Interview of Oscar-Winning Director of ‘God of Love’, Luke Matheny Now Viewable at CatholicTV.com

An interview of Luke Matheny is now available at CatholicTV.com at www.CatholicTV.com/Catholic-Movies-This-is-the-Day (interview begins at 19 mins. 10 secs). Luke directed, wrote, and starred in the short film “God of Love”.

The brief interview, which was conducted by CatholicTV’s Fr. Robert Reed on “This is the Day”, includes video of Luke and his friends celebrating news of his film being nominated for an Academy Award as well as clips from the movie.

CatholicTV’s President Fr. Robert Reed said, “All of us here at CatholicTV and all of us in our audience congratulate you.”

Luke’s film also won an Excellence in Filmmaking Award at the Angelus Student Film Festival.

CatholicTV’s show ClearVoice also interviewed Fr. Willy Raymond from Family Theater Productions, which sponsors the Angelus Student Film Festival. The interview with Fr. Willy is now viewable at www.CatholicTV.com/Catholic-news-ClearVoice-8 (interview begins at 8 mins. and 38 secs)

CatholicTV Network Gives Viewers Exclusive Vatican Access with Never Before Seen Footage of Pope Benedict’s Daily Life

CATHOLICTV NETWORK, the nation’s leader in family-positive religious programming, is going inside the walls of the Vatican, into Pope Benedict XVI’s private residence and capturing intimate details of his daily life.

This must-see program airs as a special one-hour edition of House+Home on January 12, 2011 at 9:00 PM (Eastern).

Join Father Robert Reed as he serves as a tour guide on the ultimate insider excursion. Stand feet away as The Holy Father vests and celebrates private morning Mass, sense the joy as he creates new bishops for the Church, sit at the table in the pope’s private dining room, accompany the pope as he meets with Heads of State, be escorted by Swiss guards inside restricted areas and catch the pope’s private moments right before his most public encounters.

Each year, millions of people jam St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus blessing of Pope Benedict. But none of them have ever been inside the pope’s private study the minutes before he steps up to his study window to address the masses.

Until now.

Be a part of this unique moment – the energy, the excitement and Pope Benedict’s surprising calm.

“There was so much unbelievable footage, the show could easily be twice as long. We crammed the most riveting, impactful and impressive moments in this fast-paced hour,” said Reed. “It is a true honor for us at the CatholicTV Network to be able to share the Pope’s daily life with our audience. Oftentimes, a show is just titled ‘a special,’ this one really is.”

This House+Home special event kicks off a whole month focused on Rome. From January 1 to January 31, CatholicTV Network debuts Viaggio a Roma, a thirty-part original series on ancient and Christian Rome.

Investing For Catholics? Priest Will Discuss on CatholicTV Talk Show

On December 3rd, Fr. Séamus P. Finn, OMI will be interviewed on the live CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”.

Fr. Séamus belongs to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious order known for its work with the poor and many other ministries.

Fr. Séamus was recently featured on the Nightly Business Report on PBS. During the show, Fr. Séamus discussed how he and his colleagues fought for corporate responsibility and transparency following the Enron collapse. He also discussed how he advocated for increased transparency and regulation at large financial institutions and how their actions directly affect the poorest people in the world.

Father Séamus represents the Oblates at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility in New York (ICCR www.iccr.org); a coalition of faith-based and socially responsible investors who work together to engage corporations. The coalition’s more than $100 billion is invested to promote the integration of faith-based values into the investment process. Father Séamus also represents the Oblates on the executive committee of the International Interfaith Investment Group (3IG www.3ignet.org).

This is the Day airs at 10:30AM ET at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV cable outlets. The show is rebroadcast at 7:30PM and other times during the week.

Fr. Séamus is a leader in faith-based socially responsible investing. He completed his doctorate at Boston University School of Theology in 1991.

Fr. Séamus is also a consultant to Investing for Catholics, a company which provides fee-only advice on passively managed index portfolios screened for Catholic values.

More information is available at http://investingforcatholics.com/

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