Highlights 11/10-11/16

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This week:
(all times Eastern)

Daily Mass: Celebrate Mass each weekday with one of our beloved Boston priests.
Watch: LIVE 9:30am, rebroadcasts at 7pm and 11:30pm

Christian Witness: New. Drs Angela and David Franks talk with people who work to build a culture of love and life rooted in the New Evangelization. Guest: Tom Corcoran - Parishes equipped for mission.
Watch: Sun 4am, Wed 10:30am, Thurs 8:30pm, Sat 4pm

We've Got To Talk: New. Fr Dan continues CatholicTV's longest running studio series. This week's topic- "What Were The Chances?"
Watch: Sun 6:30am, Mon 2pm, Wed 9am, Fri 8:30pm, Sat 12:30pm

One Billion Stories: New. Join Seth DeMoor as he continues sharing the stories of Catholics around the world. This week we hear stories about Family.
Watch: Mon 4:30pm, Tues 12am and 9pm, Fri 6pm, Sat 12pm and 11pm

Spotlight: New. The film fathers look at JFK movies (featuring Parkland) this week on Spotlight, CatholicTV's movie review show.
Watch: Mon 6pm, Tues 8:30pm, Wed 4am, Fri 4:30pm, Sat 10:30am and 10:30pm

WOW: The CatholicTV Challenge: New. Father Robert Reed tests 3rd graders' knowledge in the 9th season of WOW. This week's "Wudabout": The Passion of Christ
Watch: Mon 7:30pm, Tues 5pm, Wed 8:30am, Thurs 1am, Fri 6:30am

This is the Day: New.

Tuesday 11/12- In lieu of This is the Day, we will provide coverage of the 2013 USCCB General Assembly.
Watch: Tuesday at 10:15am ET, Wednesday  at 10:30am ET.

Friday 11/15- Eva Stockhammer, promoting the 50th anniversary of Holyoke Catholic High School.
Watch: LIVE Fri 10:30am ET, Fri 7:30pm, Sat 4:30am and 5:30pm, Mon 12am.

The Gist: Encore. Rachel, Danielle, and Carolee host another great episode of The Gist. Our Guest is Leigh Anne Tuohy, of The Blind Side fame.
Watch: Tue 11am and 8pm, Wed 5 am and 6pm, Thurs 12:30am.

CatholicTV Kids' Saints and Heroes: This children's programming block presents special programs from the CCC of America teaching the Catholic faith through Saints, historical figures, and biblical characters.
This week- Francis Xavier and the Samurai's Lost Treasure
Watch: Sat 7:30am.

CatholicTV Presents: Presenting features from our programming partners.
This week-  The Miracle of Father Kapaun
Watch: Mon 10:30pm, Thurs 5pm, Sat 3:30am.

For God and Country
Watch: Friday 2:30pm.

The Call: Vocations programming.
This week- The Clergy Fund Frontlines video.
Watch: Sunday 11:30pm, Mon 11:30am, Fri 7am, Saturday 6pm

Blink U: This month on 'Blink!' We're showcasing Catholic colleges. Tune in to see great videos from Catholic colleges throughout the country, like Notre Dame, Fordham, JPII the Great and more.
Watch: Monday 4am, Wed 7:30pm, Fri 5:30am

Veterans Day Programming:
11/11 8pm: FocusTV - Archbishop Hannan's 'A Soldier of God
9pm: 'For God and Country'
9:30pm: 'The Miracle of Father Kapaun'
10:30pm: FocusTV - 'Grunt Padre'

The USCCB General Assembly:Watch: Monday 10:15am, Tuesday 10:30am.

CatholicTV to Support Retired Priests By Airing Special Promotional Videos

In support of retired priests of the Archdiocese of Boston, CatholicTV will air special promotional videos during the month of December.

The videos will remind viewers that “while mandatory retirement age for priests is age 75, many continue to work into their 80’s and beyond.”

In these videos, retired priests make appeals for their “brothers who are senior retired priests.” The videos also say to viewers, “They [priests] were their when we needed them. They are still there for us now. Will we continue to be there for them?”

In the Archdiocese of Boston, a collection is taken up during Christmas Masses to support the retired priests of the Archdiocese. The Archdiocese spends millions of dollars each year housing and assisting in the medical and financial needs of retired priests.

CatholicTV also aired a promotional video encouraging the financial support of retired religious sisters. This video featured Sister Marian Batho, CSJ, a Sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint. Joseph.

Public Relations for Catholic Priests? Unique Website to Be Discussed on Live CatholicTV Talk Show

On June 25^th, a unique website which posts thank you letters to priests will be discussed on the live CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”.

The creators of the website (letterstopriests.com) write that the purpose of the site is to “promote positive public relations of Catholic Priests.” The website publishes stories written by average citizens (anyone can submit stories) who want to thank the priests who have affected their lives in positive ways. The stories range from a heroic, civil rights activist priest, to a priest who expressed tremendous joy even after being imprisoned and tortured in a Nazi concentration camp.

Matthew Warner, a contributing writer at the National Catholic Register wrote a positive review about the site saying that he liked the idea “Since it involves such a diversity of perspectives it has the potential to be a comprehensive collection of unique insights into the various ways priests benefit the community.” Warner also mentioned the tragedy “that a very small percentage of bad priests have given a bad name to so many good ones.”

This is the Day airs at 10:30AM ET at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV. The show is rebroadcast at 7:30PM.

Anne Hughes will be interviewed on This is the Day on June 25^th. She helped to organize letterstopriests.com and plans to publish a book which will be a collection of the letters submitted to the website.

Also to be interviewed on This is the Day, will be Liz Abramo, a high school junior from Massachusetts. She will talk about being a Catholic leader amongst her peer group.