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Week of April 25, 2008

UPDATE ON MOTHER:
News on Mother's 85th Birthday

HOLY FATHER'S PRAYER
INTENTIONS FOR 2008

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WHAT'S NEW
"Seen & Unseen" -
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"Joan's Rome" -
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Podcasting

Pope Benedict XVI - Apostolic Journey of Pope Benedict XVI to the United States

Fr. Dominic Mary, MFVA - On Truth

James F. Puglisi, S.A. - Historical Profile: Founder of the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity

Pope Benedict XVI - Easter Vigil

Survey on the U.S. Religious Panorama

Father Edward McNamara - Padre Pio, Monsignor Escrivá and the Roman Missal

EWTN HOME VIDEO HIGHLIGHT
The beloved epic miniseries, St. Teresa of Avila, is EWTN Home Video’s Highlight for April. The 3-disc set on the life of this great saint and mystic was shot on-location in Spain, in Spanish with English sub-titles. Included are a 16-page Collector's booklet and other special features.
St. Teresa of Avila is available through EWTN's Religious Catalogue.

EWTN BOOKMARK

Shadowplay:
the Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare
Clare Asquith

Author Clare Asquith observes “English identity is only now beginning to look at the hidden, buried trauma of Catholic persecution under Henry VIII and Elizabeth, and the process has important implications for the England of today.” A fascinating book about, as the title suggests, the hidden beliefs and coded politics of the most famous plays in the English language. ,

Shadowplay is available from
EWTN Religious Catalogue.

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Papal Visit Us DVDs

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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