EWTN Press Release: New Animated Pro-Life Feature

EWTN Premieres New Animated Pro-Life Feature: 'Skiff and AJ's
Fantastic Voyage'

Plus: Live Coverage of Canada's March for Life,
The Story of Blessed John Duns Scotus, & More.

Irondale, AL –A triumphant return home: Catholic revert Leslie Blackwell shares what called her to make her “Journey Home” to the Catholic Church again. Don’t miss Marcus Grodi host “The Journey Home” LIVE at 8 p.m. ET, Monday, May 12—exclusively on EWTN!  Find EWTN near you using www.ewtn.com/channelfinder

 

March as though someone’s life depends on it! Archbishop Terrence Prendergast talks with “EWTN Live” Host Fr. Mitch Pacwa about the upcoming March for Life taking place in his own Archdiocese of Ottawa. If you’re pro-life, then you “Ottawa-tch this exclusive interview on “EWTN Live” at 8 p.m. ET, Wednesday, May 7—on #EWTN! Find EWTN near you using www.ewtn.com/channelfinder

 

This lively animated special will be getting off to a “rocky” start! Producers of “Skiff and AJ’s Fantastic Voyage,” Brian Shields & Rich Mauro, join “Life on the Rock” Co-hosts Fr. Mark & Doug Barry  to introduce this new pro-life feature designed to show kids just how remarkable life is—even before birth! Watch “Life on the Rock” LIVE at 8 p.m. ET, May 9 & then stay tuned for the premiere of “Skiff and AJ’s Fantastic Voyage”—which airs exclusively on EWTN! Find EWTN near you using www.ewtn.com/channelfinder

 

You won’t find this “sun dance” story at a film festival! Only “EWTN Bookmark” Host Doug Keck & Michael LaCourte  will discuss “The Miracle of the Dancing Sun,” which is a companion book to the animated feature, “The Day the Sun Danced” – a colorful and interactive way to teach children about the apparitions at Fatima. Watch a new “EWTN Bookmark” at 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, May 11—exclusively on EWTN! Book and video now available @EWTN Religious Catalogue: (http://bit.ly/1kJhlWz) & (http://bit.ly/1nlUXFb)

 

Can this generation stop Abortion? Yes, we Can-ada! We’re putting out the call for all pro-life Canadians to come support the National March for Life via Ottawa’s Facebook page! Let them know if you’re going to be marching in person, or in solidarity via #EWTN’s coverage of the March For Life Ottawa, which begins at 11:30 a.m. ET, Thursday, May 8! Check out their Facebook page now: http://on.fb.me/1jxHnO9

 

A fantastic voyage that’s (almost) larger than life itself! Every journey begins somewhere, and this animated feature takes you to where the start of every person’s adventure begins: the womb! Grab your kids and join Skiff and AJ as they befriend an unborn baby when they embark on “Skiff and Aj’s Fantastic Voyage!” Airs at 9 p.m. ET, Friday, May 9—after a special “Life on the Rock” only on #EWTN! Find EWTN near you using www.ewtn.com/channelfinder

 

A life that gleams with a “Sheen” of holiness! The true character of the beloved Archbishop Fulton Sheen shines through in this personal account of his life, and the lives of the viewers he reached out to in his television series “Life is Worth Living.”  Witness how Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was a “Servant of All” when this documentary airs at 10 a.m. ET, Thursday, May 8—exclusively on #EWTN! Also available via EWTN Religious Catalogue:   http://bit.ly/1mzBwqW

 

The Light of Fatima lives on today! Tune in for EWTN’s LIVE coverage of the candlelight vigil & international rosary done in celebration of Our Lady of Fatima at 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday, May 12— exclusively on #EWTN! Find EWTN near you using www.ewtn.com/channelfinder

 

He changed their perception of Mary’s conception: As a staunch defender of the Immaculate Conception, Franciscan priest and theologian Fr. John Duns Scotus was called to challenge preconceived notions about the Virgin Mary’s birth in a famous debate with Dominican scholars. See how his words will ultimately lay the groundwork for one of the Church’s dogmatic teachings when the award-winning film “Blessed Duns Scotus” air at 8 p.m. ET, Saturday, May 10—exclusively on EWTN! [Not available via Livestream or Roku] Also available through EWTN Religious Catalogue: http://bit.ly/1qbn3ax