EWTN Press Release: Exclusive Coverage of Canonization

EWTN To Air Exclusive & Complete
Canonization Coverage

Plus, Don’t Miss Emmy Award Nominated Film on Pope JPII, Why A Pop-Rock Singer Stopped Using ‘the Pill’ & More

Irondale, AL –A great film focusing on the life of a Great man: Actors Cary Elwes & Jon Voight come together for a powerful #Emmy-nominated portrayal of Pope John Paul II in this epic film that spans the entire course of the beloved #Pope’s lifetime. Filmed on location in #Rome, #Poland, and in close connection to the #Vatican, Parts 1 & 2 of “Pope John Paul II” begin at 7 p.m. ET, Saturday, April 26—on #EWTN! [Not available via Livestream or Roku]. This film is also available through EWTN Religious Catalogue: http://bit.ly/16s86ne.

 

 “There is much rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." “Journey Home” Host Marcus Grodi invites Guest Marie Joseph to share why she initially left her #Catholic faith, and what caused her to return with renewed fervor! Watch as she recounts her “Journey Home” LIVE at 8 p.m. ET, Monday, April 28—exclusively on #EWTN! (Luke 15:10)

 

 Who doesn’t love a love song? Singer-Songwriters Greg & Lizzy Boudreaux demonstrate how they draw from their experiences within their own marriage in order to write songs that reflect the joys, triumphs—and even difficulties—of being in a relationship. See how they’re using their talents to counteract what the secular music culture defines as #love when Fr. Mark and Doug Barry Co-Host “Life on the Rock” LIVE at 8 p.m. ET, Friday, April 25—exclusively on #EWTN!

 

 Forget double-booked—this week we’re Triple-booked! Author Dr. Alan Schreck has three new books to discuss with “EWTN Bookmark” Host Doug Keck: “The Gift: the Holy Spirit in Catholic Tradition” (http://bit.ly/1fkCqDs); “Jesus: What Catholics Believe” ((http://bit.ly/1iFPEPK); & “The Legacy of Pope John Paul II” (http://bit.ly/1kXacEd). There’s a lot to cover in this interview, and you won’t want to miss a word of “EWTN Bookmark! Airs 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, April 27—exclusively on #EWTN! All titles now available through EWTN Religious Catalogue!

 

 All great journeys have to start small somewhere! Join British Journalist Joanna Bogle and Clare Anderson as they traverse the streets and villages where a young Karol Wojtyla lived, played, and studied before becoming the Archbishop of Krakow, the Pope—and most recently, a Saint!  Walk “In the Footsteps of John Paul the Great” at 2 p.m. ET, on Saturday April 26, & 10:30 a.m. ET, Sunday, April 27—exclusively on #EWTN! Read all about Joanna Bogle’s adventures in filming this documentary in her National Catholic Register Article here: http://bit.ly/1ropuSt

 

From something old comes something new! In this new episode of a favorite #EWTN series,  Host Fr. Richard Kunst uses his knowledge of  some of Pope John XXIII’s personal belongings to help illustrate key points that happened in Church history during his time as Pope.  With his canonization coming up this weekend, don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about Bl. Pope John XXIII in a very special episode of “The Papacy: A Living History” when it airs at 11:30 p.m. ET, Friday, April 25 on #EWTN. Look for other episodes of this insightful series, now available through EWTN Religious Catalogue: http://bit.ly/1lCMDSA

 

 From Blessed to Saint! Join Pope Francis as he prepares to celebrate Holy Mass in honor of his predecessors, John XXIII and John Paul II, before canonizing them as official Saints of the Catholic Church. EWTN’s LIVE coverage of this event begins at 10 p.m. ET, Saturday, April 26 on #EWTN, with encores at 7 p.m. ET, Sunday, April 27 & at 11 p.m. ET, Monday, April 28) Visit www.ewtn.com/canonization/2popes/index.asp for a complete schedule of events & programming

 

 Why did this Pop-Rock singer stop popping “the Pill?” “Strange Familiar” Singer & Songwriter Kira Leyden says that after tuning in to #EWTN and seeing "Women of Grace's" Johnnette Benkovic discuss the harmful side effects of #birthcontrol , she and her husband Jeff decided to tune out using #contraception completely! Read their full story, and watch the debut of their new music video, “Rain,” which was originally written as a lullaby for their unborn child here:http://bit.ly/QvWqgK

Catholic Events

Fr. Peter John Cameron OP is producing a special performance to celebrate the canonization of Blessed John Paul II: "Our God’s Brother" will play will run until MAY 3, 2014 at The Storm Theatre (at Church of Notre Dame, on Morningside Drive between 114th and 115th street, 1 block from Columbia University in NYC) with performances Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 PM and Saturday Matinees at 2:00 PM. 

