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Since its beginnings in 1830, the Mormon Church has denied any continuous historical connection with Christianity. Mormonism's founder Joseph Smith, claimed that in 1820 God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him in the woods near his home in Palmyra, New York. Jesus said that for the proceeding 1700 years (give or take a century—Mormonism can't say exactly) the world had been living in the darkness of a total apostasy from the gospel. This was the answer to a question young Smith had been pondering. "My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of...

Marcus Grodi welcomes Dr. Steven C. Smith, formerly with Willow Creek ministries. This is open line Monday. You may call in questions to 1-800-221-9460 or email Marcus at: journeyhome@ewtn.com. Here is some background information on Willow Creek Ministries. The mission of Willow Creek Community Church is to turn irreligious people into fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.The sole basis of our belief is the Bible, which is uniquely God-inspired, without error, and the final authority on all matters on which it bears. As the Bible teaches, there is one God, eternally existing in three persons — Father, Son, and...

Baltimore, Nov 11, 2008 (CNA).- The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has not yet been able to determine if grants made to ACORN were used for fraudulent voter registration, but has cut off all funding to the community organizing group, Bishop Robert Morin announced on Tuesday. Shortly after addressing the full assembly of U.S. Catholic bishops, Bishop Morin spoke to reporters about what the bishops had learned concerning the use of grants from the CCHD to the group Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), which is currently under investigation in 13 states for voter fraud. CCHD originally...

Cardinal Francis George, President of the USCCB and Bishop Gerald Kicanas (left) Baltimore, Nov 9, 2008 / 11:08 pm (CNA).- Since the election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States, several Catholic commentators have speculated on how the original agenda of the annual Fall General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will change. According to bishops involved in the organization of the three-day meeting, which starts this Monday, the agenda, including a public discussion of abortion and politics, is fully on track. Speculation that the agenda might change came late last...

November 7 Syndicated columnist and author Patrick J. Buchanan and radio talk show host Laura Ingraham 

This is not a scheduled EWTN TV. There may not even be plans for it. But maybe their should be!!! Catholics/Christians stopping F.O.C.A: Gianna Jessen is an abortion survivor. She fought vigorously in the last election on the abortion issue. "Blessed" Mother Teresa fought abortion when she was on earth, most powerfully with her 1994 National Prayer Breakfast speech. Her successor Sister Nirmala must equally share in that zeal to stop abortion. Dr. Alveda King is the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She has had two abortions. Archbishop Raymond "Leo" Burke now holds two positions in the Vatican....

ROME, OCT. 26, 2008 (Zenit.org).- A 10-episode original television series on EWTN will take viewers on a Vatican Museums tour that tells the story of salvation history through art.With the support of the Primavera Fine Art Foundation, EWTN was given unprecedented access to the Vatican Museums to film "Catholic Canvas." The first episode of the show will air on EWTN at 6:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 6 and at 11 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Nov. 11."Catholic Canvas is a journey through salvation history as seen in the art of the Vatican Museums," explained Mary Shovlain, the Rome-based producer of...

September 17 Dr. Ray Guarendi - Is Authority a Bad Word?

On Sunday, September 14th, members of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest will celebrate a Solemn High Mass at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration in Hanceville, Alabama. The conventual Mass will be broadcast live by EWTN, the Global Catholic Network, to a worldwide audience of 140 million homes, through TV, radio, and live streaming video online. September 14th marks the first anniversary of the implementation of Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio "Summorum Pontificum" [PDF]. The Solemn High Mass will be in commemoration of, and thanksgiving for, this pivotal document...

Pope Benedict XVI, the Vicar of Christ, the 265th Successor of Peter, Shepperd of the Church founded by Jesus Christ, has arrived in the United States of American, landing at Andrews Air Force Base in Bethesda, Maryland at 1558 hours. The Holy Father was greeted by U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife Laura. He is the first world leader that President Bush has ever greeted on the tarmac upon arrival in the United States. Details of the Holy Father's visit can be found at: Christ Our Hope: Pope Benedict XVI Apostolic Journey to the United States

WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 13, 2008 (Zenit.org).- U.S. President George Bush said that when he looks into Benedict XVI's eyes, he sees God.The president made this affirmation Friday when he answered the last question posed him during an interview with Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) anchor Raymond Arroyo.Arroyo noted that Bush is planning an all-out welcome for the Pope, who arrives in the United States on Tuesday for a five-day visit. Most notably, Bush will go to the airport to receive the Holy Father, a courtesy he has never extended to any visiting leader.The president says he plans to do this...

