CatholicTV Kids Club primer

We know how hard it can be to trust the programs your kids watch on television. Even cartoons these days aren't risk free. That's why we make sure to air fun, faithful, and family friendly options for your kids throughout the week. We're here to educate your kids about the faith, get them laughing and singing, and enforce the values you work so hard to teach them, like kindness, patience, and charity.

Check out some of the programs we offer below, and keep your eye on our Twitter and Facebook accounts for updates on special programs meant for your kids. And moms, we've got you covered too! Be sure to watch The Gist with Rachel Balducci, Danielle Bean, and Carolee McGrath for some real talk about marriage, motherhood, and being a woman in the 21st century.


CatholicTV Kids Club

Adventures in Odyssey: From Focus on the Family, Adventures in Odyssey combines the characters kids love with the faith lessons parents appreciate.
Watch: Mon 8am ET, Wed 8am, Sat 8am.

CatholicTV Kids Saints & Heroes: A variety of special programs featuring the lives of Catholic saints and figures, and Biblical stories aimed to teach the Catholic faith.
This month:
10/5 'My Secret Friend- A Guardian Angel Story'
10/12 'Columbus - Adventures to the Edge'
Watch: Sat 7:30am ET.

Dr. Wonder's Workshop: Learn about the values of the Christian faith with the all-deaf cast of characters in Dr Wonder's workship.
Watch: Mon 3:30am ET, Tue 7:30am, Thurs 7:30am.

The Fred and Susie Show: "Creative family fun, Great family values". Join Fred the puppet and Susie as they teach Biblical values through the arts. The Fred and Susie Show promotes creativity, imagination, and a solid set of values for kids today.
Watch: Mon 7:30am ET, Wed 7:30am, Sat 9am.

Upbeat Kids: An energetic, faith-filled kids show which features children learning about giving and sharing, and about Jesus and His love.
Watch: Sun 7:30am ET, Fri 7:30am.

What's In The Bible?: From the creator of Veggie Tales, Phil Vischer, What's In The Bible? features some new friends exploring the most important books of the Bible. This show will have you laughing and learning through God's Word.
Watch: Wed 8am ET, Thurs 1pm, Sat 8:30am.

9/29-10/5 Highlights

Another great week in CatholicTV programming ahead!

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This week:
(all times Eastern)



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: Monsignor James Moroney speaks about the role of the Liturgy in Evangelization.
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- "Signs of Compassion".
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 from Catholics whose lives were touched by Pope John Paul II.
Watch: Mon 4:30pm, Tues 12am & 9pm, Fri 6pm, Sat 12pm and 11pm

Spotlight: Encore. The film fathers look at Oz The Great and Powerful in this episode of 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 Pope.
Watch: Mon 7:30pm, Tues 5pm, Wed 8:30am, Thurs 1am, Fri 6:30am

This is the Day: New. 

Tuesday 10/1- Tony Ryan, Marketing Director at Igatius Press joins us to speak about St Josephine Bakhita.
Watch: LIVE Tues 10:30am ET, Tue 7:30pm, Wed 4:30am and 5:30pm, Thurs 12am.

Friday 10/4- Jimmy Becker joins us to talk about Biking For Babies, which raises funds for pro-life causes.
Watch: LIVE Fri 10:30am ET, Frid 7:30pm, Sat 4:30am and 5:30pm, Mon 12am.

The Gist: New. Rachel, Danielle, and Carolee speak with Greg and Julie Alexander, authors of Marriage 911: How God Saved Our Marriage (And Can Save Yours Too).
Watch: Tue 11am and 8pm, Wed 5 am & 6pm, Thurs 12:30am

11th Annual Worldwide Children's Eucharistic Holy Hour: Special.
Watch: Fri 12pm ET, 5pm.

Papal Visit to Assisi: Special. Pope Francis visits Assisi on the feast of his patron, St Francis of Assisi.
Watch: LIVE Fri 5am ET, rebroadcast at 8pm.

9/22-9/27 Highlights

Introducing weekly highlights! Check the blog each Sunday for the rundown of all our great programming coming up in the week. Watch everything on CatholicTV, CatholicTV.com, Roku or Google TV.





