IRONDALE, AL (October 10, 2011) - St. John Vianney was such a holy priest, he knew a penitent’s sins even before he confessed them, he was attached by the devil almost every night, and he converted every single soul in his parish – so people came to Ars as much to experience his parishioners as the saint himself.
Hear this saint’s life-changing sermons in the EWTN Original Co-Production, “Vianney Speaks” with acclaimed Actor and Filmmaker Leonardo Defilippis. The program will air 1 p.m. ET, Friday, Oct. 14, and 5 a.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET, Saturday, Oct. 15 – exclusively on EWTN. (Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.)
“The majority of people have never heard any sermons like this from the pulpit,” Defilippis said. “They are very moving. Vianney was known to weep in front of people; he would also be thunderous; he would shake people up! I decided to take some of these sermons and put them into a dramatic format. I could have done it in [an EWTN] studio with a simple set, but we decided to go even further and put it into a cinematic format so you felt as if you were in Ars itself.”
Defilippis calls Vianney one of the most important saints in our Church and in Christianity. “I say that because he is directly connected with the very structure of the Church itself. He’s a priest, pastor, and patron saint of all priests, all bishops, all pastors. The parish is the foundation from which every saint comes. St. Francis, Mother Teresa, all grew up in a parish. They got their sacraments, their vocation, from priests.”
The sermons selected for this program are true masterpieces and include Vianney’s warnings about the enemies of our salvation. “[Satan] said to St. John Vianney himself, ‘I’m with you even in the Mass, as you’re doing the consecration, when you’re in the confessional. When a penitent leaves, I’m with them.’ [The devil] does the same with families; he goes after the mother and the father. He told John Vianney, ‘When the parents are mine, the children are mine.’ Our greatest weapon [against the devil] is the rosary.”
To learn more about the television special and to view movie trailers and videos, visit www.vianneyspeaks.com.
To learn more about the Curé of Ars, check out the many resources available from EWTN Religious Catalogue. There you will find the “Vianney Speaks” DVD, http://bit.ly/nxUGuT; an episode of EWTN’s award-winning “My Catholic Family” animated children’s TV series on St. John Vianney (in both English and Spanish), http://bit.ly/p3tD5T; a classic book by Abbe Francis Trochu entitled “The Cure D’Ars: St. Jean-Marie Baptiste Vianney,” http://bit.ly/pnSTvb; and many other related items. Just go to http://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com and search for “Vianney” and “St. John Vianney.”
EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 30th year, is available in over 160 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, electronic and print news services, and publishing arm, EWTN is the largest religious media network in the world.
CatholicTV Launches Live Streaming via iPad
8/12/2011 - 6:21 AM PST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY
Catholic PRWire
WATERTOWN, MA (August 12, 2011) - Starting August 12th, the CatholicTV Network began offering live streaming on the iPad. Accessing the programs is as simple as going to CatholicTV.com on an iPad or iPhone.
CatholicTV has increased the mobility of its award-winning programs a priority for 2011 in support of Pope Benedict XVI’s invitation to share the Good News through all means. President of the CatholicTV Network, Fr. Robert Reed said "So many people expect their mobile devices to serve them well. I am personally thrilled not only for myself but for so many of our viewers that we can now watch and enjoy CatholicTV.com on an iPhone or iPad or Android device." Executive Vice President Jay Fadden said of the increased availability “It is important to CatholicTV to be available in all social media platforms. The message of Christ cannot be contained and needs to be shared in every available way.”
Over the past twelve months CatholicTV has expanded it’s offerings on the nation-wide Verizon FiOS on-demand platform, increased the number of videos available on CatholicTV.com and established an online interactive community called iCatholic.
About CatholicTV
Founded in 1955, CatholicTV Network is a national broadcast television network streaming a live feed 24 hours a day at CatholicTV.com. Heeding Pope Benedict XVI's call to greater utilize the power of television and new media, CatholicTV Network offers a wide range of programs aimed at children and adults, from uplifting advice shows to international news, game shows to travel, CatholicTV has something for everyone. Based in Watertown, MA, CatholicTV is available in over 10 million homes nationwide.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY
Catholic PRWire
WATERTOWN, MA (August 12, 2011) - Starting August 12th, the CatholicTV Network began offering live streaming on the iPad. Accessing the programs is as simple as going to CatholicTV.com on an iPad or iPhone.
CatholicTV has increased the mobility of its award-winning programs a priority for 2011 in support of Pope Benedict XVI’s invitation to share the Good News through all means. President of the CatholicTV Network, Fr. Robert Reed said "So many people expect their mobile devices to serve them well. I am personally thrilled not only for myself but for so many of our viewers that we can now watch and enjoy CatholicTV.com on an iPhone or iPad or Android device." Executive Vice President Jay Fadden said of the increased availability “It is important to CatholicTV to be available in all social media platforms. The message of Christ cannot be contained and needs to be shared in every available way.”
Over the past twelve months CatholicTV has expanded it’s offerings on the nation-wide Verizon FiOS on-demand platform, increased the number of videos available on CatholicTV.com and established an online interactive community called iCatholic.