EWTN Live video line-up on CatholicDigest.com Live video of Pope's events in US Television Coverage Click here to go to out EWTN Video Feed page.Pope Benedict XVI arrives at Andrews Air Force Base and is greeted by President and Mrs. Bush, local dignitaries of the Church, and the apostolic nuncio.Tuesday, April 15, 3:30PM EasternEncore April 15, 8PM; April 16, 4AM. Pope Benedict XVI is received by President and Mrs. Bush at a White House welcoming ceremony, followed by a private meeting between the President and the Pope, and the dignitaries of the two states.Wednesday, April 16, 10:00 AM EasternEncore April...

A PERSONAL INVITATION TO THE EWTN FAMILY By Raymond Arroyo Pope Benedict XVI is coming to the United States April 15-20 and, as most Catholics know, tickets to the live events are scarce. But EWTN family will have a front row seat. I will be anchoring each event live with my co-host, Father Richard John Neuhaus, and other papal commentators, including Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus. I can promise you that no one will have coverage as complete and as authoritative as EWTN. From the Pope’s arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, where he is being...

President Bush interview on now. Laura Ingraham later

CNN will engage a multiplatform effort to cover Pope Benedict’s first official papal visit to the United States next week, officials said Thursday.Online as well as on CNN/U.S., CNN International, CNN en Español, CNN Radio and Headline News, CNN will report on the pope’s address to the United Nations, his meeting with President George W. Bush, his visit to Ground Zero in New York and other events.The pope’s visit will take place from April 15 to 20 in Washington and New York.This trip to the United States marks Pope Benedict’s sixth country that he has visited since becoming pope in...

Dear Family, Mother Angelica is doing excellent! We had a wonderful Easter Triduum. Mother was able to attend the Passion Celebration on Good Friday. She led the community in venerating the Cross and remained very attentive throughout the long service. Her example gives us a beautiful witness to the love she bears her Crucified Spouse. On her Feast Day, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Mother attended Mass with the nuns. She also joined the community for breakfast, which lasted longer than usual. We wanted to spend as much time in her company as possible. Later that same day she...

April 7 - Rosalind Moss Former Jew and Evangelical Christian A rolled-away stone gathers Moss: from Judaism to CatholicismHow does a Jewish person of faith convert to Catholicism? To judge by Rosalind Moss’s eighteen-year journey into the Church, the answer is . . . very slowly. Raised in Brooklyn, in a conservative Jewish home with one older brother and one younger sister, Moss never even considered that she would ever be anything other than Jewish. “It’s what I was. We were God’s people. That was my identity,” says Moss. “We waited for the Messiah to come,” adds Moss, “but...

Father Mitch takes Obama to task for misuse of the Scripture, gay uniions, and abortion. The talk begins at the 1:20 miniute mark and lasts for a couple of minutes.

"My fears have been confirmed-I am convinced that you are not saved and never were." It was late afternoon on a beautiful spring day last year. I was sitting in my living room facing Richard, a retired Fundamentalist pastor whom I had known for ten years. Two weeks earlier my wife, Heather, and I had entered the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil service held at St. Paul's parish in Eugene, Oregon. Richard had driven two hours from Portland to talk to us about our decision and perhaps to talk us out of it. His comment brought our conversation back...

I am very pleased to announce that EWTN, Ignatius Press and myself have reached an agreement to air the Footprints of God DVDs on EWTN Television for the next seven years. This has been in the works for many years and it is now a reality. I thank Mark Brumley and Tony Ryan from Ignatius Press and John Elson from EWTN for their patience, hard work and careful deliberations. I will now be flying to Phoenix to work with Joe Reynolds at Skyline Productions to edit the series for TV. They should begin airing in a few months. This...

FSSP to Celebrate a Rorate Mass in Hanceville, Alabama, Will be Televised by EWTN 11/13/2007 - PST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMEDIA ADVISORYCatholic PRWire DENTON, NE (NOVEMBER 13, 2007) – The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) will celebrate a Solemn High Tridentine Mass at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 8:00AM EST. The "Rorate" Mass will be televised live by the EWTN Global Catholic Network. The "Rorate Mass," so called because it begins with the words "Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant iustum..." (Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and...

