EWTN Press Release: August 14, 2012

EWTN's New Season Preview Includes Monsi the Dog, Plus Reasons To Be A Proud Catholic, A Heroic Priest, and Third World Missionaries

Irondale, AL – What does “Monsi,” a nine-year-old shepherd mix, have to do with EWTN’s fall season? Get the answer to this and much more by watching the “EWTN Season Preview.” Airs 4 a.m. ET, Wednesday, Aug. 15; 3:30 a.m. ET, Tuesday, Aug. 21; and 1:30 p.m. ET, Thursday, Aug. 23. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.

Hear Catholic League President Bill Donahue, a lion of the Catholic Faith, roar on “EWTN Live!” He’ll discuss new challenges to religious and civil rights and freedoms and how they affect the Catholic Church in America. You’ll also learn about his new book, “Why Catholicism Matters.” Airs 8 p.m.ET, Wednesday, Aug. 15 – exclusively on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.

Are you proud to be Catholic? If not, you won’t want to miss EWTN’s “Bookmark” this week when Author Thomas Woods visits Host Doug Deck to discuss his landmark book, “How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization.” Learn why modern science was born in the Church, how the Church invented the university, the truth about the Galileo affair, and a lot more. Airs 5:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Aug. 15 – exclusively on EWTN! Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.

EWTN’s 2012 Family Celebration in Phoenix has it all! There are talks by Raymond Arroyo, Marcus Grodi, Fr. Mitch Pacwa, the former Rosalind Moss, and more! There’s a special Religious Liberty Roundtable Discussion with a host of luminaries including Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, EWTN President & CEO Michael P. Warsaw, Arizona Catholic Conference Executive Director Ron Johnson, Alliance Defending Freedom CEO & General Counsel Alan Sears; Phoenix Physician and Catholic Medical Association President Dr. Marci Moffit, and EWTN News Anchor and Panel Moderator Raymond Arroyo. There’s meet-the-author signings, children’s programs, a Family talk and so much more! Find out more at http://www.ewtn.com/familycelebration.

Courage, honor and heroism! These exemplified the life of “The Grunt Padre in Vietnam.” Don’t miss this inspiring documentary about a military chaplain who gave up his life in service of the U.S. Marines fighting in Vietnam. Airs 10 p.m. ET, Sunday, Aug. 19; 1 p.m. ET, Tuesday, Aug. 21; and 5 a.m. ET, Thursday, Aug. 23 – exclusively on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.

What’s really involved in the decision to become a nun? Find out in “The Nun,” a unique documentary that follows the life of a young Swedish girl as she discerns her vocation. It’s reality TV at its finest! Airs 2 a.m. ET, Sunday, Aug. 19; 10 p.m. ET, Friday, Aug. 24; and 2 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 25 – exclusively on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.

Take a tour of the shrine the Child Jesus asked EWTN’s Mother Angelica to build in Hanceville, Alabama! Watch “Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament Tour Video.” Airs 2 p.m .ET, Wednesday, Aug. 15 on – where else? – EWTN! Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.

Aid the poor, care for the disabled! Be inspired by a community of religious and lay people in Peru who do all this and more! Watch “Missionary Servants of the Poor of the Third World.” Airs 1 p.m. ET, Friday, Aug. 17 and 5 a.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 18 – exclusively on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.

Persecuted and poor, the Ukraine nonetheless declared its independence! “Ukraine – Forgotten Generation” is the story of what happened next. Airs 3 a.m. ET and 6:30 p.m. ET, Thursday, Aug. 16 – exclusively on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.

Pope Paul VI is considered to be one of the most important Popes of the modern era. Find out why in Part 1 of “Paul VI.” Airs 8 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 18 – exclusively on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.

Knock, Ireland has developed into one of the major Marian shrines in the world! How did this happen? Why have pilgrims, including Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa, continued to flock to this out-of-the-way site? Don’t miss the half-hour documentary, “The Story of Knock.” Airs 3 a.m. ET and 6:30 p.m. ET, Tuesday, Aug. 21 – exclusively on EWTN. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.

Enrich your marriage, learn how to find meaning in suffering, care for the environment – EWTN’s new fall season is packed with great new shows! Get the low down on the new fall season in “EWTN Season Preview.” Airs 4 a.m. ET, Wednesday, Aug. 15; 3:30 a.m. ET, Tuesday, Aug. 21; and 1:30 p.m. ET, Thursday, Aug. 23. Find EWTN at www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.