Our Christmas Gift

Monday, December 22, 2014

Salt + Light Media

This post was written by Richard Valenti, one of our editors at Salt +Light. He has been with S+L since the beginning. He and his wife, former S+L producer Mary Rose Bacani, welcomed their second child on December 22, 2013, one year ago today. Read the story of the birth of Gianna Valenti below: It […]

TWO DAUGHTERS, SIX SAINTS, AND THREE POPES

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Salt + Light Media

By Mary Rose Bacani Valenti We were riding on the subway with a friend of ours a few years ago. He started to tell the story of Chiara Luce, an Italian teenager who was then recently beatified. When he mentioned her name, Richard and I immediately looked at each other. I knew we were both […]

My Little Teacher

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Salt + Light Media

Former Salt and Light producer Mary Rose Bacani wrote this post for Fathers for Good website, an initiative of the Knights of Columbus. Her husband, Richard Valenti is a senior editor with Salt and Light. To have the heart of another human being beating inside of you is an absolutely life-changing experience. Thus, when I […]

Salt + Light Radio celebrates milestone 100th episode

Friday, February 25, 2011

Salt + Light Media

Salt + Light Radio will broadcast its 100th episode on Saturday, February 26. The program, which first aired in January 2009, is part of the media ministry of Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation and is available on the Catholic Channel, Sirius Satellite Radio 159 and XM Radio 117. With host Pedro Guevara Mann, Salt […]

Mass from Olympic Stadium highlights weekend programming honouring Br. André

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Mary Rose Bacani Valenti

I wrote the blog Encores for Brother André, mentioning the rebroadcast of the Canonization Mass and the airdates for my Catholic Focus: Remembering Brother André episode this coming weekend. But there’s much more Br. André to catch this weekend than that! So, check this out: 1. Rebroadcast of the Coverage of the Canonization Mass: Saturday, […]

Catholic Focus: Remembering Brother André

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Mary Rose Bacani Valenti

There were so many wonderful people I met and so many wonderful stories I heard during the filming for the documentary God’s Doorkeeper: St. André of Montreal. Unfortunately, I couldn’t include them all in the documentary! So we’ve decided to feature a special episode of Catholic Focus entitled “Remembering Brother André”. This episode will give […]

Catholic Focus: The Light of the East, part 2

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Mary Rose Bacani Valenti

In March, I went to the only place in North America where you can obtain a doctoral degree in Eastern Christian Studies – the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute. So if you’ve ever asked yourself “Do I know enough about the Eastern Catholics who form part of my Catholic family?”, read the rest of this blog. […]

Fathers for Good highlight S+L’s Mary Rose and Richard

Monday, May 24, 2010

Matthew Harrison

Many of our readers have heard about the Knights of Columbus sponsored initiative Fathers for Good. What some of our readers may not know is that their website offers a collection of husband and wife articles. In the month of May, Salt + Light’s own producer-editor couple Mary Rose Bacani and Richard Valenti are the […]

Extensive S+L coverage of Pope’s visit to Malta this weekend

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Matthew Harrison

Pope Benedict XVI embarks on his first of five Apostolic Voyages for 2010 this weekend. Before he heads to Portugal, Cyprus, Britain, and Spain, he starts it all off with Malta. The visit will celebrate the 1,950th anniversary of St. Paul’s shipwreck on the island that, according to tradition, occurred in the year 60 A.D., […]

Euthanizing Medicine

Monday, April 12, 2010

Mary Rose Bacani Valenti

The euthanasia (or the “right to die with dignity”) issue has been rearing its head in Canada for the past 20 years. The issue has already gone, unsuccessfully, before the Supreme Court of Canada. Bill C-384, introduced by Bloc Québécois MP Francine Lalonde to the Parliament of Canada, is the latest attempt. Even the Quebec […]