Why I Returned to the Catholic Church (Al Kresta) Monday, February 06, 2006 br />This is why I returned to the Catholic Church, not necessarily why you ought to. I'm more than happy to make a presentation some night to say why you ought to. This is my story of how I returned. I was raised Roman Catholic, in a church-going, sacrament-receiving home. I have, really, very positive memories of my upbringing. I liked it. It was kind of mysterious. I remember going there, and there was the Eucharist, and that was Jesus, and the church was in hushed...

27 September 2007 Will EWTN be broadcasting Mass with the 1962 Missal? CATEGORY: SESSIUNCULUM — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf @ 2:21 pm Yes… apparently. A kind reader sent me a copy on an e-mail received from EWTN’s Gordon Siobley responsding to a question about future broadcasts of the older form of Mass. EWTN plans to occasionally air the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, while continuing to regularly air the Ordinary Form, in order “to preserve the riches which have developed in the Church’s faith and prayer, and to give them their proper place� (Pope Benedict XVI, “Letter to Bishops...

From The New Liturgical MovementInstitute of Christ the King on EWTN Live (TV & Radio) about Historic Landmark building: The Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign PriestOn Wednesday, September 26th, at 8:00 pm ET (1:00 am GMT, September 27th) Msgr. R. Michael Schmitz, Vicar General of the Institute of Christ the King, and classical architect William Heyer will be on EWTN Live discussing the restoration of the Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, a historic landmark entrusted by the Archdiocese of Chicago to the care of the Institute of Christ the King. EWTN , the Global Catholic Network, can...

Marcus Grodi welcomes Dr. Francis Beckwith to the Journey Home, Monday September 24, 8pm (ET). Email questions to: journeyhome@ewtn.com

The Priestly Society of St. Peter, whom you see in the sanctuary today, would like to thank Mother Angelica, Mother Vicar and the Poor Clare community for their gracious invitation to celebrate this Mass here today in this magnificent church. We are particularly grateful to Bishop Foley of the Diocese of Birmingham for supporting our presence here today and to the members of the EWTN staff and board of directors of this tremendous enterprise, born of Mother Angelica’s faith and wisdom and which has been so fruitful for the needs of the Church all around the world now, for a...

Solemn High Mass of the "extraordinary form" of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, from the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament in Alabama.

DENTON, Nebraska - AUGUST 17, 2007 - For the first time in its 26 year history, Mother Angelica's Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) will be broadcasting a live Solemn High Mass at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama on September 14, 2007 at 8:00AM EST. EWTN has asked for the assistance of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, an international Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right, to help celebrate this "extraordinary" form. This past July 7th, Pope Benedict XVI affirmed the beauty and importance of the Tridentine Mass by issuing Summorum Pontificum, a papal document...

Yes, it is highly unusual for a Bishop to be transferred to a new diocese with a smaller population and an even smaller number of nominal Catholics. Yet, Birmingham, the new diocese of Robert Baker, the former Bishop of Charleston, includes one specific Catholic institution, which deserves special treatment (for better or for worse). From our collection of episcopal reactions to Summorum Pontificum: In a letter to priests of the Diocese of Charleston, SC, Bishop Robert J Baker takes a warm and positive position. Among the many good things he says are the following, "Let us use this time of...

July 30 Roundtable (former Pentecostals)

David J. Hartline  Other Articles by David J. HartlinePrinter Friendly Version   The Tide Is Turning Toward Catholicism: The Laity July 16, 2007 It started with anti-Catholic flyers on the windshields of cars in a Catholic church's parking lot.  One could argue that the modern post-Vatican II Catholic apologetics movement started with that act.  San Diego businessman Karl Keating became so upset about these flyers, he felt called to take action.  He subsequently started Catholic Answers and one of his first employees was Patrick Madrid.  For over 25 years, Catholic Answers has been providing Catholics with answers about their...

Fr. Francis Mary welcomes the The Community of Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal was Established in 1988 under the auspices of John Cardinal O’Connor of New York, with Fr. Andrew Apostoli, CFR, as Founding Father. The aim of the Community is to live the Gospel values in simplicity according to the ideals of Saint Francis as handed on by the Capuchin tradition. The spiritual values uniting the sisters are personal and communal commitment to Jesus Christ through contemplative and liturgical prayer (daily Mass and Divine Office), daily Eucharistic adoration, Fridays as a special day of prayer, a time set...

