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Thursday, December 31, 2009

World Day of Peace


Catholics around the world will celebrate the 43th World Day of Peace on New Year’s Day. Pope Benedict XVI has chosen “If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation” as the theme for 2010 celebration.

Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, welcomed Pope Benedict’s message for World Day of Peace (WDP) as he called on Catholics in the United States to work and pray for peace.

Project Hope and Compassion update from Fr. Mockler


Fr. Peter Mockler, pastor of St. Ann's Parish in Mississippi shares an update on the Project Hope and Compassion (PHC) efforts. St. Ann's provides accommodations for those volunteers helping to restore the Gulf Coast. PHC is a tremendous ministry and the hospitality will touch your heart, if you ever get a chance to go, don't miss catfish night!

Fr. Mockler has been a guest on CatholicTV's This is the Day program, as has Samantha Ormond, a young adult from Acton, MA, who serves as a long term volunteer at PHC. Here is his recent update:

“Its been fifty two months since Katrina visited our shores, destroyed our property and changed our lives .Thank God we have come to the end of another Hurricane season and we can continue to recover. Uppermost in our minds in this season of giving and thanksgiving are the wonderful people who have come to our aid over the past four years through Project Hope & Compassion. PHC has played a significant role in the relief, recovery,and rebuilding effort post Katrina. We are so grateful to the thousands of volunteers who left what they were doing and put their lives on hold to come to our aid. We had no idea prior to Katrina how many Big Hearted people there were across the country who would touch our lives with healing.and renew our Hope. Although (the)Katrina recovery has moved off the newspapers,and many relief programs have shut down, we at PHC continue to be blessed with generous support and many volunteers, and we are resolved to continue our efforts until recovery is complete or we exhaust our resources.”

Project Hope and Compassion “Camp Hope” in Lizana, MS
www.projecthopeandcompassion.org

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Fulton Sheen Returns To CatholicTV


Starting in January, programming featuring Servant of God Fulton Sheen, makes its return to the CatholicTV programming schedule. The programming includes excerpts from his Emmy Award-winning television program “Life is Worth Living”.

This programming will be viewable at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV.

Servant of God Archbishop Fulton Sheen hosted this multi-themed program which includes such topics as gloom and laughter, patriotism in America, the true meaning of caring, communism, and angels.

Each week, the “Fulton Sheen” program will air at the following times (Eastern): Monday 10:30 a.m. Tuesday 3:30 a.m. Friday 12:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.

The Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation is the official promoter of the Cause for the Canonization of Archbishop Sheen. CatholicTV supports the foundation's mission to introduce a new generation to the holy priest, missionary and communicator, Fulton J. Sheen, and to move the Church to proclaim him a saint. John Monahan narrated a retrospective of Archbishop Sheen which may be seen at the following web page: http://www.CatholicTV.com/videos/videos.aspx?videoID=343

CatholicTV recently aired a Mass in honor of the 30th anniversary of the death of Servant of God Archbishop Fulton Sheen. The Mass took place at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City with Archbishop Timothy Dolan as the principal celebrant and homilist.

This Mass can be viewed now at the following web address: http://www.CatholicTV.com/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=111&videoID=886

Holy Baby!



Exciting news! The Holy Baby! series will premiere on CatholicTV in early February.

Monday, December 28, 2009

New Year’s Day With the Pope? CatholicTV Will Air Vatican Vespers and New Year’s Day Mass from the Vatican


CatholicTV will air vespers service from the Vatican at 8PM Eastern on New Year’s Eve. CatholicTV will also air the Mass of the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God at noon and 8PM on Jan 1st. New Year’s Day will also mark the 43rd World Day of Peace originally introduced by Pope Paul VI.

These Vatican events will stream at www.CatholicTV.com and also on CatholicTV where available.

The World Day of Peace is a feast day of the Catholic Church dedicated to peace. It was introduced in 1967 and was inspired by the encyclicals Pacem in Terris and Populorum Progressio of John XXIII and Paul VI.

Pope Benedict has already released a message for World Day of Peace and in it, the Pope talks extensively about the need to be respectful to the environment, which is God’s creation.

Pope Benedict’s message for the celebration of the World Day of Peace can be viewed at. http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/peace/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20091208_xliii-world-day-peace_en.html

Vespers service will include a homily by the Holy Father. In the first Vespers service of Advent, Pope Benedict XVI said, “In our daily lives we all experience having little time for the Lord and also little time for ourselves. We end by being absorbed in "doing". Is it not true that activities often absorb us and that society with its multiple interests monopolizes our attention? Is it not true that we devote a lot of time to entertainment and to various kinds of amusement? At times we get carried away. Advent, this powerful liturgical season that we are beginning, invites us to pause in silence to understand a presence. It is an invitation to understand that the individual events of the day are hints that God is giving us, signs of the attention he has for each one of us”.