This week:
(all times Eastern)

Christian Witness: Encore. Drs Angela and David Franks speak with George Weigel, author of Evangelical Catholicism.
Watch: Sun 4am, Wed 10:30am, Thurs 8:30pm, Sat 4pm

We've Got To Talk: New. Fr Dan wants to talk about God, faith and relationships. This week's topic- "Special in His Eyes".
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 about College themed stories of faith.
Watch: Mon 4:30pm, Tues 12am & 9pm, Fri 6pm, Sat 12pm & 11pm

Spotlight: New. The film fathers look at World War Z in this episode of 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": Optatam Totius, the Vatican II decree on priestly training.
Watch: Mon 7:30pm, Tues 5pm, Wed 8:30am, Thurs 1am, Fri 6:30am

This is the Day: New. Join Father Reed and Jay in the living room on Tuesday as they speak with Father Scott Hurd, author of When Faith Feels Fragile and Grace Mazza Urbanski, Director of the children's ministry at the Apostleship of Prayer. No This is the Day on Friday**
Watch LIVE Tuesday at 10:30am, rebroadcast at 7:30pm

The Gist: New. Rachel, Danielle, and Carolee speak with Chelsea Gheesling, founder of The Good Girl Comeback which seeks to bring back the "good girl" and inspire young girls and women to find true fulfillment.
Watch: Tue 11am & 8pm, Wed 5 am & 6pm, Thurs 12:30am

**TELETHON: After experimenting with February, we've brought the Telethon back to its usual fall date, and we appreciate all the support you can give us. Join Father Reed, Jay, Kevin, and some favorite CatholicTV hosts for musical performances and lots of fun.
Friday, 9/27 and Saturday 9/28 from 9am to 10pm

Forward into Fall!

We have had such a great summer, and we hope you did too!

Not only did we kick off our first ever Summer Season, but we brought you great coverage of World Youth Day 2013 in July. In June we shot brand new episodes of The Gist, which we're excited to share as part of our Fall season. August brought the  Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention in Texas for which we provided all day coverage. We also sent a crew to the Catholic Marketing Network to spread the word about CatholicTV, see what's up in the world of Catholic marketing and publishing, and get interviews with today's Catholic authors and media figures. The opening of the Cool Globes exhibit in Boston gave us a great opportunity to shoot some segments on environmental stewardship, so keep your eye out for those!

This fall we're excited to bring back The Gist, One Billion Stories, We've Got To Talk, Going My Way, WOW: The CatholicTV Challenge, Catholic Destinations, and Spotlight. We're also excited to bring you Deep Light Entertainment's Building a Difference, as well as continue this summer's new series, Christian Witness into the fall. The Fall Season brings that and so much more! Watch the video to learn about everything we have planned:

Pilgrims for our future | Rio 2013

World Youth Day approaches, and with it a certain outpouring of the Holy Spirit on our young Catholics. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world are already arriving in Rio, eager to be envigorated in their faith by our truly paternal spiritual leader, Pope Francis.

Teens and young adults are sure to be touched by the experience of oneness and unity they will encounter there. They will have sensory experiences of a diverse, universal Church, and the experience will probably never leave them. The event will be a witness to all people of the true nature of of our pilgrim Church, which seeks to take up the cross and be Christ to a broken world.

Pope Francis has announced that a plenary indulgence will be granted to all who participate in the celebration, even those who participate by internet, radio, or television (under the usual conditions of Confession, reception of the Eucharist, and prayer for the Pope's intention).

In light of the extension of this indulgence to those who participate via media, please join us for our coverage of this inspiring celebration. We'll be covering World Youth Day starting July 22nd with the arrival of the Pope.

Father Reed will be joined by Alexis Grace Richard for desk coverage, and Emily Abi-Kheirs, a local pilgrim, will be our embedded reporter in Rio. Our coverage will be augmented from pictures, tweets, and videos submitted by using the hashtag #CTVWYD13 on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube (so make sure you tell your loved ones who are attending to send us their content!).

We can't wait to bring you coverage of the Masses, the Way of the Cross, and more from World Youth Day. We hope you join us! And we encourage you to go to Confession and receive communion during World Youth Day (7/22-7/28) so you can benefit from the indulgence.

God bless, and see you next week!

How late can I come to Mass and how early can I leave?

We've been featuring some of Bishop Chris Coyne's new Blinks, "Everything You Wanted to Know About the Liturgy (but were afraid to ask)", but we decided to premiere this one on our blog!

We all slip in late to Mass occasionally, and sometimes we even feel the itch to leave early (like right after Communion). So let's hear what Bishop Coyne has to say about arriving late and leaving early to Mass.



Thanks for watching! Check out more of Bishop Coyne's liturgy Blinks.

Fortnight For Freedom 2013

It's so important that, as Catholics, we remain engaged in the public square and do our part to promote the Gospel outside of our parishes and families. This doesn't mean forcing our beliefs on others; it means letting our gospel-informed voices be heard and it means promoting the principles of human dignity that the gospels teach us.

That's why the U.S. bishops have called a second Fortnight for Freedom. In addition to the August 1st deadline for Catholic organizations to comply with the HHS mandate, we also await a Supreme Court ruling on marriage this June, and meaningful immigration reform as well as humanitarian services. These are all areas in which Catholics have a stake and about which Catholics must make their positions known. Starting on June 21st, the bishops are calling for Catholics to participate in a two week period of prayer and action to build awareness about potential religious freedom violations and the right place of religion in the public square.

