Every week, our host Deacon Pedro brings you the best of Canada's Catholic Salt + Light Media: Inspiring messages, insightful interviews, interesting commentary and music; plus great segments from our contributors. Stay current with the Catholic Church in Canada and the world, and nourish your faith with the SLHour.
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Josiah Radio is biblically sound, Holy Ghost inspired preaching and teaching, with an emphasis on encouraging and challenging Christians to remain true to Jesus Christ and be salt and light in this world.
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Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef
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"I'm Glad You Said That" is a weekly podcast/radio show featuring Jim Minnery, President of Alaska Family Council/Action. During these episodes, we'll talk about the things you're not supposed to talk about in polite company - religion and politics. We dive into both as they intersect issues like religious liberty, the sanctity of life, Biblical marriage and parental rights. Each show, Minnery interviews influencers across Alaska and across the nation to get listeners thinking on how to be s ...
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In this final message of the series, Dr. Michael Youssef confronts one of the most misused verses in Scripture—“Judge not, lest you be judged.” Preaching from Matthew 7:1–12, he powerfully clarifies that Christ does not call us to ignore sin or false teaching, but to reject self-righteous, motive-based judgment. Only God knows the heart; our role i…
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In this critical message, Dr. Michael Youssef lays out the eternal consequences of our daily choices. Preaching from Matthew 6:19–34, he reveals four key decisions every believer must make: where to invest, what to value, whom to serve, and what ambition to pursue. Jesus makes it plain—your heart follows your treasure, your vision shapes your life,…
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EP614 | EP614 | Supporting Business Leaders and Music by Luke Spehar
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Our Faith gives preference to the poor, but everyone needs to be supported in their faith. Today we learn about LEGATUS, a ministry that supports Catholic business leaders. Billy Chan returns with Church for Dummies with a hellish question, and we reconnect with singer/songwriter Luke Spehar.By Deacon Pedro
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In this sobering message, Dr. Michael Youssef exposes the modern crisis of self-centeredness and its devastating effect on marriage. Preaching from Matthew 5:31–32, he confronts the lies of our culture and calls believers back to God's original design for marriage—a covenant between one man and one woman, bound by commitment and marked by grace. Di…
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In this uncompromising message, Dr. Michael Youssef confronts today’s moral collapse with Jesus’ teaching from Matthew 5:27–30: “You shall not commit adultery.” Exposing the idolatry of sexual sin—even within the Church—he declares that God’s design for sex is a holy gift reserved for marriage between one man and one woman. Lust begins in the heart…
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Young Republicans of Alaska Chair Has a Fascinating Journey to Tell
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The more you peel back the layers on Jarrett Freeman...the more you like him. Wrestled at Penn State. Uh...can you say discipline and strength. Has 117,000 followers on Instagram. Has influence and charisma and knows how to build networks. Newly elected Chair of the Young Republicans of Alaska. Ready and willing to inject some much needed energy an…
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"Deprogramming the Democrats and unEducating the Elites" Author on the Show Today
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Lisa Ekman joins me on "I'm Glad You Said That" today to discuss her transformation from a leftist Democrat to a conservative patriot. She's no dummy with a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University, a master’s in social work from the University of Denver, and a bachelor’s in communication and rhetoric from Northwestern University. For more than 20 y…
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My Buddy Bob from New Zealand Talks How they Banned Puberty Blockers !
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When one of the most liberal countries in the world bans puberty blockers, cross sex hormones and surgical mutilation of minors, you have to wonder when states like Alaska will join the mix. Bob McCoskrie, founder of Family First, the equivalent of a nationwide Alaska Family Council in New Zealand, is on the show today to discuss how that just happ…
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In this convicting message, Dr. Michael Youssef exposes the destructive power of unrighteous anger and calls believers to repentance and restoration through Christ. Preaching from Matthew 5:21–26, he reveals that anger begins in the heart long before it erupts into outward sin—and unless it is confessed and surrendered to Jesus, it poisons the soul…
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In this bold message, Dr. Michael Youssef proclaims that Jesus did not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it—and only in Him can we be made righteous. Preaching from Matthew 5:17–20, Dr. Youssef affirms that God the Father authored the Law, God the Son authenticated it through His perfect obedience, and God the Holy Spirit empowers believers no…
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In this opening message, Dr. Michael Youssef confronts the modern Church’s failure to be salt in a decaying world. Preaching from Matthew 5:13, he declares that only those who have climbed the ladder of the Beatitudes—marked by brokenness, righteousness, purity, mercy, and persecution—are true disciples empowered by the Holy Spirit to preserve soci…
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EP613 | The Migration Roads of Fire and Music by Gabriel Giammaria
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Many have said that migration is the crisis of our day. But do we know what that crisis looks like? Today we speak with filmmaker Nathaniel Lezra about migration and his film Roads of Fire. Jemaine Bagnall returns with two great book suggestions, and we meet Canadian singer/songwriter Gabriel Giammaria.…
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In this powerful message, Dr. Michael Youssef proclaims Jesus’ command that His followers must be the light of the world—a visible, guiding, and warning light shining in a darkened age. Drawing from Matthew 5:14–16, Dr. Youssef calls believers to live openly for Christ, illuminating truth through holy living and bold witness. True light does not hi…