Tickets only available through SmartTix at www.smarttix.com or (212) 868-4444. (or at the door)

For more information, visit www.stormtheatre.com.
http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/2014/4/25/our-gods-brother-by-karol-wojtyla.html

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Anxiety Management Seminars

The Franciscan Life Center, 271 Finch Avenue, Meriden, Connecticut, is offering two Anxiety Management Seminars presented by Thomas Finn, Ph.D.
Overcoming Anxiety, Saturday, May 3, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to 4: 00 p.m.
Cost:  $90.00
For adults (18 and over)

Helping Children Overcome Anxiety, Saturday, May 31, 2014, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
Cost:  $120.00
For children (8+ years old) who experience anxiety and their parent(s)  

Southington resident, Dr. Finn is a clinical psychologist on staff at the Franciscan Life Center.  He has over 35 years of experience treating anxiety with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.
Interactive and innovative techniques/topics will include:
Biology of fear and anxiety
Controlled breathing and relaxation techniques
Thinking patterns that trigger anxiety and how to change them
Building self-esteem


Visit www.flcenter.org or call Gretchen Rossi 203-237-8084 for more information.

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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena concluding Mass and candlelight procession

Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 7pm

Our Lady of Pompeii Church

355 Foxon Road (Route 80), East Haven

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Divine Mercy Sunday

Sunday, April 27, 2014, 3:00 pm
Legion of Christ Seminary

475 Oak Avenue

Cheshire, CT 06410
 

Please join us for exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction as well a talk on the Divine Mercy devotion by Fr. John Paul Durán, LC.

Opportunity for confessions will be available. Refreshments to follow.

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Vocation Retreat

A 3-day vocation retreat for women, ages 18-35, with the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne

April 25-27 in Rosary Hill, Hawthorne, NY

Registration required. Contact Sr. Alma Marie, OP at vocationdirector@hawthornedominicans.org

http://www.hawthorne-dominicans.org

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NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING CLASSES 

Class for married and engaged couples at Saint Joseph Parish, 50 Fairmount Place, Shelton.

More info, call 203-470-1845 or e-mail at nfp4life@snet.net 

Natural Family Planning is morally accepted by the Catholic Church and the most effective method available.

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In your prayers, please pray for the men to be ordained priests in the Archdiocese of Hartford (7 men) on May 17 and in the Diocese of Norwich (2 men) on July 26.

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Contributor: Paul A. Zalonski

Catholic Connecticut

255 Foxon Hill Road

East Haven, CT 06513-1216 USA

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Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

 


Both songs by- Tatiana from her "I Thirst" album


On Amazon for download:
http://www.amazon.com/I-Thirst-Tatiana/dp/B0012AROG0

Is Pope Francis a bad example to Catholics?

Holy Thursday foot washing in the Catholic Church according to the “rules” – (that is the rubrics of Christ’s Holy Catholic Church) state that only the feet of MEN are to be washed.

For years people in the Church (clergy and laity) seem to be baffled by this concept and need to be reminded every year. (The Vatican says one thing and the United States Bishops say the opposite.)

The confusion was made worse when Pope Francis in 2013 did the very thing the Church had publicly been battling against for years.  He washed the feet of women... and non-Catholics.  He broke "the rules" of the Holy Catholic Church and left more people (clergy and laity) baffled as to what to believe and trust.  

Do we have to trust and keep the Rubrics?
If the Pope breaks them can we all do the same?
What's the point of Rubrics if they don't need to be followed?

Here is an episode of Michael Voris’ The Vortex from March 2012 about the abuse in the Church when Catholic clergy ignore the rubrics of washing the feet of MEN ONLY on Holy Thursday…

Since Voris has made it clear he will NOT now or ever publicly ridicule a Pope we can only assume from his views clearly stated here in 2012 what he thinks of the current pope washing the feet of women and non-Catholics.

