CatholicTV to Air Ordination Mass of New Boston Priests

On May 21st, CatholicTV will air the Ordination Mass for the Archdiocese of Boston. This year’s ordination will include seven men and will include a former communications industry professional, an M.I.T graduate, and a member of a unique religious order known for living in poverty.

The Ordination Mass will air live at 9 a.m. and again at 8 p.m. ET at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV cable outlets. Commentary for the Ordination Mass will be provided by Father Robert Reed, President of The CatholicTV Network.

The names of the men to be ordained are:

Rev. Mr. John Anthony D’Arpino
Rev. Mr. Michael Joseph Farrell
Rev. Mr. Kwang Hyun Lee
Rev. Mr. Mark William Murphy
Rev. Mr. Carlos David Suarez
Brother Sean Patrick Hurley, FPO

More information about the men to be ordained can be found at: http://www.vocationsboston.org/StandardProductCatalogue_ProductList.aspx
Footage of other major events in the American Catholic Church and the Vatican can be viewed at http://www.CatholicTV.com/catholic-television.aspx.

CatholicTV has over 1400 videos at its website (www.CatholicTV.com). Most of these videos are full-length programs viewable anytime.

CatholicTV to Air Ordination Mass Live From Boston

On January 22, CatholicTV will air the transitional deaconate ordination Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Massachusetts.

This ordination Mass will air live at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV cable at 10 a.m. ET. The Mass will also be rebroadcast at 8 p.m. the same day.

Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston, will consecrate the new deacons who plan to be ordained priests later this year.

The following men will be ordained to transitional deaconate:

Br. Thomas Eugene Cannon, OMV
Br. Seán Patrick Hurley, FPO
John Anthony D’Arpino
Michael Joseph Farrell
Andrew Taegon Kwang Hyun Lee (goes by Kwang)
Mark William Murphy
Carlos David Suarez

Footage of other major events in the American Catholic Church and the Vatican can be viewed at http://www.CatholicTV.com/catholic-television.aspx.

Nation’s Only Catholic Boy’s Choir School Will Sing on CatholicTV Christmas Special

This Christmas, CatholicTV will air a Christmas-themed musical performance starring the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (BACS). This Christmas special will air on CatholicTV on December 24th, 25th, and 26th.

CatholicTV will record the performance on December 13th at St. Paul’s Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts right in the middle of Harvard University’s campus. Once the performance airs on CatholicTV, it will be archived on CatholicTV’s website at http://www.CatholicTV.com/christmas

CatholicTV will air Christmas-themed programming throughout the month of December. CatholicTV will switch to Christmas-only programming from December 24th to the 26th.

Some of the programs shown throughout December with special Christmas episodes include:

Spotlight (movie review show)-

December 20th through January 1st-Monday at 6 p.m., Tuesday at 8 p.m., Wednesday at 4 a.m. Friday at 4:30 p.m., Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.

This is the Day (talk show) from Rome, Italy-

December 24th at 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m., December 25th at 4:30 a.m & 6 p.m.; and December 26th at 3:30 p.m.

WOW: The CatholicTV Challenge (Catholic game show):

Week starting December 20th: Monday at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday at 5 p.m., Wednesday at 9 a.m., Thursday at 12:30 a.m., Friday at 6:30 a.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m.

Our Daily Bread (Catholic cooking show):

Two weeks surrounding Christmas, Monday at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday at 5 p.m. and Thursday at 11:30 a.m.

Christmas Songs By the Daughters of St. Paul:

December 24th at 2:30 a.m. and December 25th at 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and during the week of December 26th during “The Call” time slot.

More information about Christmas programming on CatholicTV along with full episodes of Christmas programming can be found at www.CatholicTV.com/Christmas.

CatholicTV Mass and Rosary Now on Boston Area Radio Station WQOM

On November 1st, Catholic radio station WQOM began broadcasting in the Boston area, which is home to over 5.5 million people.

