Living in the land of martyrs

Friday, May 3, 2019

Kristina Glicksman

“Dungeon, fire, and sword” to me were a poetic allusion to adversity. I never thought to ask: “Which dungeon? What fire? Whose sword?” Until I lived in England.

Thursday Thoughts for Advent: Lighting Candles…on Your Head

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Fr. Matt Gworek

Fr. Matt Gworek reflects on the life of St. Lucy, a uniquely Swedish way of celebrating her feast day, and what lessons this feast holds for us at Advent.

Condolences from the Holy Father for the victims of the terrorist attack on the mosque in Québec, Canada

Monday, January 30, 2017

Salt + Light Media

The following is the message of condolences for the victims of the terrorist attack that took place late yesterday evening in a mosque in Québec in Canada, sent by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on behalf of the Holy Father Francis to Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, archbishop of Québec.

A timeless memorial to the millions…

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Chris Adamczyk

A timeless memorial to the millions… During our Pilgrimage to the Holy Lands, we made a visit to a place the name of which I never knew, but which now I will never forget. It was a place of silence, a time to listen to the silenced, to the echoing cries of suffering, and to […]

Pope: Catholics have ‘duty’ to pray for China today

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Kris Dmytrenko

While Pope Benedict frequently invites Catholics to pray for particular causes, he has made a unique, official appeal for the Church in China. Speaking at the General Audience last Wednesday, he said that “all Catholics throughout the world have a duty to pray for the Church in China: those members of the faithful have a […]

Canada presses Afghanistan to spare Christian convert

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Kris Dmytrenko

Last week we told you about the plight of Sayed Musa, a Christian convert sentenced to die in Afghanistan. Apostasy remains a capital offense in that country. Writing on behalf of the Canadian bishops, as the chair of their Human Rights Committee, Archbishop Brendan O’Brien of Kingston asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs to intervene […]

Bishops issue urgent appeal to save Afghan Christian

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Kris Dmytrenko

On New Year’s Day, Pope Benedict dedicated his message for the World Day of Peace to the cause of religious freedom. In his message, the Holy Father made headlines with his assertion that “Christians are the religious group which suffers most from persecution on account of its faith.” That statement may have surprised some, but […]

November’s Lectio Divina: To the Church of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, and Today

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Matthew Harrison

The persecution of Christians has been on our minds and hearts over the last couple of weeks. Just this past week in Toronto there was an ecumenical prayer service; praying particularly for the 58 victims of the October 31st attack on a Syriac Catholic Cathedral in Baghdad. The vigil was an event to remember those […]

Christians in Iraq: Fight or Flight versus Love and Conviviality

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Rita Sawaya

This blog comes from Rita Sawaya, who was in Rome covering the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East last month. Fight or Flight Forced migration of Christians from the Middle East has now become the norm. It is now impossible for a growing number of Christians – who are now an even smaller minority […]