Salt and Light Hour - Catholic Podcast

We speak with Julia Kozak, a dancer and artist from the Nisga’a Nation in British Columbia and Allan Jamieson, a Cayuga Elder, educator and promoter of arts and culture.

Join us for our Easter edition with all of our contributors: Church for Dummies with Billy; What I Learned From My Kids with Gillian; Consumers vs Priests with Danny; What’s Good in Hollywood with Mark; and Windows to the Soul with Sr. Marie-Paul. Plus, special guest Sarah Hart shares new music with us.

This week Graydon Nicholas comments on the pope’s apology to Indigenous people. Ed Clancy of Aid to the Church in Need reminds us of an anniversary in Sri Lanka; Sr. Marie-Paul Curley, fsp gives us the windows to the soul to an unusual Lenten film; and we reconnect with singer/songwriter Mike Boucher.

In episode 1 of this mini-series, we meet Harvey McCue, an accomplished educator, and Cassidy Caron, President of the Métis National Council. We speak about land rights, the impact of residential schools, reconciliation, and much more.

This week, Fr. Cristino Bouvette of the Diocese of Calgary tells us what it’s like to be a Catholic priest with Indigenous heritage; Danny Torchia returns with a new installment of Consumers vs. Priests and introduces us to Linda; Billy has a question about baptism in Church for Dummies; and we reconnect with Nick and Nikki Garza.

This week on a special edition of the SLHour, we look at the situation in Ukraine. We learn how the Church has been affected, how the Church has been responding, and how we can help. We hear from Bishop Bryan Bayda and Viktoriia Marko of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon, Carl Hétu of Development and Peace-Caritas Canada, and Anna Dombrowska of Catholic Near East Welfare Association. We...

This week, Andrew Robison of the Holy Donors podcast hopes to inspire us to become donors of the holy kind. We talk about the Catholic teaching of war and violence with Benjamin Boivin in A Taste for the Common Good; Mark Matthews wonders if our life is like a documentary in What's Good in Hollywood, and we catch up with singer/songwriter Marie Miller.

This week on the SLHour, Katie Zulanas of the Couple to Couple League tells us about their new online Fertility Science Institute; Jermaine has a couple good book suggestions; Gillian learns a new lesson from her kids; and we meet singer/songwriter Fr. Maximilian Mary Dean.

This week on the SLHour, author Fiorella De Maria tells us about her new novel This Thing of Darkness; Ed Clancy of Aid to the Church in Need gives us an update on Ukraine; Billy has a question about the Host at Mass; and we reconnect with Bob Halligan, Jr. of Ceili Rain.

This week on an all-new SLHour, producer Susie Dueñas of Family Theater Productions tells us about their web series Catholic Central and Lente Católico. Danny Torchia returns with tips on lobbying and civic engagement, Sr. Marie Paul Curley, FSP, gives us the Windows to the Soul to some Academy nominated films, and we reconnect with singer/songwriter and minister Cooper Ray.

Author Carissa Douglas tells us about the latest installment of the Little Douglings series and we learn about Exodus, a challenging 90-day ascetic program for men. We also reconnect with singer/songwriter Fred Cacciotti and enter the Wonderful World of Benjamin Cello.

This week, we learn all about the new Catholic show for tween-agers, Studio 3:16, and we talk about depression and mental health with Deacon Ed Shoener of the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers. We also meet singer/songwriter Katie Curtis, who has muscular dystrophy, and reconnect with David Wang from the band Critical Mass, whose new album, Serenity, deals with parental alienation.

This week, on a special edition of the SLHour, we revisit some of the conversations we had on this program in the fall of 2021. We meet the CEO of Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation, Fr. Alan Fogarty, SJ, and learn about Encounters With the Sacred, a coming-of-age novel about faith and family. We also meet singer/songwriter Danielle Savard and reconnect with Michael James Mette, whose new al...

This week, on a special edition of the SLHour, we revisit some of the conversations we had on this program in the Fall of 2021. We learn about the three languages of evangelization, and also about the Indigenous delegation from Canada that will travel to meet Pope Francis. We also meet singer/songwriters Stephen Pishner and Jesse and Kathleen Leblanc, also known as Found Together.

This week we revisit some albums released by Catholic artists in 2021 and featured on the SLHour – tune in for some of the best new contemporary Catholic songs of 2021, featuring, Nick and Nikki Garza, David Mares, Danielle Savard, Found Together, Hannah Schaefer, Luke Spehar, Michael James Mette and Village Lights.

Join us for our 2021 SLHour Christmas special with all our contributors: Danny has a tip for consumers; Gillian learns a lesson from her kids; Billy has a suggestion for all Catholics; Sr. Marie-Paul Curley has tips on how to watch Christmas movies and Mark goes on a Christmas pilgrimage, plus we meet liturgical composer Chris de Silva and listen to some of his Christmas music!

This week we get learn all we need to know about the Indigenous delegation going to meet with Pope Francis; Amanda Griffin of Aid to the Church in Need tells us what Christmas is like for those in refugee camps and crisis regions; Jermaine has some good suggestions for your holiday reading; and we reconnect with Canadian Catholic music pioneer Denis Grady and his Franciscan and Friends.

This week, Deacon Ed Shoener of the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers tells us why every parish needs a mental health ministry. Benjamin Boivin returns with A Taste for the Common Good to tell us about Eucharistic Coherence; Mark Matthews tells us that someone is always watching us and we learn all about The Wonderful World of Benjamin Cello.

This week we speak with author Berta Byrne about her first novel, Encounters with the Sacred; Jermaine has a couple good book suggestions; Gillian learns a new lesson from her kids; and we meet singer/songwriter Katie Curtis.

This week on the SLHour, we speak with children’s author Carissa Douglas about the new installment in the Little Douglings young adult book series, based on her own 14 kids. Ed Clancy of Aid to the Church in Need returns with their new segment Where God Helps; Sr. Marie-Paul Curley, fsp gives us the windows to the soul to a Netflix horror thriller series; and we meet singer/songwriter/and master g...

Is Pope Francis coming to Canada next year? This week on the SLHour, Archbishop Richard Smith of Edmonton tells us all we know and how we got here. Danny Torchia returns to begin another season of media tips, Billy Chan has a question about the Mass and we learn about Parental Alienation with singer/songwriter David Wang of Critical Mass.

This week, we learn all about Studio 3:16, a new Catholic TV series for kids; Jermaine has a new book suggestion; Gillian learns a new lesson from her kids; and we meet liturgical music composer Stephen Pishner.

This week on the SLHour, we meet Salt + Light Media’s CEO, Fr. Alan Fogarty, SJ, and learn about what’s new for the organization. We also learn about the work of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN-Canada); Sr. Marie-Paul Curley, fsp, gives us the windows to the soul to another great family film; and we meet singer/songwriter/married couple Jesse and Kathleen LeBlanc – also known as Found Together.

This week on the SLHour, the Canadian bishops make an unequivocal apology to Indigenous peoples; Billy has a question about homilies in Church for Dummies; author Patrick Sullivan of Evango teaches us the three languages of evangelization, and we reconnect with singer/songwriter Michael James Mette, who has a new album, Exile.

This week, on a special edition of the SLHour, we learn how one mother found sanctuary after the Sandy Hook school shooting and with speak with producer and actor Nick Loeb about the Roe v. Wade movie. We also meet the band Onward and Upward Worship and we have a featured chat with singer/songwriter Steve Bell.