The Language of Tradition The pope brings back the Latin Mass BY RAYMOND ARROYOFriday, July 13, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDT Reform of the liturgy has been a central concern for Pope Benedict for decades. Disgusted by some of the liturgical experimentation he witnessed in the past few decades, the pope suggested in a letter to the bishops (issued along with the decree) that these "arbitrary deformations of the liturgy" provoked his actions.... *snip* By placing the two Masses in close proximity, the pope is hoping that the new Mass will take on the sensibilities of the old. The pope is...

A documentary on the pilgrimage to Rome by traditional Catholics (FSSP included) for the 10th anniversary of the Motu Proprio Ecclesia Dei in 1998 is on EWTN right now.

                Specials schedule is subject to change without notice. THE WORLD OVER LIVE SPECIAL: ANALYSIS OF MOTU PROPIO: SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM Host Raymond Arroyo will discuss the newly- released papal document by Pope Benedict XVI widening use of the 1962 Roman Missal. Guest include: Most Rev. Fabian Bruskewitz, Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska Monsignor James Moroney, Executive Director of the USCCB Secretariat for the Liturgy Fr. Kenneth Baker, SJ, Editor of Homiletic & Pastoral Review Most Rev. Thomas G. Doran, Bishop of Rockford, Illinois Fr. George Gabet, FSSP, North American District Superior of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter July 9, ...

A Roman Catholic cable television network is airing a program on Monday intended to "set Christians across America on fire to peacefully work to end abortion." The 30-minute program, called Being Human, focuses on ordinary people who are fighting abortion in their communities through prayer and activism, the Eternal Word Television Network said. EWTN is a global Catholic network that airs family and religious programming from a Catholic point of view in English and Spanish. The show, presented by the Coalition for Life, premieres on Monday at 6:30 p.m. EDT. It will air in 128 million homes in 140 countries...

Congratulations ... to Thomas Nash, author of Worthy Is The Lamb: The Biblical Roots of the Mass, who has accepted a position with EWTN after working for several years for Catholics United for the Faith (CUF). He writes: I am very happy to report that I have accepted the position of Theology Advisor at the Eternal World Television Network (EWTN)--www.etwn.com. EWTN, which is based just outside of Birmingham, Alabama, has had a profound, worldwide impact in advancing the mission of Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church, and I look forward to being part of the EWTN team.  I begin working...

Lent is the season of conversion of heart. At Easter, new catechumens are welcomed into the Catholic Church. Throughout Lent this year, I will be posting the conversion stories of some well known individuals and their journey home to Rome. Marcus Grodi - Marcus Grodi (1958?-     ): apologist, president of The Coming Home Network, and host of EWTN's "Journey Home" program; originally a Presbyterian pastor. I am a former Protestant minister. Like so many others who have trodden the path that leads to Rome by way of that country known as Protestantism, I never imagined I would one day convert...

Many Protestants today realize that Catholics adhere to two of the important "solas" related to salvation sola gratia (by grace alone) and solo Christo (by Christ alone) but fewer are aware that Catholics can also accept the formula of justification sola fide (by faith alone), provided this phrase is properly understood. The term pistis is used in the Bible in a number of different senses, ranging from intellectual belief (Romans 14:22, 23, James 2:19), to assurance (Acts 17:31), and even to trustworthiness or reliability (Romans 3:3, Titus 2:10). Of key importance is Galatians 5:6, which refers to faith working...

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING PAPAL VISIT TO TURKEY ~ ARRIVAL IN ANKARA AND VISIT TO THE MAUSOLEUM OF ATATURK (90:00) Tuesday November 28, 2006 6:00 AM Eastern Time Tuesday November 28, 2006 3:00 AM Pacific Time   SPECIAL PRORGAMMING PAPAL VISIT TO TURKEY - MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS (60:00) Tuesday November 28, 2006 9:30 AM Eastern Time Tuesday November 28, 2006 6:30 AM Pacific Time   SPECIAL PROGRAMMING SISTER MARIE DE MANDAT-GRANCEY: A TRUE DAUGHTER OF CHARITY, FOUNDRESS OF MARY’S HOUSE (30:00) Tuesday November 28, 2006 10:30 AM Eastern Time Tuesday November 28, 2006 7:30 AM Pacific Time   SPECIAL PROGRAMMING PAPAL...