Youtube Video notes:Published on Mar 30, 2012As we prepare for the remembrance of Our Blessed Lord's Passion and Death, there could hardly be a more insulting way to begin this, than with a major liturgical abuse. But unfortunately, such an abuse has become extremely common.

As we all know, last year when Pope Francis “broke the rules”, chaos spread among the Church with everyone wondering just when (if at all) anyone has to listen to the rubrics of the Church.  

This year, he’s done it again.

From Rome Reports:  “On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 patients with special needs at the St. Mary of Providence Center, for the Don Gnocchi Foundation.  It's a center for the elderly and people with several disabilities located in the outskirts of Rome.  Their ages ranged from 16 to 86. Among them were four women and a Muslim.” –end quote-

So if a Pope has no regard for the rules of the Church why should anyone else?

What’s the point in making any rules if they don’t need to be followed?

What example is the Pope setting by publicly "breaking the rules"? 

Are his actions telling the Catholic world that rules CAN be broken and you are still a "good" Catholic if you break them?

Can we all pick which 'rules' (rubrics or not) we want to break now?

Don’t like the rule “No birth control”?  Ignore it! 

Don’t like the rule “Confess mortal sins before Holy Communion”?  Ignore it!  

Don’t like the rule “Catholics cannot support gay marriage”?  Ignore it! 

Don’t like the rule “Catholics cannot support or participate in abortion”?  Ignore it!

And the list goes on…anything you don’t like, just ignore it because that is what we’ve learned from our Pope.

After all, who are we to judge?

But the question remains... does anyone have to follow the Rubrics of the Catholic Church?

Are they rules or merely suggestions?

Perhaps the rules don't apply to the Pope only to everyone else?

Who will clarify this for us now? 

Just who and what to do we listen to?

Do we believe, trust and listen to the Rubrics or the clergy who ignore them?  

Can anyone answer that any more?

In Christ,

Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner

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Links:

http://www.romereports.com/pg156474-pope-francis-washes-feet-of-12-elderly-and-disabled-people-en

EWTN on Foot washing: https://www.ewtn.com/library/Liturgy/ZLITUR26.HTM


Document image from: http://skellmeyer.blogspot.com/2009/03/holy-thursday-washing-feet.html

Connecticut Catholic Holy Week Events

Some of you may want to experience Catholic prayer in different way this Paschal Triduum. 

These three days could be considered one single day. They reveal the heart and are the key to both the liturgical year and the life of the Church.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Here are some options:

With the Dominican nuns at Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Race Hill and Hoop Pole Roads, North Guilford

http://www.dominicannuns.org

Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper, 7pm

Good Friday, 3pm

Holy Saturday Vigil, 10pm

Easter Sunday, 8:30am

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With the Benedictine sisters at the Monastery of the Glorious Cross, 61 Burban Drive, Branford (next to St Elizabeth Church)

http://www.benedictinesjc.org/GloriousCross.html

Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper, 7pm

Good Friday, 3pm

Holy Saturday Vigil, 8:30pm

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With the Benedictine nuns at the Abbey of Regina Laudis, 273 Flanders Road, Bethlehem

http://abbeyofreginalaudis.org

Jesu Fili Mariae Chapel

Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper, 7:15pm

Good Friday, 3pm

Holy Saturday Vigil, 8pm

Easter Sunday, 8:45am

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With the Sisters at Convent of St. Birgitta 4 Runkenhage Road, Darien, CT 06820

http://www.birgittines-us.com

Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper, 8pm

Good Friday, 3pm

Holy Saturday Vigil, 8pm

Easter Sunday, 10am

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Parishes are collecting your Catholic Relief Services Lenten Rice Bowls! Collect all that extra change and let's how many lives we can impact! More info at www.crsricebowl.org

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WAY IN ADVANCE: The Stamford Symphony will perform Handel’s Messiah in the Basilica of St John, Stamford, on Saturday, December 6, 2014: Tickets are $50.00. Tickets may be purchased ONLY THROUGH THE STAMFORD SYMPHONY PATRON SERVICE: 203-325-1407, ext. 10.

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Dear Friends,

See email below from the Sisters of Life regarding a woman they are serving right now who needs assistance. If you are able to help please respond to Sr. Grace Dominic at visitation.mission@archny.org.

