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Father Bob Camuso: CatholicTV Interview
Father Bob Camuso, a priest from Seattle, Washington will appear on the CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day” on Tuesday, January 6th. Father Bob was once a high-paid advertising executive who left the Catholic Church for over 20 years and has since returned and become a priest.
CatholicTV is a nationally-broadcasted television station headquartered near Boston.
Father Bob was an art director who created million-dollar advertising campaigns for clients of some of the world's largest advertising agencies. He started his career working at Ogilvy & Mather in New York City under legendary advertising man David Ogilvy. Later, he co-founded his own ad agency in Seattle.
Right in the middle of his illustrious career, a friend invited Bob to church and he accepted. He came back to church again even though he felt uncomfortable going. Later, Father Bob was ordained a priest in 1992. In an interview with HeraldNet from Seattle, Father Bob said, “Looking back, I can say this is what I was meant to do, 100 percent."
Father Bob now hosts a radio talk show in addition to his other duties. He will discuss his radio show during his interview on CatholicTV. Paste this link into your browser in order to subscribe to Father Bob’s Podcast http://www.conversationswithfatherbob.com/Podcast.php
Also featured on the show “This is the Day”, will be Sister Marla Marie Lucas, the foundress of a new Maronite order of Sisters, Maronite Servants of Christ the Light (MSCL). Sister Marla will talk about her permission to establish a new community of religious women to serve the Maronite Catholic Church in the United States (estimated 3 million members in U.S.). Maronites are members of one of the Syriac Eastern Catholic Church with a heritage reaching back to Maron in the early 5th century. The Maronite Church is one of many churches which are from Eastern and Western Catholic traditions which are in full communion with the Pope. To learn more about this religious community visit: http://maroniteservants.org
These guests can be seen on Tuesday, January 6th live at 10:30AM on CatholicTV where available (rebroadcast at 8PM). The show will also be streamed live at www.CatholicTV.com and will available in the site’s archives starting Tuesday night.
CatholicTV is a nationally-broadcasted television station headquartered near Boston.
Father Bob was an art director who created million-dollar advertising campaigns for clients of some of the world's largest advertising agencies. He started his career working at Ogilvy & Mather in New York City under legendary advertising man David Ogilvy. Later, he co-founded his own ad agency in Seattle.
Right in the middle of his illustrious career, a friend invited Bob to church and he accepted. He came back to church again even though he felt uncomfortable going. Later, Father Bob was ordained a priest in 1992. In an interview with HeraldNet from Seattle, Father Bob said, “Looking back, I can say this is what I was meant to do, 100 percent."
Father Bob now hosts a radio talk show in addition to his other duties. He will discuss his radio show during his interview on CatholicTV. Paste this link into your browser in order to subscribe to Father Bob’s Podcast http://www.conversationswithfatherbob.com/Podcast.php
Also featured on the show “This is the Day”, will be Sister Marla Marie Lucas, the foundress of a new Maronite order of Sisters, Maronite Servants of Christ the Light (MSCL). Sister Marla will talk about her permission to establish a new community of religious women to serve the Maronite Catholic Church in the United States (estimated 3 million members in U.S.). Maronites are members of one of the Syriac Eastern Catholic Church with a heritage reaching back to Maron in the early 5th century. The Maronite Church is one of many churches which are from Eastern and Western Catholic traditions which are in full communion with the Pope. To learn more about this religious community visit: http://maroniteservants.org
These guests can be seen on Tuesday, January 6th live at 10:30AM on CatholicTV where available (rebroadcast at 8PM). The show will also be streamed live at www.CatholicTV.com and will available in the site’s archives starting Tuesday night.
A Sister’s Amazing Life of Service and Love
Gifted with intelligence, humility, and a heart of gold, Sr. Marie of the Incarnation led an intriguing life as an Army Corps nurse during World War II before entering the convent.
A quiet sister whose death on March 25 at the age of 88 brought her religious community more feelings of gratefulness than sorrow, Sr. Marie led a simple life closed off from the world after entering the Carmelite cloistered community in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Talent seemed to run in her family in that her great uncle was Tom Watson, Alexander Bell’s assistant in the invention of the telephone. Lena Watson, Sr. Marie’s family name before entering the convent, entered the Carmelite Monastery of Mary, Mother of Grace at the age of 28 after a fascinating life of travel and service. As a young woman she attended St. Vincent’s Nursing School in Birmingham, AL, where she received an award for outstanding service as a nurse, which had not been given to anyone for several years.
She also found herself on a new spiritual path. Born a Baptist, she converted to the Catholic faith upon the influence of the religious order of Catholic sisters who taught at the school.
“I realized there was a special Presence in the chapel,” she recalled about the school in a short autobiography written before her death. It was that special presence that carried through her spiritual life at the convent until her death.
Upon joining the Army Nursing Corps in 1942, she served in hospitals in England, and then after the war in Europe, she volunteered for more service as a nurse in the Pacific. Several months after her death, the Community was informed that Sister Marie was eligible to receive four medals for her service as a combat nurse in WWII. These medals will be awarded to her posthumously in a solemn ceremony on February 7, 2009.
After her military service, Sr. Marie studied public health nursing at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. A note in her biography by one of her fellow sisters relates that she “never got a grade below an A,” and was named in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. It was there, while studying the faith under a Carmelite priest, that she first began seriously considering entering the convent.
Her biographer states that when she entered the convent, “her quiet, peaceful manner and beautiful smile endeared her to us at once.”
Recognizing the need for a cook in the community, Sr. Marie requested to take on this task, which she carried out until nearly her death. “Her genuine contemplative spirit, generous heart and self-effacement were leading her constantly deeper into the great mystery of God and the presence of Our Lady,” relates her biographer.