CatholicTV regularly airs Papal and Vatican events: More information can be found at http://www.catholictv.com/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=57

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Blessing of a Christmas Manger or Nativity Scene



From the Advent and Christmas resource section of the USCCB website:


In its present form the custom of displaying figures depicting the birth of Jesus Christ owes its origin to St. Francis of Assisi, who made the Christmas crèche or manger for Christmas Eve of 1223.

The blessing of the Christmas manger or nativity scene may take place on the Vigil of Christmas or at another suitable time.

When the manger is set up in the home, it is appropriate that it be blessed by a parent or another family member.

All make the sign of the cross as the leader says:

Our help is in the name of the Lord.
R/. Who made heaven and earth.

One of those present or the leader reads a text of sacred Scripture,
for example, Luke 2:1-8

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

New ‘Greener’ Smoother-Operating Version of CatholicTV Magazine Now Available


CatholicTV’s free monthly magazine is now available in a “greener” digital format which resembles and reads like an actual magazine- only it’s not made of paper. The digital magazine is identical to the print version and includes articles, showtimes, photos of shows currently in production, and even a Catholic crossword puzzle.

The digital version of “The CatholicTV Monthly” replaces the former PDF format. The new version is user-friendly with a new feature allowing users to “flip” through its pages just like a print magazine. Users can also zoom to enlarge print size and there is even a sound that plays every time pages are turned.

The current CatholicTV digital magazine can be accessed at the following web page: http://www.CatholicTV.com/magazine/default.aspx. Archived editions of the magazine are also available at the same web address.

Each month, CatholicTV sends out over 15,000 magazines as a free service to viewers and supporters. A sign-up for the free magazine can be accessed at: http://www.CatholicTV.com/magazine/subscribe.aspx

The CatholicTV Monthly is published by Faith Catholic http://www.faithpublishingservice.com/

CatholicTV Will Air 72 Hours Straight of Christmas Programming at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV


Starting on December 24th, CatholicTV will offer viewers 72 hours straight of Christmas programming. This programming will include among others, Midnight Mass from the Vatican, an Emmy-nominated Christmas musical performance, and even a Christmas cookie episode of the Catholic cooking show “Our Daily Bread”.

The 72 hours of Christmas programming will stream live at www.CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV where available.

Highlights and details of “ChristmasTV” by CatholicTV are available below (all times Eastern):

Daughters of St. Paul Christmas Concert –
Tuesday, Dec.22 at 12:30 PM., Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 6 AM., Christmas Eve at 2:30 PM. Christmas Day at 9AM and 7:30 PM, and Sunday, Dec. 27 at 2 PM.

The Sounds of the Season- A Christmas Concert featuring ‘The Gregorian Concert Choir’ and ‘The Festival Orchestra’ from the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence, RI. Dec. 24 1:00 PM

“The Promise” with Bing Crosby- Bing Crosby narrates the Nativity story Dec.24 1:30 AM Dec.26 1:00 PM

Pope Benedict’s Christmas Message- Dec.25 Noon & 10:00 PM, Dec. 26 3:30 AM

Real Faith TV: Christmas Edition- “Christmas: Holy day or Holiday?” Catholic teens share their perspective on Christmas and the need to keep Christ at the center Dec. 24 1:30 AM

Midnight Mass at the Vatican Dec. 24 11:00PM , Dec. 25 12:30 AM, 6:00 AM on Dec. 26th.

Tajci: I Believe, the Christmas Concert. Croatian-born Catholic Musician Tajci takes viewers on a Christmas musical sleigh ride in this Christmas concert steeped in mystery and resonating with emotion. Dec. 25 8:00 AM Dec. 26 2:00 AM

The Nativity: A Christmas program of music and drama hosted by Princess Grace of Monaco Dec. 25 12:30 AM & 7:30PM

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Five Love Languages author to appear on CatholicTV


We are looking forward to a great interview on December 22, during our live show, This is the Day. Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the best-selling book “The Five Love Languages” will be interviewed about his new "singles edition" of the book.

The episode will stream live at www.CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV where available at 10:30AM ET. The show will be rebroadcast at 8PM the same day.