About CatholicTV
Founded in 1955, CatholicTV Network is a national broadcast television network streaming a live feed 24 hours a day at CatholicTV.com. Heeding Pope Benedict XVI's call to greater utilize the power of television and new media, CatholicTV Network offers a wide range of programs aimed at children and adults, from uplifting advice shows to international news, game shows to travel, CatholicTV has something for everyone. Based in Watertown, MA, CatholicTV is available in over 10 million homes nationwide.
Stunning New Film: The Greatest Miracle, October 14 Release
HOLLYWOOD, CA (September 26, 2011) - Movie to Movement (M2M), in partnership with Dos Corazones Films, is proud to announce the release of a stunning new faith-based film, The Greatest Miracle, which will forever change people's understanding of how the spiritual and temporal worlds interact.
"In our frenetic world, where the average person struggles just to keep their head above water, people seldom take time to consider the spiritual forces that interact in their daily reality," said Jason S. Jones, founder of Movie to Movement. The Greatest Miracle follows the lives of three strangers -- Monica, whose husband has recently died; Chema, whose child is facing a deadly diagnosis; and Cata, an elderly woman seeking peace -- whose lives intersect one morning at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. There, each person meets their guardian angel and is given the gift to see the world through spiritual eyes and take full account of their blessings. "It's the finest artistic tool I've ever seen to explain the truth and beauty of the Mass," Jones stated. "You'll never experience the Mass the same way again."
The movie premiers the weekend of Oct. 14, 2011, at select theaters across the nation, and will open for wider release in December 2011. For every ticket sold on www.MovieToMovement.com for this film, HERO (M2M's parent organization) will donate more than 400 days of clean water to one person in the South Sudan through DigDeepWater.org.
"This is a very exciting project. We get to share a beautiful movie about the miracle that is the Mass while providing water -- the fundamental building block of human life -- to those most in need," Jones expressed. "We have some partnerships in place to help bring this film to the marketplace and will be announcing those soon. But we hope to secure more in the coming weeks to ensure the widest release possible."
Organizations, non-profits, parishes and media outlets interested in such partnerships can learn more by visiting www.MovieToMovement.com/TheGreatestMiracle.
ABOUT M2M: Movie to Movement harnesses the appeal and power of the silver screen to help change the culture by producing and promoting films that promote a culture of Life, Love and Beauty.
Contact: Public Relations
http://www.movietomovement.com/thegreatestmiracle VA, 22314 US
Stella Harrison - Consultant, -
This treasury of prayers, now released on Kindle, will help you go to the Lord with courage and pray to receive God's grace.
Sometimes, the Pope said of prayers and devotions, one goes to the Lord "to ask something for someone;" one asks for a favor and then goes away. "But that," he warned, "is not prayer," because if "you want the Lord to bestow a grace, you have to go with courage and do what Abraham did, with that sort of tenacity."
This comprehensive treasury of Catholic prayer includes everyday prayers, devotionals, how to pray the rosary, litanies, the Stations of the Cross, Eucharistic prayers, prayers to prepare for confession, prayers to the saints, Marian prayers, family prayers, and more.
"In our frenetic world, where the average person struggles just to keep their head above water, people seldom take time to consider the spiritual forces that interact in their daily reality," said Jason S. Jones, founder of Movie to Movement. The Greatest Miracle follows the lives of three strangers -- Monica, whose husband has recently died; Chema, whose child is facing a deadly diagnosis; and Cata, an elderly woman seeking peace -- whose lives intersect one morning at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. There, each person meets their guardian angel and is given the gift to see the world through spiritual eyes and take full account of their blessings. "It's the finest artistic tool I've ever seen to explain the truth and beauty of the Mass," Jones stated. "You'll never experience the Mass the same way again."
The movie premiers the weekend of Oct. 14, 2011, at select theaters across the nation, and will open for wider release in December 2011. For every ticket sold on www.MovieToMovement.com for this film, HERO (M2M's parent organization) will donate more than 400 days of clean water to one person in the South Sudan through DigDeepWater.org.
"This is a very exciting project. We get to share a beautiful movie about the miracle that is the Mass while providing water -- the fundamental building block of human life -- to those most in need," Jones expressed. "We have some partnerships in place to help bring this film to the marketplace and will be announcing those soon. But we hope to secure more in the coming weeks to ensure the widest release possible."
Organizations, non-profits, parishes and media outlets interested in such partnerships can learn more by visiting www.MovieToMovement.com/TheGreatestMiracle.
ABOUT M2M: Movie to Movement harnesses the appeal and power of the silver screen to help change the culture by producing and promoting films that promote a culture of Life, Love and Beauty.
Contact: Public Relations
http://www.movietomovement.com/thegreatestmiracle VA, 22314 US
Stella Harrison - Consultant, -
This treasury of prayers, now released on Kindle, will help you go to the Lord with courage and pray to receive God's grace.
Sometimes, the Pope said of prayers and devotions, one goes to the Lord "to ask something for someone;" one asks for a favor and then goes away. "But that," he warned, "is not prayer," because if "you want the Lord to bestow a grace, you have to go with courage and do what Abraham did, with that sort of tenacity."
This comprehensive treasury of Catholic prayer includes everyday prayers, devotionals, how to pray the rosary, litanies, the Stations of the Cross, Eucharistic prayers, prayers to prepare for confession, prayers to the saints, Marian prayers, family prayers, and more.
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