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DEAR EWTN
FAMILY
By
Michelle Laque Johnson
EWTN Director of Communications
What a week we had, watching Pope Benedict XVI’s first visit to the
United States! We know you enjoyed our coverage because more than 10,000
of you emailed EWTN to tell us so! Thank you!
EWTN News Director Raymond Arroyo summed up the week for viewers in his
blog, which you can still read on
www.ewtn.com.
His summary was really a challenge to the faithful.
“Journalists are now calling inquiring about whether the Pope's trip was
successful and what impact it has had,” he said. “I stand by two
sentences I wrote weeks ago. The measure of this trip’s success will not
be found so much in what the Pope does, as in the echo that remains
after he does it. The response of those who hear him will tell the
tale.’ This papal visit will play out in big and small ways, in the
hearts and minds of those who have heard Benedict's call.”
Raymond’s insights are really worth reading. For example, in an earlier
blog, he noted that the Pope had been called to task by many for his
controversial speech at Regensburg. Followers of the Pope will remember
that he quoted a Byzantine Emperor’s belief that Islam was “evil and
inhumane.” But Raymond notes that the Pope was vindicated.
“As a direct result of the Regensburg speech, 138 Muslim scholars wrote
to the Pope requesting a dialogue with Christians,” Raymond said. “Now a
permanent Catholic/Muslim forum has been established which will hold its
first formal meeting at the Vatican this coming November. Saudi King
Abdullah, the custodian of the Muslim shrines in Mecca and Medina, has
joined Benedict’s call for an interfaith dialogue and is supporting his
efforts. There are suddenly negotiations underway to erect a Catholic
church in Saudi Arabia and one has already sprung up in Qatar. This is
astounding progress.”
With this kind of record, it will be interesting in the coming year to
measure the impact of the papal trip to the United States, a country
that surely needed a visit from the Vicar of Christ.
DVDs. Many of you have been asking
about the availability of DVDs of the Pope’s visit. To order, please go
to our home page, click on Religious Catalogue, and type in “Pope
Benedict US” in the search engine at the top of the page. All the papal
items EWTN is making available will then pop up.
Highlights: What’s on tap in the next couple of weeks?
Those of you who have made the Louis De Montfort devotion
consecration to Our Lady (or those who are just curious about it) won’t
want to miss the upcoming docudrama on the life of this saint, which
airs 1 p.m. May 1.
Want to know the secret to lasting happiness? Don’t miss the five
part series by this name airing at 3 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. April 28 through
May 6.
Young adults will particularly enjoy “Saints: Gospel Artists,”
which follows a group of Canadian youth, who travel through Italy
visiting the holy sites of saints and blesseds. The show airs 10 p.m.
April 30 and 5 a.m. May 3.
Also noteworthy is “Life of Christ: The Master,” a film shot in
Spain, which highlights the events in the Glorious Mysteries. The film,
part of a trilogy, airs 10 p.m. April 27, 2 p.m. April 29, and 4 a.m.
May 2.All Times US Eastern |
SPECIAL PROGRAMMING FOR THE WEEK
PRIESTLY ORDINATION OF THE DEACONS OF THE DIOCESE OF ROME (LIVE) 2 hrs.
From St. Peter's Basilica. Pope Benedict XVI ordains priests for the
diocese of Rome.
Sun 4/27/08 3:30 AM ET & 12:30 AM PT
Sun 4/27/08 12:00 PM ET & 9:00 AM PT
JESUS LIVING IN MARY 90 min
St. Louis De Montfort
Sat 4/26/08 8:00 PM ET & 5:00 PM PT
Sun 4/27/08 2:00 AM ET & Sat 11 PM PT
Thu 5/01/08 1:00 PM ET & 10:00 AM PT
Times are US Eastern and Pacific
Special
programming schedule is subject to change without notice.
EWTN LIVE SHOWS
LIVE Shows allow viewers to
get involved via email and telephone.
FRIDAY - APRIL 25, 8PM
ET & 5PM PT
THE WORLD OVER -
Papal Visit Review

SUNDAY - APRIL 27, 7PM ET & 4PM
PT
SUNDAY NIGHT: LIVE WITH FR. GROESCHEL
Guest: Patrick Reilly, Cardinal Newman Society Topic: The Pope Speaks to
College Presidents

MONDAY - APRIL 28, 8PM ET & 5PM
PT
THE JOURNEY HOME
-
Fr. Denis Lloyd
former Anglican

TUESDAY - APRIL 29, 10PM ET
& 7PM PT
THRESHOLD OF HOPE

WEDNESDAY - APRIL 30 19, 8PM
ET & 5PM PT
EWTN LIVE
Guest: Most Rev. Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of San Antonio

THURSDAY - MAY 1, 8PM ET
& 5PM PT
LIFE ON THE ROCK
Guests Danny
Abramowicz and team Religion ain’t for Wimps!

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