Dr. Chapman has over 30 years of counseling experience and has determined that there are very specific languages of love which work for everyone. He will discuss these languages tailored for singles during his interview on This is the Day. Gary Chapman speaks extensively throughout the U.S. and internationally on marriage, family, and relationships. The government of Singapore invited him to present his marriage seminar there and the Chaplain’s Office of NATO issued a special invitation for Dr. Chapman to speak to the NATO forces in Germany. Other engagements have taken him to England, Africa, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Mexico and Hong Kong.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R. on CatholicTV.com


The story of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R. (1819-1867), the “Cheerful Ascetic,” beatified by Pope John Paul II in the Solemn Jubilee Year 2000. Father Seelos possessed great mystical gifts due to his intense prayer life. His dedication to ministry with cheerful holiness makes him still an outstanding model for... clergy, religious and laity alike. Watch a documentary on this holy man: http://www.catholictv.com/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=81&videoID=660

Getting Ready for the Fourth Sunday of Advent

School of Faith- A CatholicTV Production in the Making



Footage of "School of Faith" which is currently in production starring Frank DeVito in front of a blue screen (graphics will be visible in actual broadcast). Frank mentions the call to sainthood and mentions an instance where a beggar approached him in this video

Thursday, December 17, 2009

“Top Chef” Finalist Kevin Gillespie Interviewed on CatholicTV




On December 17th, Kevin Gillespie, a chef-testant on the sixth season of the BravoTV series “Top Chef” was interviewed by CatholicTV Director Fr. Robert Reed. During his interview on the CatholicTV show called “This is the Day”, Kevin mentioned among many subjects, the challenges of abstaining and fasting during the Lenten season while also succeeding as a chef.

Kevin also discussed the upcoming “culinary olympics” called the Bocuse d’Or in Lyon, France. Kevin was selected as one of semi-finalists who will compete to be the one chef to represent the U.S. in the 2011 Bocuse d’Or. The Bocuse d'Or semi-finalist chefs were chosen by the U.S. foundation's board of directors: Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, and Jerome Bocuse. The U.S. semifinals are set for Feb. 6, 2010, at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. 24 teams (each consisting of a chef and his assistant) from around the world will meet at the Bocuse d'Or International Culinary Competition that takes place in Lyon, France, on Jan. 25 and 26, 2011.


This episode of “This is the Day” will stream live at www.CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV where available on December 18th at 10:30AM ET. The show will be rebroadcast at 8PM the same day and will also be added to the website archives the same day.


Gillespie, an Atlanta native, began his culinary education at the Art Institute of Atlanta. Gillespie went on to hold different positions at several well-known Atlanta restaurants including chef de partie at Atlanta Grill at The Ritz-Carlton, sous chef at TWO Urban Licks and chef de cuisine at Woodfire Grill. In early 2009, Gillespie joined Nicolas Quiñones and Bernard Moussa as a partner of Woodfire Grill.


In addition to achieving this partnership at the restaurant, Gillespie also earned a spot on Bravo’s Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series Top Chef for the show’s sixth season in Las Vegas in 2009. Proving to be a top contender by winning several “Quickfire Challenges” and “Elimination Challenges,” he stands out as one of this season’s final four chef-testants.


More information about Woodfire Grill in Atlanta can be found at www.WoodFireGrill.com

‘The Five Love Languages’ Author Gary Chapman to Be Interviewed on CatholicTV

On December 22, Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the best-selling book “The Five Love Languages” will be interviewed on the CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”.

The episode will stream live at www.CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV where available at 10:30AM ET. The show will be rebroadcast at 8PM the same day.

Dr. Chapman has over 30 years of counseling experience and has determined that there are very specific languages of love which work for everyone. He will discuss these languages tailored for singles during his interview on This is the Day. Gary Chapman speaks extensively throughout the U.S. and internationally on marriage, family, and relationships. The government of Singapore invited him to present his marriage seminar there and the Chaplain’s Office of NATO issued a special invitation for Dr. Chapman to speak to the NATO forces in Germany. Other engagements have taken him to England, Africa, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Mexico and Hong Kong.



Sales exceeding 5 million copies earned Dr. Chapman the Platinum Book Award from the Evangelical Publishers Association for The Five Love Languages, which has been translated into over thirty-six languages. Twenty-seven other books and five video series are also among his publications.



CatholicTV regularly airs a program on Catholic marriage called “The Future Depends on Love”. More information about the program can be found at http://www.catholictv.com/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=74




The show will be available on the site’s archives starting the same night of the broadcast day. All videos at the website are viewable in full-screen. Paste this URL into your browser in order to access the “This is the Day” video archives. http://www.CatholicTV.com/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=72




Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Congratulations to "A Living Faith" winning the 2009 Bronze Telly


Congrats to the "A Living Faith" production team on winning a Bronze Telly! Pictured with the awards at left is Bob Pascarella and Executive Producer Father Thomas Kane, C.S.P.


"A Living Faith” is an eight-hour thought provoking series of presentations and discussions of essential Roman Catholic themes taken from the new Catechism. The Sacraments, Ethics, Morality, Prayer and other major themes are brought to life by the distinguished faculty members of the Weston Jesuit School of Theology and the people who participate in open discussions. “A Living Faith” is meaningful for Catholics and people of all faiths who want to gain a better understanding of the fundamental concepts and beliefs of the Catholic Church.


