Brett Salkeld is Archdiocesan Theologian for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina, where he is responsible for deacon formation. Brett is the author of Can Catholics and Evangelicals Agree about Purgatory and the Last Judgment? How Far Can We Go? A Catholic Guide to Sex and Dating (with Leah Perrault) and Transubstantiation: Theology, History, and Christian Unity. His newest book, Educating for Eternity: A Teacher’s Companion for Making Every Class Catholic, is set for publication in 2023.
Brett is a sought-after speaker on many topics related to the Catholic faith. He also serves the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops as a member of the Roman Catholic-Evangelical Dialogue in Canada. His weekly podcast with Deacon Eric Gurash is called Thinking Faith! Brett has a large back catalogue of blog posts at both Vox Nova and sAsk-a-theologian.
Brett was baptized in St. Wenceslaus Parish in Gerald, Saskatchewan, where he grew up. He now lives with his wife Flannery and their seven children in Regina.
Blog Posts
March 20, 2019
The current campaign of the Coalition for HealthCare and Conscience which has been taking place to encourage the government of Saskatchewan to enact legislation to protect health care professionals in our province from having to participate in euthanasia/assisted suicide provides
October 16, 2017
While many parents and community members are relieved and gratified by the Bishops of Saskatchewan’s recent decision to rescind the letter expressing concerns regarding the HPV vaccine and issue a new letter in its place, others are troubled. It seems
June 28, 2017
I’ve been working for the Church for about 4 years now. And, as anyone involved in parish or diocesan life knows, that means I’ve been at my share of meetings. It seems to me that there are a few themes
January 6, 2017
By Brett SalkeldThis is the last of a three-part series.In this third of a series on raising kids Catholic I want to talk about some of the particular challenges our culture presents to us as Catholic parents trying to pass
November 1, 2016
This is the second of a three-part series, originally posted in the Prairie Messenger.In the first part of this series we looked at things we can do in the home to help our kids appropriate the faith given to them
October 25, 2016
Any bishop will tell you that one of the most heartbreaking parts of his job is meeting with elderly parishioners who lament that their children no longer participate in the life of the Church. Parents in my own generation, whose
September 22, 2016
Tara writes to ask how best to respond to people who say that Christ’s presence in the Eucharist isn’t real, it’s just symbolic.Thanks for the question Tara!I think there are at least two complementary ways of approaching this. The first
July 12, 2016
This is the fourth of a five-part series.In the first three parts of this series I have tried to paint a bleak picture of what the legal availability of physician-assisted suicide means for vulnerable individuals and Canadian culture generally. On
June 28, 2016
Last Tuesday, I was lucky to be a member of an ecumenical and interfaith delegation that went to the provincial legislature to present a joint statement calling for more palliative care in our province and conscience rights for health care
June 21, 2016
While it is not necessary to appeal to Scripture or the authority of the Church to demonstrate that assisted suicide is bad for people and for society (you’ll notice I made no such appeals in the first four parts of