CatholicTV’s daily Mass and Rosary are now broadcast each weekday from 7-8PM ET on WQOM. WQOM’s broadcast can be heard anywhere in the world using their online stream at http://www.wqom.org/. The broadcast also airs in the Boston metropolitan area on 1060AM.

Until November 1st, the Boston area had been one of the only major media markets without 24/7 Catholic radio.

The Daily Mass and Rosary on WQOM are produced by CatholicTV. The CatholicTV Daily Mass from the Chapel of the Holy Cross features over one hundred priests mostly from the Archdiocese of Boston and includes both diocesan priests and religious order priests. Fr. Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R., Fr. Leo Patalinghug, Cardinal Seán O’Malley, OFM Cap., and other nationally-known priests have presided over the Daily Mass on CatholicTV in the past.

The daily Rosary, produced by CatholicTV, is led by President of The CatholicTV Network, Fr. Robert Reed. During the program, Fr. Reed prays in different locations in the United States and around the world.

WQOM offers compelling speakers for all listeners and is part of The Station of the Cross, a not-for-profit Catholic Radio Network which exists in order to effectively evangelize through radio programming. To learn more about the Station of the Cross network visit: www.thestationofthecross.com

Entire Ordination Mass of America’s Two Newest Bishops Now Viewable at CatholicTV.com

Video of the Episcopal Ordination Mass of the Archdiocese of Boston’s Auxiliary bishops Arthur L. Kennedy, Ph.D., and Bishop Peter J. Uglietto, S.T.D., is now viewable in its entirety at CatholicTV.com.

The Mass took place on September 14th, on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Massachusetts.

Coverage of the Mass includes commentary throughout by the President of the CatholicTV Network, Fr. Robert Reed.

Those in attendance included: Cardinal William Henry Keeler (Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore), many bishops, clergy and religious from across the country and the Archdiocese, Metropolitan Methodios, members of the Ecumenical community, college presidents, and current and former public officials among others.

Bishop Kennedy addressed Cardinal Seán O’Malley after the Mass saying that Cardinal Seán’s support of Saint John’s Seminary (Kennedy is currently the Rector and President there), was “the central reason that we have been able to increase greatly the numbers of seminarians over these few years. I am honored that you considered me as worthy to have some share in your responsibilities in the rebuilding of the Church in the Archdiocese of Boston.”

At the conclusion of the ordination, Bishop Uglietto said, “This ordination is not about honoring individuals but highlighting roles of service. This day is not about Bishop Kennedy and me as much it is about Jesus Christ - that His mission continue. That is why we are ordained – that the Church and its mission bear fruit!”

The Mass can be seen now at the following link: http://www.CatholicTV.com/Bishops-Arthur-Kennedy-Peter-Uglietto-.aspx

CatholicTV to Air Episcopal Ordination Mass of Two New Boston Bishops

On September 14th, CatholicTV will broadcast the Episcopal Ordination Mass of bishops-Elect Arthur Kennedy and Peter Uglietto as auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Boston.

The Mass will air in the Boston area on the following channels:
BELD 12
Charter 101
Comcast 268
Full Channel 117
Norwood Light 12
RCN 85
Sky Angel 142
Verizon FiOS 296

The Mass will also air at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV cable outlets at 2PM ET and rebroadcast at 8PM.

After September 14th, the Mass will be viewable anytime at http://www.CatholicTV.com/catholic-television.aspx

Both men were named Auxiliary Bishops by Pope Benedict XVI in June.

Bishop-Elect Kennedy serves as Rector of Saint John’s Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts. Since 2007, when Kennedy began working as Rector, the size of the seminary community quadrupled from 20 to 80 for the incoming Fall 2010 class. Kennedy has served as Executive Director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, and has worked at numerous parishes. He has a licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University as well as a Ph.D. from Boston University.