The series was produced in 2008 by Weston Jesuit faculty members and Cramer Productions. ,won a 2009 Bronze Telly Award in the Religious/Spiritual category. “A Living Faith: Themes from the Catechism of the Catholic Church” features lectures by Boston College Dean Richard J. Clifford, S.J., and faculty members Kevin F. Burke, S.J.; Margaret Eletta Guider, O.S.F.; Thomas D. Stegman, S.J.; John F. Baldovin, S.J.; Peter E. Fink, S.J.; Edward V. Vacek, S.J.; Thomas J. Massaro, S.J.; and John Randall Sachs, S.J. The series ran on CatholicTV in 2008 and 2009.


Faculty member Thomas A. Kane, C.S.P., served as the series executive producer. The Telly Awards honor “the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web.”

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

President of College Committed to No More than 100 Students and Rated a “Best Buy” Will Appear on CatholicTV Talk Show

On December 18th, Dr. Jeffrey Karls, President of Magdalen College will appear on the CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”. Magdalen College is unique in its commitment to a student body of no more than 100 students, liberal arts education taught in the Socratic method of open inquiry, and unique, rural campus life.

The “This is the Day” show featuring Dr. Karls will air at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV at 10:30AM ET.
Magdalen College, in Warner, New Hampshire, is a four-year coeducational Roman Catholic liberal arts college offering a curriculum based on the classic texts of Western civilization.
The college was established by Catholic laymen responding to the Second Vatican Council’s call for spiritual renewal. It was chartered August 22, 1973 and enrolled its first students in September 1974.

Magdalen, rated a ‘best buy’: the Center for the Study of Catholic Higher Education, the research division of The Cardinal Newman Society, recently issued a report on college costs, revealing that some of the most faithfully Catholic colleges and universities in the United States, including Magdalen College, offer students significant cost savings. This report was commissioned in response to the economic recession as a way of helping parents and students in their search for a college.

Dr. Karls is the 3rd president of Magdalen College and is an alumnus. He served as Executive Vice President before assuming the presidency in 1998. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Institute on Religious Life and the Sedes Sapientiae Foundation, which supports the Benedictine Monastery of San Benedetto in Norcia, Italy. He and his wife Julie have 9 children, their eldest daughter, Mary is a 2009 graduate.

His Eminence Seán Cardinal O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap, Archbishop of Boston, joined Magdalen College to launch the regional accreditation process with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). "You who make Magdalen College a reality are my heroes," Cardinal O'Malley said. "I am so grateful." Magdalen College is accredited by the American Academy for Liberal Education.

The show will be available on the site’s archives starting the same night of the broadcast day. All videos at the website are viewable in full-screen. Paste this URL into your browser in order to access the “This is the Day” video archives. http://www.CatholicTV.com/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=72



First photo from cardinalseansblog.org

CatholicTV Live TV show "This Is The Day" Every Tues and FRI 10:30AM on CatholicTV

Fathers for Good website info from Patrick Kelly of the Knights of Columbus

Monday, December 14, 2009

CatholicTV Hopes 4500 Viewers Will ‘Step Forward’

In December of 2008, The CatholicTV Network received record support from loyal viewers despite the recession.


In 2009, much of CatholicTV’s equipment needs updating, including cameras which are 15 years old. Due to increased innovations and needs, show support with a card or mail in a donation this December.


CatholicTV periodically updates viewers on air about the amount of mail received month-to-date.


CatholicTV began broadcasting over 50 years ago in the city of Boston as the world’s first diocesan television station. Monsignor Walter Flaherty came up with the idea of launching a television station that would broadcast the Sunday Mass (Sunday church service for Catholics) to those unable to leave their homes. Ultimately, his vision became CatholicTV.


When Monsignor Flaherty presented the idea to the then Archbishop Richard Cushing, the Bishop agreed to let him proceed on the condition that the station would not cost the diocese any money. After 50 years, the station not only is still self sufficient, but has grown at a rapid pace due to the affirmation and support of millions of people over the years.


CatholicTV recently launched 2 unique innovations. These include the CatholicTV widget, which allows a “miniature CatholicTV set” to be added to any website. Websites use the widget (called CatholicTVjr) to attract more site visitors by offering Catholic video content to their site visitors at no charge.


The other recent innovation by CatholicTV which received significant media coverage was the CatholicTV iPhone application. This application allows iPhone and iPod touch users to watch the Catholic mass and other


Catholic videos every day on their handheld devices also at no charge.


More information about the widget “CatholicTVjr” is available at www.CatholicTVjr.com.

