‘Education’s Highest Aim’ and Vermont Catholic Conference Featuring Fr. Benedict Groeschel to be Discussed on CatholicTV

On October 8^th, a book called “Education’s Highest Aim” will be discussed on the live CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”. Also to be discussed will be the 2010 Vermont Catholic Conference which will feature talks by Fr. Benedict Groeshel, CFR. The Conference will take place on Saturday November 6, 2010 at Saint Monica Church & School in Barre, VT

Co-Author Michael James will discuss the book “Education’s Highest Aim” during his interview on This is the Day. The book invites students, faculty, staff, administrators and families to work cooperatively for the development of the whole person in education.

Lucy Bathalon will also be interviewed on This is the Day. Lucy is a member of Challengers for Catholic Faith, a group which helps to organize the annual Vermont Catholic Conference. Lucy will be discussing the Conference which will include workshops on Ten Steps to Holiness. Celebration of the Mass closes the day with the Most Reverend Salvatore R. Matano, the Bishop of Burlington presiding. To register for the Conference or to learn more visit the website http://www.vtchallengers.org

Catholic Students Will Fill the CatholicTV Studios During Catholic Schools Week

During the week of January 31-February 6, CatholicTV will host students from six different Catholic schools in honor of Catholic Schools Week.

During Catholic Schools Week, Catholic school and homeschooled students of many different ages will attend the live daily Mass at the CatholicTV studios and will serve as lectors and altar servers. In past years, students have made brief appearances on the live CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day” during Catholic Schools Week.

On January 26^th, Sr. Janet Eisner, SND, President of Emmanuel College, (a Catholic college in Boston) will be interviewed live on “This is the Day” at 10:30AM ET. Sister Janet will be joined by students from the school. On that same day, Father Stephen Boyle, Emmanuel’s Chaplain will preside at the televised daily Mass.

Catholic Schools Week is a joint project of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

“Catholic Schools - Dividends for Life” is the theme selected for Catholic Schools Week 2010. According to Karen Ristau, NCEA president, “In these challenging times, the theme also reminds parents that the dividends of a Catholic school education—students prepared in faith, knowledge, morals and discipline—last a lifetime. There is no better way to invest in a child’s future—or the future of our world.”

CatholicTV produces and airs a catechetical game show called Wow: The CatholicTV Challenge (WOW). WOW is a children’s game show which energetically teaches viewers the Catholic faith. The show resembles the show Jeopardy!, yet has young contestants just like the show “Are You Smarter Than a 5^th Grader?” More information is available at http://www.CatholicTV.com/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=137

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



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Deacon, Ph.D., and Golf Coach to Appear on "This is the Day"

On Tuesday, August 25th, Deacon Curtis Turner will be featured on the CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”. Deacon Turner is principal of a 181-year-old Catholic High School founded by Servant of God, Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange. Deacon Turner has a doctorate in Science Education and is coach of the school golf team. St. Frances Academy is the oldest historically African-American Catholic school in the United States.

Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange founded the first congregation of women religious of African ancestry and was founder of St. Frances Academy.

Dr. Curtis Turner began serving as St. Frances Academy (located in Baltimore) principal on June 2nd, 2008. Dr. Turner has worked in secondary education since 1993 in public and Catholic high schools. He is a graduate of DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland and Howard University in Washington, DC where he earned a bachelors degree in physics. Dr. Turner earned a master and a doctorate degree in science education from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. In addition to his administrative duties, Dr. Turner teaches mathematics and coaches golf at St. Frances Academy. He is a Non-resident Associate Member of the Oblate Sisters of Providence and an ordained permanent deacon for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington in 2008. He is married and lives in Howard County.

Established in 1828, St. Frances Academy is an independent Catholic high school with African-American and Hispanic roots.

“This is the Day” airs live twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:30 a.m.) Father Robert Reed and Jay Fadden host this half-hour talk show with Kevin Nelson. The hosts discuss various topics of the week and respond to viewer mail. The show includes interviews, cooking, music, news and events for today's Catholic.

Deacon Turner will be featured on the show on Tuesday, August 25th 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