WATERTOWN, MA (OCTOBER 31, 2008) - According to the U.S. Department of Education Website, teenagers watch an average of 22 hours of television per week. “Roughly 90 percent of the time children watch programs that are not specifically designed for them.”
The point is, young people watch a lot of television and often times, parents and even the viewers themselves agree that the quality of television is poor or immoral.
A group of over 100 teenagers, mostly from the New Jersey area, produce a faith-friendly show called Real Faith TV. Unlike many faith-based shows, the cast consists of all young people and teenagers do most of the talking. The music is upbeat and issues are real-world including, drugs, voting, driving, the internet, and partying and how to be faithful young Catholic.
CatholicTV, at television station from Boston airs Real Faith TV every week on Verizon channel 296, RCN 85, Comcast 268 and live at CatholicTV.org. Watching online is free.
Show times are Saturday at 4:30 PM, Sunday at 9:00 PM, Monday at 3:30 PM, Wednesday at 3:30 PM
Many teenagers and parents consider Real Faith TV amongst the best television shows available to young people. For this, Real Faith TV has received 2 Gabriel Awards.
About CatholicTV:
CatholicTV provides family-friendly, religious, news, and educational programming 24 hours daily. Founded over 50 years ago, CatholicTV is available in selected areas on cable in the United States and Canada, via Sky Angel IPTV and online via a live stream anytime, everywhere at the station's web site. Father Robert Reed, a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, is the Executive Director of CatholicTV.
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