More information about the CatholicTV iPhone application is available at www.CarryYourFaith.com

Friday, December 11, 2009

Programming to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe feast

On December 12th, CatholicTV celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, and protector of children. To begin the feast day Mass is celebrated at 9:30am. Father Robert Reed Director of the CatholicTV Network has a beautiful homily prepared about Our Lady of Guadalupe, defender of life, and a true Advent blessing.

Our Blessed Mother appeared to a convert to the faith, Juan Diego in 1531. Juan shared this vision with the Bishop of Mexico City. Juan asked that the Bishop comply with Our Lady's request to have a church built. As Father Reed shares in his homily, the bishop was skeptical and asked Juan for proof of the apparition. Juan explained his plight to Our Lady and she asked him to have faith to gather flowers and bring them to the Bishop. Juan did so and carried the flowers in his cloak, which is called a tilma. When Juan Diego opened his tilma, everyone present fell to their knees before the image of Our Lady, which had appeared on the rough cloth. A church was built on the site of apparitions, which houses the tilma which pilgrims flock to each year, miracles continue to be attributed to the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

CatholicTV also will air some wonderful productions from the 127th Annual Convention of the Knights of Columbus which took place in Phoenix Arizona. The conference was followed by the First International Marian Congress on Our Lady of Guadalupe. It was during these events that Supreme Knight, Carl Anderson and Monsignor Chávez presented their book on Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is on the New York Time best sellers list.

On the feast day, CatholicTV will air the Guadalupe Festival and the International Rosary at noon and 8pm (ET).

In March CatholicTV will air the presentations which took place at the Congress including speakers Msgr. Eduardo Chávez, postulator of the cause for the canonization of now-St. Juan Diego, rector of the Institute for Guadalupan Studies and a canon of the Basilica of Guadalupe.He co-authored a book on Our Lady of Guadalupe with Supreme Knight Carl Anderson.

Dr. José Aste Tonsmann, a Cornell University graduate of environmental systems engineering, who is now with the Mexican Center of Guadalupan Studies. he will discuss the ophthalmological scientific support behind the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Saint Juan Diego’s tilma.

Supreme Knight Carl Anderson , head of the largest fraternal charitable organization, the Knights of Columbus shares the miracles of faith attributed to the patroness of the Americas , Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Maronite Eparchy video




Called to Serve, A Journey of Faith the Maronite Eparchy of Lebanon tells the story of priesthood in the eparchy throughout the United States. Check it out at http://www.catholictv.com/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=145

Daughters of St. Paul Singing Christmas Songs

CatholicTV to Air Guadalupe Festival With Carl Anderson, Immaculée Ilibagiza, Eduardo Verástegui and Others


On Saturday, December 12th, the Feast of Our Lady Of Guadalupe, CatholicTV will air the Guadalupe Festival which took place in Glendale, Arizona. The festival includes footage of talks by Carl Anderson, music by Mexican pop star Alexander Acha, and a procession featuring the only relic in the U.S. of the actual tilma of Juan Diego.

Carl Anderson is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the world’s largest Catholic family fraternal service organization, the Knights of Columbus which has more than 1.75 million members. During the Guadalupe Festival, Mr. Anderson announced the release of his newest book, Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Civilization of Love, which he co-authored with Monsignor Eduardo Chávez. The book is Mr. Anderson’s second New York Times bestseller

The Guadalupe festival will stream at www.CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV where available from noon to 3PM & from 8PM to 11PM (EST).

The Guadalupe Festival was produced by Salt and Light Television and the Knights of Columbus and is hosted by Salt and Light Television Director Fr. Tom Rosica.

The festival was attended by more than 22,000 people. The festival video footage includes a talk by Eduardo Verástegui in which he discusses his conversion. He is best known for his star role in the movie “Bella”. “I had everything in my life, but in my heart, I had nothing,” Verástegui said. After feeling called to something greater, he decided that he would never work in anything that would offend his faith, his family or his Latino culture.

Immaculée Ilibagiza also spoke about her reliance on Jesus and Mary after the Rwandan genocide of 1994. She attributed her survival during those days to prayer and praying the rosary which her father gave her.

Check out the Road to Cana and Father John McCloskey




We are so grateful to Anthony Buono for the Road to Cana Series. Anthony has been working with single Catholics and in the field of Catholic dating, marriage, and marriage preparation since 1992. His blog is http://www.6stonejars.com


CatholicTV airs the Road to Cana
Mondays 12:30 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM
Friday 4:00 AM
Saturday midnight

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Jason Evert Says ‘Teen Sex Rates Are Dropping’ During CatholicTV Interview

On December 8th, Jason Evert, a renowned chastity speaker and author was interviewed by Father Robert Reed, Director and Kevin Nelson, Senior Producer of the CatholicTV Network live on the CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”.