Thank you and Blessed Paschal Triddum

PAZ

Dear Co-Workers of Life,
We pray that you are well and preparing to enter deeply into Holy Week and the mystery of Redemption.
Currently we are serving a young woman, who is courageously choosing life despite early pressures from the father of the baby to have an abortion. 
Throughout her pregnancy, Ana has continued to work and remain in school at a community college. She is now having a difficult time paying for school and has an outstanding bill. She has just worked out a payment plan with the school and they have agreed to allow her to continue with classes as long as some funds come through. She is working hard to build a future for herself and her unborn baby girl.
We are reaching out to you all today seeking support for this young and heroic soul. First, she would do well to receive your prayers - particularly as we enter the holiest week of the year. Secondly, if you are be able to support Ana financially we would be so grateful. If you are able to assist in this way, please respond to this e-mail for further information.
May God bless you all and fill your hearts with Easter joy.
Peace and blessings,
Sr. Grace Dominic, SV
We check our e-mail Monday through Thursday, once daily. If you are in need of a timely response, please call (212) 737-0221.
"When we come to know Christ... When our heart beats with Christ's heart, we see every human life differently.  We look into the womb of every mother, and see the image of the Son of God."  Our founder - John Cardinal O'Connor 

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And in New York

Friday, April 18, 10 a.m.
Communion and Liberation invites you to “The Way of the Cross over the Brooklyn Bridge.” Both Cardinal Dolan and Bishop DiMarzio will be joining at St. James this year. It will conclude at St. Peter's Church in Manhattan at approximately 1:30 p.m. For more information please click:http://wocbrooklynbridge.org/.
St. James Cathedral, 250 Cathedral Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11201

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Contributor: Paul A. Zalonski

Catholic Connecticut

255 Foxon Hill Road

East Haven, CT 06513-1216 USA

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Priest on cell phone while hearing confessions...

Yeah, you heard that right.

On Monday night, my children and I went to a local parish for Confession. There were two women before us and soon after our arrival several other people came in. When our turn came I went in first and everything was as usual- not so for my children. 

My youngest went right after me and after a few moments everyone in the pews could hear a cell phone going off.  I didn’t pay much attention to it because I thought it was coming from downstairs in the parish hall, but when my daughter came out her eyes were huge and she gave me ‘that look’ and whispered “Did you hear the cell phone?”

I nodded and shushed her, but she continued, “Father’s cell phone went off when I was confessing and I didn’t know if I should keep talking or let him finish with his call.”

My mouth dropped open.

I simply could not believe a priest would bother taking his cell phone into the Confessional with him, but since I had just confessed my own sins I didn’t want to create new ones by getting angry about it.  I shrugged it off as “He must have forgotten to turn it off” and I let it go.

My eldest daughter went in, came out, prayed and we all left the parish.  Once in the car, my youngest brought up the cell phone ringing during her confession and my eldest responded, “You think that is bad, Father was TEXTING during my confession.”

I hit the breaks on the car and turned around with a “WHAT?”

“Yeah,” she said, “I was confessing and I could see him through the screen texting on his phone the whole time.  I don’t think he really heard anything I said, he just kept mumbling “ahem, yep” and stuff like that.”

I was appalled and very, very disappointed in this priest whom I have known for a few years now and had never seen such behavior from him.

When I voiced my unhappiness at what he’d done, my oldest (always a glass half full girl) said “Don’t worry Mom, maybe he was just multi-tasking, he is busy you know.”

My youngest pipes up “Yeah, it could have been an emergency phone call  too.”

Multi-tasking?  Emergency cell phone calls in the Confessional?

In my opinion, there is NO good reason for ANY priest hearing confessions to be taking phone calls or texting people.  It's just wrong and I am considering writing to his Bishop about it.

Is this the best our clergy can offer us these days?  Is this what we want to teach the next generation about the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Confessional?

In Christ,

Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner


UPDATE:
A few things...

1) This is a GOOD PRIEST who did something he shouldn't.  It was a mistake, that doesn't make him a horrid priest, just a human one who made a bad choice.  Pray for him and others like him.

2) A forum discussion from Catholic Answers in 2010 was brought to my attention and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND EVERY CATHOLIC LISTEN TO THIS:

http://www.romans10seventeen.org/audio-files/20070930-No-cellphones-in-the-Confessional-Healing-and-making-our-souls-new-in-Christ.mp3

links:
http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=459158

http://www.audiosancto.org/sermon/20070930-No-cellphones-in-the-Confessional-Healing-and-making-our-souls-new-in-Christ.html

http://www.romans10seventeen.org/audio-files/20070930-No-cellphones-in-the-Confessional-Healing-and-making-our-souls-new-in-Christ.mp3

Catholic Events

Dear Friends,

May the Lord give you peace!