Bishop-Elect Uglietto, 58, has served as Rector & President of Blessed John XXIII National Seminary, Weston, MA since 2005. He earned his Doctor of Sacred
Theology (S.T.D.) and Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) from Pontifical Lateran University, Rome. He was a retreat speaker for the Spiritual Development Office
(1979 -1988) and Adjunct Spiritual Director at St. John Seminary (1985-1988) as well.

More information on Bishops-Elect Kennedy and Uglietto can be found at: http://www.bostoncatholic.org/uploadedFiles/BostonCatholicorg/_Homepage/News-Release_NewAuxiliaryBishops%20_2_.pdf

Fr. Robert Reed Will Give Keynote Address at Catholic New Media Celebration in Boston

On August 7, 2010 Fr. Robert Reed will give the 9:30AM keynote address at the 3rd Annual Catholic New Media Celebration (CNMC) in Boston, Massachusetts.

The CNMC MMX is an international conference focused on evangelization through new media such as blogging, podcasting, social media, and more.

The 2010 CNMC will also feature Catholic radio personality Lino Rulli, blogger Thomas Peters, Boston’s Cardinal Seán O’Malley, and many others. A waiting list has been established as the event is fully sold out.

The CNMC aims to respond to Pope Benedict XVI’s recent message that God’s love “must be expressed in the digital world… as something concrete, present and engaging.”

The CNMC aims to inform and inspire how interactive new media platforms, such as blogging, podcasting, and social media are created, shared, and implemented. Within an atmosphere of Christian community, attendees will learn how to create and share content for the benefit of the universal Catholic Church.

“This year’s CNMC will focus particularly on three things,” says Fr. Roderick Vonhögen, CEO of SQPN. “We will be exploring the best practices for creating quality content; how authentic catechesis and spirituality are incorporated; and, how a true sense of mission is instilled in those who consume this media and become a part of our online communities,” he says.

More information about the CNMC is available at http://celebration.sqpn.com/

CatholicTV to Broadcast Mass of Ordination on May 22

Cardinal Sean O'Malley and Deacon Gregory Vozzo (photo: Gregory L. Tracy)

On May 22nd, CatholicTV will air the Mass of Ordination from the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. The three men being ordained to the priesthood are Deacons Guy Sciacca, Daniel Moloney, and Gregory Vozzo.

Cardinal Seán O’Malley described the transitional deaconate ordination of the same 3 men in his blog saying, “Though every ordination is a great blessing, this was certainly [a] small class for us. It was a visible reminder of the situation the Church was in six years ago.

In fact, it is a testimony to the faith of these men that they had the courage to come forward, even at that very difficult time. As I often say, following the Gospel is the ultimate counter-cultural action.” The transitional deaconate Mass took place earlier this year and also aired at CatholicTV.com and CatholicTV.

The Ordination Mass on May 22nd will air at 9AM and will be rebroadcast at 8PM. It will be rebroadcast again on Sunday at 1PM.
Before attending the seminary, Deacon Daniel Moloney, attended Yale University and received his doctorate from the University of Notre Dame.

More information about Deacon Daniel Moloney can be found at http://www.bostoncatholic.org/Events-Calendar/Event-Detail.aspx?id=14734

Before attending seminary, Guy Sciacca was a Financial Administrator at Harvard University for more than 16 years. Deacon Sciacca is quoted on the Office of Vocations website as saying, “Prayer is the center of my life. If I do not pray then I don't consider my day to be complete. It is important for me to begin my day by getting on my knees and asking the Lord for the grace for what I may need for the day. Throughout the day, I call on the Lord often, when daily life seems to overwhelm me and I am brought back to what is really important.”

More information about Deacon Guy Sciacca can be found at http://www.vocationsboston.org/StandardProductCatalogue_ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=38

Deacon Gregory Vozzo said, “seminary life isn't as strict as I thought it might be. I'm not giving up being the person I was before; just becoming a better person - that is, more oriented toward Christ, more balanced and mature, and happier than I've ever been in my life.”

More information about Deacon Gregory Vozzo can be found at http://www.vocationsboston.org/StandardProductCatalogue_ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=51