Pope’s General Audience – Dec 28, 2022

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Pope Francis

In today’s catechesis, Pope Francis reflects on the mystery of Christmas and the thoughts of St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. Read the full text below: Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and again, Merry Christmas! The liturgical season invites us to pause and reflect on the mystery of Christmas. And […]

Deacon-structing Doctors of the Church, part 4

Monday, April 26, 2021

Deacon Pedro

We continue exploring Doctors of the Church with Francis de Sales, John Damascene, Ephrem, Bede, and two Cyrils.

Deacon-structing spiritual reading, part 1

Monday, February 15, 2021

Deacon Pedro

As we approach the season of Lent, Deacon Pedro gives us some recommendations for how to give our faith a boost with some spiritual reading.

7 things I learned from Finding God’s Will for You

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Marie Anne Torres

Marie Anne Torres shares 7 important lessons from the classic spiritual text, Finding God’s Will for You by St. Francis de Sales.

St. Francis de Sales and the tale of the wise statue

Friday, January 24, 2020

Kristina Glicksman

St. Francis de Sales tells a naively profound story about a wise statue which reveals a great truth about our relationship with God.

Deacon-structing Panama 2019 Saints – My Version

Sunday, February 3, 2019

Deacon Pedro

This year during WYD the Church happened to celebrate the memorials of some very memorable saints. Deacon Pedro explains why they are also relevant for WYD.

Pope Francis’ Message for the 51st World Day of Social Communications

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Salt + Light Media

The theme for the Church’s 2017 World Day for Social Communications is: “Fear not, for I am with you” (Is 43.5). Communicating hope and trust in our time. The message is released on January 24 each year, feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists and communicators. The day is usually commemorated on […]

Pope Francis Announces Theme for World Day of Communications 2016

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Salt + Light Media

Communication and Mercy: a fruitful encounter The choice of theme this years has clearly been determined by the Celebration of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, and the Holy Father undoubtedly desired that World Communications Day would provide the appropriate occasion to reflect on the deep synergy between communication and mercy. In the Bull of Indiction […]

Communicating the Family: A Privileged Place of Encounter with the Gift of Love

Friday, January 23, 2015

Salt + Light Media

Read the message of His Holiness Pope Francis from Pontifical Council for Social Communications on the 49th World Communications Day: the importance of the family as ‘environment in which we learn to communicate’. Pontifical Council for Social Communications 49th World Communications Day 2015 Message of His Holiness Pope Francis The family is a subject of profound […]

Silence: The space for deep communication

Monday, February 6, 2012

Sebastian Gomes

January 24th was the feast day of St. Francis de Sales – patron of journalists and communicators – and the occasion Pope Benedict chose to announce the Church’s message for World Communications Day 2012. The message is an interesting one, highlighting the importance of silence as a crucial variable in effective and meaningful communication. “In […]