday

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Matthew Neugebauer

The Old Testament reading for this Sunday seems to be a series of non sequiturs, or sentences cobbled together like the collection of Proverbs. The “Servant of the Lord” goes from a teacher, to a listening and obedient student, to a victim of horrendous torture.

Joint Statement on the “Doctrine of Discovery”

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Salt + Light Media

1. In fidelity to the mandate received from Christ, the Catholic Church strives to promote universal fraternity and respect for the dignity of every human being. 2. For this reason, in the course of history the Popes have condemned acts of violence, oppression, social injustice and slavery, including those committed against Indigenous peoples.

Healing the wounds of Canada: Pope Francis and the Indigenous

Friday, September 30, 2022

Julian Paparella

As I stood in Maskwacis, Alberta, witnessing Pope Francis arrive to deliver his much-awaited apology to the Indigenous peoples of Canada on their lands, I was cut to the heart. Two things struck me simultaneously. First, the suffering, pain, and intergenerational trauma that has wreaked havoc on Indigenous communities and families. Second, the humility, courage, […]