New Show Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Will be Added to CatholicTV Spanish Programming

Starting the week of September 6th, CatholicTV will air a new show called My Americas which explores Hispanic heritage and is hosted by two young, Mexican Americans, who travel through Latin America exploring the roots of their Hispanic heritage.

CatholicTV will also air a Spanish version of the same show called “Caminanté”.

Both My Americas and Caminanté will air at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV cable outlets.

My Americas is hosted by the ever-popular Roberto Alcaraz and Leticia Vásquez. The program takes viewers from Cuba to Bolivia, Mexico to Puerto Rico, Bolivia and Peru for a close-up look at the diverse spirituality and rich cultures of Latin America.

The camera follows Roberto and Leticia as they participate in local rituals, celebrations and spiritual expression. They don elaborate outfits, dance to African drums in Cuba, and around a fire in Guatemala.

My Americas exposes English-speaking viewers to the lively and deeply spiritual heritage of the fastest-growing population in the United States. My Americas was funded by Maryknoll Productions and Latino Public Broadcasting.

Starting the week of September 6th, My Americas will air at the following times (Eastern): Monday 4:30 PM Wednesday 7:00 AM Saturday 10:30 AM & 11:30 PM

Caminanté will air each week at the following times: Tuesday 5:30 AM Sunday 5:30 PM

Each Week CatholicTV airs programming in Spanish including a Bi-Lingual Sunday Mass, the Catholic variety show Buena Nueva, Apostolado Hispano Television, which celebrates Hispanic heritage with music, dance, and food. Each week, CatholicTV also airs a Spanish Novena service from Boston’s historic Mission Church Basilica.

Multi-Lingual Priest With Multiple Ph.D.’s Will Be Interviewed Live on CatholicTV

On July 27th, Fr. Allan Deck, S.J. will be interviewed on the live CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”. Fr. Deck has 2 Ph.D’s and is fluent in Spanish, English, and Portugese. He also reads Italian and Latin.

Fr. Deck is the Executive Director of the Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Father Deck has also published 2 books and has edited 4 others.

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

Fr. Deck has a Ph.D. in Spanish and Latin American Studies from Saint Louis University and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University. Fr. Deck will discuss his office at the USCCB on This is the Day.

More information about Fr. Deck and the Office of Cultural Diversity in the Church is available at http://usccb.org/scdc/

Brandon Nappi, a retreat director at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center in West Hartford, Connecticut, will also be interviewed on the CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day.”

Brandon Nappi is Holy Family's Associate Retreat Director. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame where he majored in Theology and Medieval Studies. Brandon’s work in the Church has included youth ministry, adult education, pastoral care, and music ministry. He completed a Master of Divinity degree from Yale University and is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis.

The Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center welcomed the first group of retreatants, from West Hartford's St. Thomas the Apostle parish, to Holy Family on Friday, February 2, 1951. Since that first men's retreat over half a century ago, Holy Family has expanded its programming to include women, youth, music ministers, and people in recovery. Over 10,000 people attend Holy Family's programs annually. To learn more about the retreat center please visit the website: www.holyfamilyretreat.org