Istanbul, Turkey - EWTN Global Catholic Network, has announced that it will broadcast LIVE worldwide from the Ecumenical Patriarchate as Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians worldwide, will receive His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI in Istanbul, Turkey.On Nov. 29, at 4:30 AM (ET), EWTN will broadcast LIVE from the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George, the Doxology of Thanksgiving, exchange of greetings and mutual reverence of the Holy Relics upon the occasion of the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The program will repeat at 9 PM (ET). On Nov. 30, beginning at 2:00 AM (ET)...

MUNICH, Germany - Greeted by a thunderous chorus of church bells, Pope Benedict XVI began a pilgrimage to his native Bavaria on Saturday, a six-day visit laden with meaning for him and the future of his increasingly liberal Roman Catholic flock in Germany. ADVERTISEMENT Tens of thousands poured into the narrow streets in this city where he served as priest and archbishop more than a quarter-century ago, before moving to the Vatican as the church's doctrinal watchdog. "My heart beats Bavarian," he assured reporters on his plane from Rome. Benedict, 79, was welcomed by German President Horst Koehler and Chancellor...

Aug. 14 (CWNews.com) - More than 5,000 people attended a weekend celebration in Birmingham, Alabama on August 12-13 as the Eternal Word TV Network (EWTN) marked its 25th anniversary. Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, the president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving on Sunday, and familiar hosts from the EWTN broadcast line-up hosted sessions in a Birmingham convention center, during the celebration. But the most famous figure associated with EWTN-- the founder, Mother Angelica-- was missing because of ill health. Mother Angelica, who founded the broadcast giant in 1981 and won over millions of viewers...

Fr. Jan Larson of the Archdiocese of Seattle shows you how, in a tidy 766 words. I was recently watching a part of the daily televised liturgy on EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network). You know--them. No doubt Father had a snifter of vermouth handy and had already taken the precaution of slathering himself with a topical cream to pre-empt the hives.The liturgy there is an odd mix of English and Latin, while following the texts of the current Roman Missal. And so Fr. Larson begins his anthropological examination of this strange relict population ("odd mix", whatever that is). The difference...

http://www.dioceseofspokane.org/Communications/IR_2006/ir070606/larson070606.htm (This article is from the news magazine of the diocese of Spokane which is the home of Bishop Skylstad, the president of the USCCB, and is also one of the bankrupt dioceses.) Liturgy Reflections: Mysterious liturgy by Father Jan Larson (From the July 6, 2006 edition of the Inland Register) I was recently watching a part of the daily televised liturgy on EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network). The liturgy there is an odd mix of English and Latin, while following the texts of the current Roman Missal. The priest and ministers of the liturgy look way too somber and...

I read on another forum that for today's Mass on EWTN, they offered an Eastern-Rite Divine Liturgy. It was either Syro-Malabar or Syro-Malankara Rite.

Give yourself this interactive test, which is not an advanced examination, but very basic one. Any child preparing for Confirmation should be able to earn a grade of 80% on this. Take the exam honestly, without looking up the answers, then take appropriate steps to advance your faith. You should be able to answer these questions easily and without reference or a book. A minimum grade of 80% would indicate that you are on the right track, but not there yet. 100% is what excellence is all about. Make a commitment to learn your faith! Live what you have learned...

  FAUSTINA (90:00) Feature film drama depicting the life of Sr. Faustina. Polish with English subtitles.Saturday April 22, 2006 8:00 PM Sunday April 23, 2006 2:00 AM Thursday April 27, 2006 1:00 PM           DIVINE MERCY PREVIEW SHOW (60:00) Sunday April 23, 2006 12:00 PM LIVE Sunday April 23, 2006 8:00 PM ENCORESOLEMN MASS AND CELEBRATION OF DIVINE MERCY FROM STOCKBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A.  (2 1/2 hours) Celebrate the Feast of Divine Mercy with EWTN and the Marians of the Immaculate Conception. This feast commemorates God's infinite love and mercy, which He continues to pour out...

Vatican City, Apr. 04, 2006 (CNA) - The Holy See has released its schedule for the celebration of Holy Week and the Easter Triduum this year in the Vatican. Officials announced that Pope Benedict himself will preside at the solemn events which mark the holiest days on the Church calendar. The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff said in a statement today that the Church’s Holy Week celebrations will begin April 9th--Palm Sunday--with the traditional blessing of palms and olive branches. Following a procession, Pope Benedict will preside at the Mass of the Lord’s Passion. On Holy Thursday...