“Sister’s quiet, prayerful demeanor was an inspiration to all in the Community. She gave herself wholeheartedly to any Community need but always maintained her beautiful, recollected manner,” her biographer notes.
The 14-page biography and tribute to Sr. Marie of the Incarnation, complete with photos of her early and later life, is available for a free download at the website of the Lafayette Carmelites at www.lafayettecarmelites.org.
A quiet sister whose death on March 25 at the age of 88 brought her religious community more feelings of gratefulness than sorrow, Sr. Marie led a simple life closed off from the world after entering the Carmelite cloistered community in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Talent seemed to run in her family in that her great uncle was Tom Watson, Alexander Bell’s assistant in the invention of the telephone. Lena Watson, Sr. Marie’s family name before entering the convent, entered the Carmelite Monastery of Mary, Mother of Grace at the age of 28 after a fascinating life of travel and service. As a young woman she attended St. Vincent’s Nursing School in Birmingham, AL, where she received an award for outstanding service as a nurse, which had not been given to anyone for several years.
She also found herself on a new spiritual path. Born a Baptist, she converted to the Catholic faith upon the influence of the religious order of Catholic sisters who taught at the school.
“I realized there was a special Presence in the chapel,” she recalled about the school in a short autobiography written before her death. It was that special presence that carried through her spiritual life at the convent until her death.
Upon joining the Army Nursing Corps in 1942, she served in hospitals in England, and then after the war in Europe, she volunteered for more service as a nurse in the Pacific. Several months after her death, the Community was informed that Sister Marie was eligible to receive four medals for her service as a combat nurse in WWII. These medals will be awarded to her posthumously in a solemn ceremony on February 7, 2009.
After her military service, Sr. Marie studied public health nursing at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. A note in her biography by one of her fellow sisters relates that she “never got a grade below an A,” and was named in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. It was there, while studying the faith under a Carmelite priest, that she first began seriously considering entering the convent.
Her biographer states that when she entered the convent, “her quiet, peaceful manner and beautiful smile endeared her to us at once.”
Recognizing the need for a cook in the community, Sr. Marie requested to take on this task, which she carried out until nearly her death. “Her genuine contemplative spirit, generous heart and self-effacement were leading her constantly deeper into the great mystery of God and the presence of Our Lady,” relates her biographer.
“Sister’s quiet, prayerful demeanor was an inspiration to all in the Community. She gave herself wholeheartedly to any Community need but always maintained her beautiful, recollected manner,” her biographer notes.
The 14-page biography and tribute to Sr. Marie of the Incarnation, complete with photos of her early and later life, is available for a free download at the website of the Lafayette Carmelites at www.lafayettecarmelites.org.
EWTN Launched on Africa’s Faith Satellite Radio
EWTN Global Catholic Network announces the launch of three hours of its programming on Faith Satellite Radio (FSR) in Africa.
This breakthrough has been made possible by FSR and SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication, which launched a project last year to bring satellite radio to thousands of Catholics in 31 African countries. Thanks to this partnership, WorldSpace Satellite Radio Network’s AfriStar satellite now broadcasts digital-quality audio channels to faith communities in Africa and Europe.
The addition of EWTN’s family and religious programs to the lineup gives African Catholics additional resources to help them grow in their faith and the possibility of listening to Catholic programming 24-hours a day, seven days a week. “We are pleased to be added to Faith Satellite’s service and know our African audience is grateful for this new way to listen to EWTN,” said EWTN President Michael P. Warsaw. To help support this endeavor, FSR has launched an “Adopt a Parish in Africa” campaign which allows parishes outside of Africa to make a small monthly donation to their adopted parish. With this donation, FSR is able to provide adopted parishes with a satellite radio so parishioners can hear Catholic programming around the clock.
Distribution of the satellite radios has already begun. FSR is hoping that at least 17,000 Catholic parishes in 31 African countries will be adopted. For more information, visit www.faithsatelliteradio.com.
EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 28th year, is available in over 148 million television households in more than 140 countries and territories. With its direct broadcast satellite television and radio services, AM & FM radio networks, worldwide short-wave radio station, Internet website www.ewtn.com and publishing arm, EWTN, is the largest religious media network in the world.
This breakthrough has been made possible by FSR and SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication, which launched a project last year to bring satellite radio to thousands of Catholics in 31 African countries. Thanks to this partnership, WorldSpace Satellite Radio Network’s AfriStar satellite now broadcasts digital-quality audio channels to faith communities in Africa and Europe.
The addition of EWTN’s family and religious programs to the lineup gives African Catholics additional resources to help them grow in their faith and the possibility of listening to Catholic programming 24-hours a day, seven days a week. “We are pleased to be added to Faith Satellite’s service and know our African audience is grateful for this new way to listen to EWTN,” said EWTN President Michael P. Warsaw. To help support this endeavor, FSR has launched an “Adopt a Parish in Africa” campaign which allows parishes outside of Africa to make a small monthly donation to their adopted parish. With this donation, FSR is able to provide adopted parishes with a satellite radio so parishioners can hear Catholic programming around the clock.
Distribution of the satellite radios has already begun. FSR is hoping that at least 17,000 Catholic parishes in 31 African countries will be adopted. For more information, visit www.faithsatelliteradio.com.
EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 28th year, is available in over 148 million television households in more than 140 countries and territories. With its direct broadcast satellite television and radio services, AM & FM radio networks, worldwide short-wave radio station, Internet website www.ewtn.com and publishing arm, EWTN, is the largest religious media network in the world.
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