The Chrism Masses:

St Joseph's Cathedral (Hartford), Tuesday, April 15, 11am

St Augustine's Cathedral (Bridgeport), Wednesday, April 16, 10am

St Patrick's Cathedral (Norwich), Tuesday, April 15, 10:30am

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The Church of the Assumption at 61 N. Cliff St., Ansonia, CT cordially invites everyone to attend the final concert in the Sundays at Five Series on April 27, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.  Organist David Hughes will be giving an organ concert which will be followed by a fabulous reception in the church hall. Admission is by free will offering.  For those interested, the Divine Mercy Chaplet will be sung during a Eucharistic Holy Hour of Adoration from 3:00-4:00 in the convent chapel that same afternoon.

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Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC  will give his talk, "John Paul II and the Divine Mercy Message" on Monday, May 5, 7-9 pm at St. Francis Xavier Parish, 26 Chestnut Land Rd, New Milford, CT 06776; phone 860-354-2202

Come hear this amazing talk on the intimate connection between the Papacy of "Saint" John Paul II and the Divine Mercy message and devotion. You will learn more about  St.Faustina, the Chaplet and Image of Divine Mercy, The Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday and the amazing Pope that made it all happen.

You won't want to miss this dynamic Marian Priest share this message.

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A recommended article on a witness of holiness from the "Catholic Transcript" (April 2014). Here's the link: 

http://www.catholictranscript.org/home/local-news/3324-glastonbury-native-led-ascetic-life-in-rome.html

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Contributor: Paul A. Zalonski

Catholic Connecticut

255 Foxon Hill Road

East Haven, CT 06513-1216 USA

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EWTN Press Release: Divine Mercy Sunday

EWTN To Air Divine Mercy Events On
Same Day “Mercy Pope” Will Be Canonized

Irondale, AL – If not for the support of soon-to-be St. John Paul II, the Divine Mercy devotion might never have been officially approved by the Catholic Church. It is fitting, therefore, that the late Pope, also known as the Mercy Pope, not only be canonized on this feast day, but that EWTN Global Catholic Network broadcast events celebrating the Feast of Divine Mercy from the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Mass., official promoters of the Divine Mercy message.

 

Join more than 20,000 people on the grounds of the Shrine and millions more who will follow the Divine Mercy Celebration and more on EWTN. 

 

This year’s lineup includes:

• “Divine Mercy Preview Show:” The theme for this year’s program, hosted by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, and Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, is “Mercy in Action.” Learn how Popes John Paul II and John XXIII lived mercy and how you can too. The program airs live at noon ET, Sunday, April 27, from the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Mass., with an encore at midnight.
• “Mass & Celebration of Divine Mercy:” Airs live from the National Shrine of Divine Mercy at 1 p.m. ET, Sunday, April 27, with an encore at 1 a.m. ET, Monday, Sept. 28.
• “Divine Mercy Holy Hour:” Airs live from the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Ala. at 4 p.m. ET, Sunday, April 27, with encores at 3:30 a.m. ET, Thursday, May 1; 2 p.m. ET, Friday, May 2.
• “Living Mercy:” Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church's amazing impact on the Baton Rouge, Louisiana community, through their devotion to the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and especially their annual Lenten Novena, which draws Catholics and even non-Catholics by the thousands. This half-hour program airs 5 p.m. ET, Sunday, April 27.

Learn more about the Divine Mercy Devotion at http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/index.htm.

 

The programs above may be watched or listened to live on EWTN television by cable or satellite (www.ewtn.com/channelfinder), streaming audio or video on the Internet (http://origin.ewtn.com/audiovideo/index.asp), shortwave (http://www.ewtn.com/radio/freq.htm), EWTN mobile (http://www.ewtnapps.com/), on the EWTN Radio Network via our affiliates, (http://www.ewtn.com/radio/radioaffiliatemap), on SIRIUS satellite radio channel #130 (http://www.sirius.com/ewtn), or on iHeartRadio (www.ewtn.com/radio) , as well as on EWTN’s own YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/ewtn).

 

EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 33^rd year, is available in over 230 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.