During his interview, Evert made several “eye-opening” statements about chastity, and the receptiveness of the chastity message by teens. Speaking about young people, Evert said, “They’re eating it [the chastity message] up like ants on a birthday cake because it’s not a bunch of rules so you don’t go to hell, it’s letting you be liberated so you can love for the right reasons.”

Some people “think that the kids are going to throw tomatoes at you, but “After speaking for 10 years to over a million kids, we haven’t had one disruptive audience, and we’ve been to correctional facilities and inner city schools.”

In November, “we gave a chastity talk at the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) and over 20,000 teens gave a standing ovation in response to a chastity talk.” said Evert.

“Teen sexual activity rates have been dropping consistently for the last 10-15 years. The majority of high school kids are virgins. There’s a lot of good news out there, but it’s not often portrayed in the media.”

Evert continued saying, “Chastity is not the elimination of sexual desire, it’s the perfection of it. It’s where you place love above the disordered desire to lust and use. If you really understand the church’s teachings for what they are, it’s not repressive, it’s liberating.”



“People say the culture glorifies, sex. No, culture doesn’t. It’s the Church that glorifies sex. Only in the Church’s teachings of human sexuality can they see the glory of God’s plan. The problem is not that the world is glorifying sex, the problem is that world is debasing sex so that you don’t see the full beauty of it.” said Evert during this interview.

See the interview now http://www.catholictv.com/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=72&videoID=129

Innocence, Sex, and Faith- The Story of “Emily’s Hope” Will be Told By Author On CatholicTV Talk Show


On Tuesday, December 15th, Ellen Gable, author of “Emily’s Hope” will be featured in an interview on the CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”. “Emily’s Hope” is the story of a young woman's journey and includes the battle to remain chaste, Biblical wisdom, and even references to Papal encyclicals, all intertwined in an exciting story from a young woman’s perspective.

“Emily’s Hope” received an Honorable Mention for Religious Fiction in the 2006 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Mark Cassanto called it a “challenging book” because of “the clear message that comes through challenging those who may be sitting on the fence with their views on LIFE, FAMILY, and FIDELITY.” Damon Owens, speaker, founder, New Jersey Natural Family Planning Association commented that the book was "Compelling...a real page turner."

Ellen Gable is also the author of “In Name Only”, published in June 2009. She has written various articles for Catholic magazines and websites. She and her husband, James Hrkach, are also the creators of the Family Life cartoon which illustrates Catholic family life, a topic she knows much about as the mother of five sons ages 10to 22.

The interview may be seen on Tuesday, December 15th, live at 10:30AM (EST) on CatholicTV where available (rebroadcast at 8PM). The show will also be streamed simultaneously at www.CatholicTV.com and will be available on the site’s archives starting Tuesday night. All videos at the website are viewable in full-screen. Paste this URL into your browser in order to access the “This is the Day” video archives. http://www.CatholicTV.org/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=72

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Jason Evert Talks Sex and Chastity on CatholicTV today- Video of His interview viewable NOW

Jason Evert was on "This is the Day" today. You can watch his interview by clicking below. His interview begins 12 minutes and 40 seconds into the episode. After clicking "play" simply slide the white cursor in the player to the right to fast forward

Dolls Made in the Likeness of Saints? Co-Founder of ‘Original Saints’ To Be Interviewed on CatholicTV ‘This is the Day’ Program


On Friday, December 11th, Susie McCrea co-founder of ‘Original Saints’, a line of dolls, and other gifts which feature the saints, will be interviewed on the CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”. Also, Major Paul Berg will appear via satellite from Forward Operating Base Warrior, Kirkuk Airbase in northern Iraq.

The show will stream live at www.CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV where available.

On “This is the Day”, McCrea will discuss the line of dolls as well as the inspiration behind them. That story comes from co-founder of Original Saints, Chris Opalenik.

Saying his prayers, particularly the Hail Mary, over and over, Opalenik began to dwell on the fact that “you really don’t see a lot of the Virgin Mary other than in church” and thought “how great it would be if we had something for all ages in the house.”

From there, he was inspired with the notion of creating dolls as a gift-giving idea to help spread the faith. In recognition of his original inspiration, their first prototype was of Mary, Queen of All Saints. “I do feel that I was inspired by her,” says Opalenik.

Major Berg is a member of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas. He has served in Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2003, Chaplain Father Paul Madej was presiding at Mass which Major Berg was attending when rocket launches were taking place right over his base camp in Kuwait.

