Posted on 04/01/2010 12:52:10 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler
ATLANTA, Ga. (April 1, 2010)A lay Catholic organization announces the formation of a new movement to support Catholic priests called EncouragePriests.org . This announcement comes on Holy Thursday, the day Christians celebrate the anniversary of Christ instituting the priesthood and the Eucharist.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (April 1, 2010)A lay Catholic organization announces the formation of a new movement to support Catholic priests called EncouragePriests.org . This announcement comes on Holy Thursday, the day Christians celebrate the anniversary of Christ instituting the priesthood and the Eucharist.
Yet today, the secular media is laser-focused on only a handful of wayward priests who have betrayed Jesus and the teachings of His Church, and are violating a sacred oath and trust. But millions of faithful priests and bishops serve as heroic shepherds of their flocks, leading rewarding and spirit-filled lives of service to others. According to Tom Peterson, founder of EncouragePriests.org , Countless priests deserve our true gratitude and love, as so many lead sacrificial and humble lives. These noble men of God need our encouragement and could be uplifted by a simple prayer and a gentle word of appreciation from us. EncouragePriests.org was established in Lent 2010 by the non-profit Catholic media apostolate, Catholics Come Home, Inc.® (www.CatholicsComeHome.org). Peterson, president and founder of CatholicsComeHome.org adds, Its timely to launch this movement during the Year for Priests as declared by Pope Benedict XVI (June 2009-June 2010), and to continue supporting the priesthood for many years to come! Our mission is to encourage priests, and promote priestly vocations through our love and prayers. On Fathers Day (June 20, 2010), EncouragePriests.org will launch an interactive website currently in development (www.EncouragePriests.org) that will assist Catholics in offering spiritual bouquets (gifts of prayer), e-cards, printable greeting cards, video messages and blogs with kind words of gratitude to show appreciation for countless priests around the world. Similar to the highly creative CatholicsComeHome television ads that have aired coast to coast helping over 100,000 inactive Catholics back to the faith, EncouragePriests.org plans to air TV commercials that support the humanitarian efforts of priests and encourage more priestly vocations. ### CatholicsComeHome.org is a 501(c)(3) non-profit media apostolate, dedicated to producing and airing Catholic evangelism television ads on local, national and international television networks. EncouragePriests.org is a special communications outreach project of Catholics Come Home, Inc. |
Has this been on EWTN at all?
Just sent this to my priest.
This is brand new- the press release went out today. My guess is that you will indeed see this on EWTN, since they have been so good about having Tom Peterson on for Catholics Come Home and Virtue Media.
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