Deacon-structing Christmas: Had Jesus Not Been Born | Part 2

Monday, January 2, 2023

Deacon Pedro

Last week I was imagining a world without Christmas. That would mean no Christmas music and no Christmas movies. But a world without Jesus would mean much more to our popular culture. One of my favourite Broadway musicals is Les Miz. I never read the novel, Les Miserables by Victor Hugo and wasn’t crazy about […]

Deacon-structing Christmas: Had Jesus not been born | Part 1

Monday, December 26, 2022

Deacon Pedro

I remember once, a Cuban friend who grew up in Cuba with no Christmas, telling me that she had never seen or heard of a Christmas tree before she left Cuba. But had Christ never been born, the implications would be much worse than not having Christmas trees. Just think of the music we’d be […]

St. Cecilia: virgin and martyr

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Maria Montemayor

St. Cecilia is known for being the patron saint of music, musicians, and composers. According to tradition, St. Cecilia came from a wealthy family and was promised in marriage to a Roman pagan named Valerian. She had already made a vow of virginity to God, and she prayed and fasted that her promise be preserved. […]

7 YouTube worship sessions to ignite your soul

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Marie Anne Torres

Here are 7 YouTube worship session gems that are sure to lift you up and light your soul on fire!

Songs for the Light to come

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Louisa Florentin

What does your Advent and Christmas season sound like? Louisa shares a list of 7 songs she's listening to. Will you find a new favourite?

Music and spirituality

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Salt + Light Media

Musicians Christina Labriola and Gregory Celio, SJ, talk about music's ability to express things too deep for words and its relationship with faith.

LUMINA – A Chamber Choir Concert

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Salt + Light Media

LUMINA features the Cantabile Chamber Singers, a group of 16-20 members dedicated to making chamber music of the highest caliber while bringing awareness to, and raising funds for, causes that impact society. About The Cantabile Chamber Singers The choir was originally formed as an advanced ensemble to further founder Cheryll Chung’s development as a conductor. […]

What Music Should Christians Listen to? – Fr. Rob Galea

Friday, August 11, 2017

Salt + Light Media

In this video, Fr. Rob advises you on how to determine if the music you listen to affects you positively.

Your Catholic Summer Playlist

Friday, July 21, 2017

Emilie Callan

Is it too late to offer a Catholic summer playlist? The answer is no. It’s never too late. Besides, the weather has not been nearly hot enough to consider the past month “summer”. Our picnic days are far from being over. So here’s your opportunity to add some wholesome tunes – not boring! – to […]

Deacon-structing: Christmas Music

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Deacon Pedro

It seems that every year we have the same discussion around this time: what is the real meaning of Christmas? and let’s keep Christ in Christmas. There are even campaigns to boycott department stores that refuse to acknowledge the “reason for the season.” It’s so easy to jump onto that band wagon. To add to this, “Christmas” starts […]