Throughout these two weeks, CatholicTV will have special programming for the Fortnight for Freedom, including the Opening Mass on 6/21 LIVE at 7pm ET (watch on www.CatholicTV.com), daily reflections from Father Reed, following the 3pm Divine Mercy Chaplet, and the Closing Mass on Independence Day at 12pm ET.

Last year we held a town hall forum hosted by Cardinal Seán O'Malley, with a panel comprising Kim Daniels, JD, a religious liberty attorney, Dr. Angela Franks, co-host of Christian Witness, and John Garvey, JD, President of The Catholic University of America. Most of the concerns raised and questions asked last year are still relevant. You can watch the whole thing right here:

From maintenance to mission

The Archdiocese of Boston is in the midst of an exciting and innovative pastoral plan to strengthen the local Church and repropose the gospel. The plan ("Disciples in Mission") "seeks to revitalize the Church in Boston by positioning our parishes more solidly for the task of evangelization, the work of reaching out to our brothers and sisters and drawing them more fully to Christ Jesus." (from the Disciples in Mission proposal).

The pastoral plan (currently in phase one) strengthens local churches by establishing parish collaboratives that function under the leadership of one pastor with the support of Pastoral Teams and Parish Councils. The parishes in the collaboratives maintain their unique identities and responsibilities, while also enjoying the added benefit of a community of support from the other parishes in the collaborative, as well as a unity of vision and evangelical purpose. Parishes maintain the strengths they already have while being fortified by fellow parishes.

By empowering local churches to strengthen and unify as tools for evangelization, the Archdiocese expects that we will move from a state of simply maintaining parishes to being true disciples in mission, proactively spreading the gospel by way of the local Church.

Bishop Deeley, Vicar General for the Archdiocese of Boston, appeared on CatholicTV's This is the Day to talk about the success of the plan so far as pastors in phase one finish up their two week training. He also has some great ideas for how lay people can support the new pastoral plan. Check out his interview below:

Summer is coming...

Well, almost. May will be over before you know it, and then our Summer Season will begin!


Join us starting in June for some great summer programs. There's something for everyone!
 
Watch Christian Witness on Wednesdays at 10:30 am. Drs Angela and David Franks host this new original CatholicTV series, speaking with people who work to build a culture of love and life rooted in the New Evangelization. Some guests include George Weigel, David Clayton, Brother Rahl Bunsa, and Michael Lavigne. Rebroadcasts: Sun 4am ET, Thurs 8:30pm, Sat 4pm.

Join Shannon Muldoon for Vacation Bible School! During the weeks of June 24, July 15, and August 12, tune in at 8am and 12:30pm each day for great lessons and fun crafts with Shannon.




Tune into Divine Intervention with Father Steve on Mondays at 9pm ET. Born in India, raised in South Africa, and now ministering in California, Father Steve has a way of deeply touching lives. This reality series captures his unique and inspiring ministry to God's people through life’s turbulent and joyful moments. Father Steve captures the unique zeal and deep love at the heart of Christ’s Gospel message. Rebroadcasts: Wed 1pm ET, Fri 2am.



 

What's in the Bible airs Mondays at 8am ET. From the creater of Veggie Tales, What's in the Bible features some new friends as they explore the most important books of the Bible. This family show uses music and puppets to get you laughing and learning through God's word. Rebroadcasts: Thurs 1pm ET, Sat 8:30am.

Watch Love is Moving on Mondays at 4pm ET. From the producers of Context with Lorna Dueck, this series is hosted by and for young adults focusing on living out the Christian faith. The series challenges young adults to commit to acts of love in their daily life and to grow deeper in relationship with God and others. Rebroadcasts: Wed 2:30am ET, Thurs 10:30pm, Fri 5:30pm.



Reel Faith from NET NY airs on Tuesdays at 9am ET. Join David DiCerto and Steven D. Greydanus as they look at films through a Catholic lens.




On Mondays at 9am tune in to Gospel of Luke with Jim Grant and Dr Robert Maldonado. Our hosts are joined by biblical scholars as they share their insights into and love for Luke. Rebroadcasts: Wed 1:30pm ET, Fri midnight.


It's going to be a great summer on CatholicTV. Don't miss it!
 

 

ClearVoice™ turns 100!

Our original magazine show, ClearVoice™, celebrates 100 episodes on 5/3!

Tune in at 11am as hosts Christine Caswell and John Monahan look back on the awesome highlights from the past 100 episodes. John and Christine reflect here on what working on ClearVoice has meant to them:



Check out individual reflections from John and Christine as well as other great clips from ClearVoice™ right here.

Christine Caswell has more than 20 years' experience as a radio and television news journalist, reporting for more than a decade in Boston's major market. John Monahan has worked for 17 years in the news business, winning an Emmy® for his work as a news reporter.

Watch ClearVoice™ on Fridays at 11am ET on CatholicTV.