The interviews may be seen on Friday, December 11th, live at 10:30AM (EST) on CatholicTV where available (rebroadcast at 8PM). The show will also be streamed simultaneously at www.CatholicTV.com and will be available on the site’s archives starting Friday night. All videos at the website are viewable in full-screen. Paste this URL into your browser in order to access the “This is the Day” video archives. http://www.CatholicTV.com/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=72

Advent in the CatholicTV Chapel


Monday, December 7, 2009

30th Anniversary of Death of Fulton Sheen Mass to Be Celebrated By Archbishop Timothy Dolan at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV



On Wednesday, December 9th, CatholicTV will air the Mass celebrating the 30th anniversary of the death of Servant of God Archbishop Fulton Sheen. The Mass will take place at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York and Archbishop Timothy Dolan will be the principal celebrant and homilist.


The Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation is the official promoter of the Cause for the Canonization of Archbishop Sheen. CatholicTV supports the foundation's mission to introduce a new generation to the holy priest, missionary and communicator, Fulton J. Sheen, and to move the Church to proclaim him a saint. John Monahan narrated a retrospective of Archbishop Sheen which may be seen at the following site http://www.catholictv.com/videos/videos.aspx?videoID=343

Archbishop Sheen once served as the Director of the Pontifical Mission Society, the Propagation of the Faith. During this assignment, in 1951, he began what is known as the Mission Rosary. The rosary is said in the usual way; the beads are what make it distinct. The decades are represented by different colors, each standing for an area of the world: green for Africa, red for the Americas, white for Europe, blue is for Oceania (the island countries in the pacific) and the amber is for the Asian continent. When we pray the Mission Rosary, we pray for the people of those areas and the missionaries that serve them. Archbishop Sheen used to say that "...when you pray the World Mission Rosary, you've embraced the whole world in prayer."
Please join CatholicTV in honoring Servant of God, Archbishop Fulton Sheen during the Mass which will stream at www.CatholicTV.com and simultaneously on CatholicTV at 8PM Eastern Time.


CatholicTV regularly airs special events in the Catholic Church. More information on December Church programming on CatholicTV can be found at http://www.catholictv.com/features/default.aspx?featureStoryID=36

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Advent Television Programming Includes Pope, Fr. Tom Rosica, Christmas Music and Spanish Programming at CatholicTV.com


Throughout the month of December, CatholicTV will feature special advent programming. This programming will include Vatican events with the Pope, an Advent journey with Father Richard Erikson, Christmas musical programming from Tajci, and Spanish programming.

This Advent programming can be viewed at CatholicTV.com without charge and simultaneously on CatholicTV where available.

Details about select Advent programming are listed below (all times Eastern):

“Wait and See: the Spiritual Journey of Advent” with Vicar General for the Archdiocese of Boston and former military chaplain Fr. Richard Erikson –
Mon 2:30 p.m., Tue 11 p.m., Wed 4:30p.m.,Thur 7 a.m., Fri 7:30 p.m., Sat 11 a.m

“The Coming of Our God” with Fr. Tom Rosica, CSB –
Mon 2 p.m., Tue 10:30 p.m., Wed 4p.m., Thur 6:30 a.m., Fri 9:30 p.m., Sat 10:30 a.m.

“I Believe” Christmas Concert with Tajci during the week of Dec. 21 –
Tue 11:30 a.m., Wed 5 a.m., Fri 8 a.m., Sun 10:30 p.m.

Daughters of St. Paul Christmas Concert –
Tuesday, Dec.22 at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 6 a.m., Christmas Eve at 2:30 a.m. Christmas Day at 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 27 at 2 p.m.


Coverage of Catholic Church Events

Sunday, December 6 @ Noon & 8 p.m. Sistine Chapel Concert in honor of his Holiness Pope Benedict XVI

Tuesday, December 8 @ Noon & 8 p.m, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception from Piazza di Spagna

Wednesday, December 9 @ 8 p.m. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen 30th Anniversary Memorial Mass (St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York) Archbishop Timothy Dolan, presider

Thursday, December 24 @ 11 p.m. Midnight Mass presided over by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Basilica

Thursday, December 31 @ 11 p.m. New Year’s Eve from the Vatican Basilica the Holy Father will preside over first Vespers in thanksgiving for the closing calendar year.

Friday, January 1, 2010 @ noon and 8 PM celebrating the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Mass presided over by the Holy Father Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Basilica on the occasion of the 43rd World Day of Peace

Spanish Programming: Buena Nueva: a Christmas Celebration in Word and Song – Wed Dec. 23 at midnight, Christmas Eve at 10:30 p.m., Christmas Day at 5:30 a.m. ,and Sunday, Dec 27, at 5:30 p.m. Apostolado Hispano Television (AHTV) comes to us from the Diocese of Trenton. The AHTV Christmas special will air Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 5:30 a.m., Christmas Eve at 10 p.m., Christmas Day at 5 a.m. and Sunday, Dec. 27, at 6 p.m.