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In this powerful message, Dr. Michael Youssef proclaims an urgent call to cultivate a heart of thanksgiving rooted in Biblical Truth. Drawing from Luke 17, where Jesus heals ten lepers but only one returns to give thanks, Dr. Youssef confronts our modern entitlement and ingratitude with the piercing light of God’s Word. He reminds us that true grat…
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In this final step of Jesus’ superstructure of true happiness, Dr. Youssef proclaims that those who live for Christ will face persecution—not for harshness or pride, but "because of righteousness" and allegiance to the Lord. The world resents the light of Christ in His people, just as Cain resented Abel and as the religious leaders hated Jesus. Yet…
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In this bold message, Dr. Youssef declares that peace is not found in compromise, silence, or tolerance—but only through Christ, the Prince of Peace. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9). True peace comes at a cost—the blood of Jesus shed on the cross. The world offers a false peace that ignores sin,…
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In this sixth message, Dr. Youssef teaches that purity of heart is not sinlessness, but an undivided devotion to God—where our thoughts, motives, and actions are united in obedience to Christ. Jesus said, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8). The pure in heart are those who refuse double‑mindedness, refuse compromis…
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EP612 | Catholic High-Performance Coaching and music by Fr. Bill Quinlivan
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Mental challenges are real for any one in high pressured jobs, including but not limited to athletes and performers. Today we learn all about the Success and Performance Coaching Program with Pastoral Counselor, Rachael Isaac. Gillian Kantor tells us what she learned from her kids this month, and we meet singer/songwriter Fr. Bill Quinlivan, who ha…
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In this fifth message, Dr. Youssef shows that true mercy is a mark of those who are being shaped into the likeness of Christ. “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy” (Matthew 5:7). Mercy is not weakness, nor is it sentimental tolerance of sin. Mercy flows from a heart that has first been broken over sin, humbled in meekness, and ma…
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Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness
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In this fourth message of Happiness is in You, Dr. Youssef reminds us that the deepest longing of the human soul can only be satisfied by God Himself. Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied” (Matthew 5:6). This is not a hunger for religious activity or public recognition, but a burning de…
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Send us a text In this message, we speak about the necessity and power of confession. How does God's word define confession? What else should follow confession? What fruit can we expect to experience when we obey what Proverbs 28:13 says? What do light and darkness have to do with confession? What does light bring into our lives? What does darkness…
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Standing Strong in the Face of Difficulty
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In this message, Dr. Youssef declares that true meekness is not weakness, but strength surrendered to the Holy Spirit. Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5). This meekness grows only after we confess our spiritual bankruptcy and learn to mourn over our sin. Meekness is the power to remain steady when wron…
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In this second message of the series, Dr. Youssef declares that true happiness is not found in ignoring sin or excusing it, but in mourning over it before a holy God. Jesus said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” (Matthew 5:4). This mourning is not self‑pity, nor the grief of earthly loss, but a deep sorrow over offending th…
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In this powerful opening message of Happiness Is in You, Dr. Michael Youssef unveils the true foundation of happiness according to the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:3: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Contrary to worldly wisdom, true joy is not found in achievement or pleasure, but in deep spiritual brokenness—a …
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EP611 | Catholics and Vampires and music by Meredith Joy Keller
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This week, we talk about vampires with Daughter of St. Paul, Sr. Allison Gliot, fsp whose In Aeternum trilogy books one and two are out now. Mark Matthews returns to speak to us about what’s new in Artificial Intelligence, and we meet singer/songwriter Meredith Joy Keller.By Deacon Pedro
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In this final message of The Cure to Loneliness, Dr. Michael Youssef addresses the crushing weight of isolation—both forced and self-imposed. Teaching from Luke 8:43–48, he examines the story of the hemorrhaging woman who, for twelve long years, suffered in silence and shame. Her physical pain was great, but her spiritual and social isolation was f…
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The Loneliness of Sorrow and Stubbornness
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In this fourth message of The Cure to Loneliness, Dr. Michael Youssef confronts two destructive forms of isolation—grief and pride. Teaching from John 11, he proclaims the Biblical cure for the crushing sorrow that follows loss: knowing Christ’s love, His presence, His empathy, His power to redeem pain, and His perfect will. Then, from Luke 15, in …
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In this third message from The Cure to Loneliness, Dr. Michael Youssef confronts two spiritual traps that isolate the believer: the loneliness of service and the loneliness of self-pity. Drawing from Numbers 11 and 1 Kings 19, Dr. Youssef exposes how godly leaders—like Moses and Elijah—faced deep despair not from failure, but from obedience. Leader…
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In this sobering second message of The Cure to Loneliness, Dr. Michael Youssef exposes two of the most devastating forms of loneliness revealed in Scripture: the loneliness of sin, seen in the life of Cain, and the loneliness of suffering, experienced by Job. Drawing from Genesis 4 and Job 19, Dr. Youssef warns that unconfessed sin isolates the sou…
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