New Season of Priest Song and Talk Show ‘Going My Way’ Will Debut on CatholicTV


The new season of the CatholicTV show “Going My Way” will make its premiere in January. “Going My Way” is a unique Catholic talk show which showcases the musical talents of guest priests and also includes an interview segment. The upcoming season debuts a new interview set, a new format, but comes with the same attitude.

Each episode is co-hosted by Fr. Chris Hickey and Fr. Paul Rouse. Fr. Chris sings and Fr. Rouse plays the grand piano in the CatholicTV studio, with a starlit curtain in the background.

Below are some of the names of guest priests who will appear in the new season:

Fr. Robert Reed- Director of CatholicTV

Fr. Myles Sheehan, S.J.- Provincial of the New England Society of Jesus and also a medical doctor.

Fr. William Burkhart- Senior Priest of the Archdiocese of Boston

Fr. Wendell Verrill- Senior Priest of the Archdiocese of Boston

Fr. Brian Clary- Pastor of St. Anselm in Sudbury, MA

Fr. Chris Collins, SJ- Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus and currently a Ph.D. candidate at Boston College.

Going My Way airs each week at the following times starting in January (Eastern): Mon 11 a.m., Wed 3:30 p.m., Thur 8:30 p.m., and 4 a.m., Fri 6:30 a.m., Sat 2:30 p.m., Sun 1:30 p.m.

These episodes can be seen via live stream at www.CatholicTV.com or on CatholicTV where available.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Liturgical Publications and CatholicTV® to Join Forces to Help Catholics Learn More About Their Local Parish and Their Catholic Faith

Liturgical Publications’ website SeekandFind.com, which helps Catholics discover more about their local parish, will be adding television programming from the CatholicTV Network onto the SeekandFind.com website, giving Catholics not only local parish information, but also television programming which inspires, entertains and educates.

Liturgical Publications (LPi) will be adding Catholic television programming to its website by utilizing the new CatholicTV widget affectionately called “CatholicTVjr.” CatholicTVjr is an ingenious and easy to use video player which can be embedded in any website free of charge. CatholicTVjr is unique in that it offers full-length episodes of CatholicTV programming. CatholicTVjr offers over 30 different television programs each with as many as 27 full episodes. The offering of so much free television programming is unprecedented. All the major national television networks offer widgets, but only CatholicTVjr offers full-length programs. More information can be found at www.CatholicTVjr.com.

Father Reed, Director of the CatholicTV Network is pleased to have the opportunity to work closely with Liturgical Publications. “Our mission at CatholicTV is to assist people at the diocesan and parish level and to encourage a more active participation in the life and mission of the Church. I have a deep respect for the established and sophisticated ways that LPi supports the local Church. A partnership between LPi and CatholicTV seems quite natural and beneficial for Catholics and those who serve them,” Reed said.

"Liturgical Publications is excited about bringing this technology to churches as part of our parish communications strategy" said Tim Potrikus, Vice President at LPi. "SeekAndFind was created to connect the community of parish and parishioner, and offering high quality Catholic content is ideal for this platform."

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Pilgrimage Leader to Appear on CatholicTV “This is the Day” Program


On December 4th, 2009, Fr. William Gaffney, CSsR will appear on the CatholicTV live talk show “This is the Day”. Father Gaffney is a Redemptorist Missionary priest engaged in parish mission work.

Father Gaffney will discuss an upcoming Pilgrimage to France to celebrate the Year for Priests . The pilgrimage is open to all; however, one day will be set aside for a private retreat for clergy and seminarians which will be directed by the Rev. James A. Rafferty, S.T.L.

The pilgrimage takes place April 14 - 21, 2010. Pilgrims will travel to Ars, Paray-le-Monial, Lyon and Paris. Pilgrimage participants will visit Ars, the home of the simple curate of Ars, St. Jean Marie Vianney, the Patron Saint of Priests.

The Sacred Heart Apostolate encourages the enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in homes, schools and parishes. It’s mission is to renew societies by centering families on the love of God incarnated in the Heart of Christ. The movement was founded by Fr. Mateo Crawley-Boevey, S.S. C.C. in Paray-le-Monial, France in 1907. It was endorsed by the Church as a global movement which continues to renew families on every continent for creating a civilization of love through the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart.



More information on the upcoming pilgrimage, devotion to the Sacred Heart, and the work of the apostolate is available at http://www.SacredHeartApostolate.com

The interview may be seen on Friday, December 4th, live at 10:30AM (EST) on CatholicTV where available (rebroadcast at 8PM). The show will also be streamed simultaneously at www.CatholicTV.com and will be available on the site’s archives starting Friday night. All videos at the website are viewable in full-screen. Paste this URL into your browser in order to access the “This is the Day” video archives. http://www.CatholicTV.org/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=72