TV Special Programming

A showcase of special holiday gatherings and meals hosted for the homeless and poor from Thanksgiving to Christmas

(30 minutes)

A showcase of special holiday gatherings and meals hosted for the homeless and poor from Thanksgiving to Christmas

(30 minutes)

A showcase of special holiday gatherings and meals hosted for the homeless and poor from Thanksgiving to Christmas

(30 minutes)

Christmas in New York is one of the most wonderful times of the year. Join the Friars as they open their home and welcome their Harlem neighbors for a joyous celebration of the birth of Our Lord.

(30 minutes)

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen explains the effect of Christmas on the world.

(30 minutes)

Archbishop Sheen presents a unique comparison of fantasy and truth. Why a breakthrough in history by the birth of a child makes every day a time for sharing and giving.

(30 minutes)

Christmas in New York is one of the most wonderful times of the year. Join the Friars as they open their home and welcome their Harlem neighbors for a joyous celebration of the birth of Our Lord.

(30 minutes)

To celebrate the birth of Baby Jesus, the Friars ride a double decker bus to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. Along the way, they use the opportunity to reflect on the gift of Christmas.

(30 minutes)

Archbishop Sheen reminds us of why we celebrate this holiest of days.

(30 minutes)

To celebrate the birth of Baby Jesus, the Friars ride a double decker bus to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. Along the way, they use the opportunity to reflect on the gift of Christmas.

(30 minutes)

The late Charles Dickens returns to find that A Christmas Carol, and the holiday it celebrates, has become overshadowed by glitz and commercialism in this touching story about the true meaning of Christmas.

(60 minutes)

Fr. Arellano reflects on the importance of obedience in receiving the graces of the Christmas season.

(30 minutes)

A Christmas Special that will draw hearts closer to the Nativity of Christ. The Cambridge, MA-based St. Paul’s Choir School, the only Catholic boys’ choir school in the U.S., make their international recording debut.

(30 minutes)

The San Juan Children’s Choir celebrates Christmas with music from around the world; a unique concert expressing the joyful spirit of the holidays in Puerto Rico.

(60 minutes)

Archbishop Sheen presents a unique comparison of fantasy and truth. Why a breakthrough in history by the birth of a child makes every day a time for sharing and giving.

(30 minutes)

The Louisville Chorus celebrates the sounds of the season in this special presentation of Christmas favorites. The choir performs in the historic Saint Martin of Tours Church in Louisville, Kentucky.

(30 minutes)

Archbishop Sheen presents a unique comparison of fantasy and truth. Why a breakthrough in history by the birth of a child makes every day a time for sharing and giving.

(30 minutes)

Focusing on the virtue of purity, Fr. Arellano explains how it will enable us to see God during the Christmas season.

(30 minutes)

The Missionaries of the Poor celebrate the Birth of Christ with enriching, joyous melodies and vibrant presentations with a Caribbean Spirit.

(30 minutes)

Mother Angelica says that the true Christmas spirit should come from the understanding that the eternal Father sent His only Son to us. This should give us inner joy.

(60 minutes)

Father John teaches his friends about preparing their hearts for Christ’s coming.

(15 minutes)

With the holidays fast approaching, we focus on Who we are preparing to celebrate. In this episode, children learn what Christmas is all about, and why the season of preparation known as Advent is so important.

(15 minutes)

Mother Angelica talks about the increasing secularization of Christmas and reminds us of Christmas' true meaning by understanding the Nativity story.

(60 minutes)

Mother Angelica says that the true Christmas spirit should come from the understanding that the eternal Father sent His only Son to us. This should give us inner joy.

(60 minutes)

Jesus came to bring us eternal life, and through Him we’re transformed and divinized. In this blessed season, discover the gift of inestimable value we’re given. Because of Jesus, we are adopted into the family of God.

(30 minutes)

Fr. Arellano discusses how to let the Eucharistic Lord reign in your heart this Christmas season.

(30 minutes)

The annual Christmas concert presented by the Catholic University of America, featuring a brilliant blend of angelic voices and the wonderful sounds of the Christmas Season.

(90 minutes)

Mother Angelica talks about the increasing secularization of Christmas and reminds us of Christmas' true meaning by understanding the Nativity story.

(60 minutes)

Early afternoon sets the stage for Fr. Jacques to meditate on the event of the Birth of our Lord and how to uses this example of the life of Christ in our daily life.

(30 minutes)

Christmas is coming and the friends expect to receive many gifts. But their selfish actions prompt Lukas and Noah to show them the true story of Christmas, and how the birth of the Son of God should change our hearts.

(30 minutes)

Focusing on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, Fr. Arellano explains how they can transform us and prepare us for the Christmas season, as opposed to the philosophies of the world which are empty deceptions.

(30 minutes)

The Missionaries of the Poor celebrate the Birth of Christ with enriching, joyous melodies and vibrant presentations with a Caribbean Spirit.

(30 minutes)

An inspired performance by the Motor City Lyric Opera highlights this charming story of a poor crippled boy whose act of selflessness is rewarded by a miracle from the Christ child in this classic Christmas opera.

(60 minutes)

The San Juan Children’s Choir celebrates Christmas with music from around the world; a unique concert expressing the joyful spirit of the holidays in Puerto Rico.

(60 minutes)

This acapella concert, featuring the singing Seminarians of Wigratzbad, captures the wonder and warmth of the Nativity of Christ, and transports the viewer into an ancient world, reminiscent of the chanting monks of old.

(30 minutes)

Fr. Arellano explains why Mary's Fiat is the perfect model for our own response to God.

(30 minutes)

Fr. Jacob Restrick explains Our Lord's birth in the cave as a beacon of light in a world of darkness, the midwives washing of the Child as a 'real' human in need of care and the devil as an old man tempting St. Joseph into disbelief.

(30 minutes)

An inspired performance by the Motor City Lyric Opera highlights this charming story of a poor crippled boy whose act of selflessness is rewarded by a miracle from the Christ child in this classic Christmas opera.

(60 minutes)

A Christmas Special that will draw hearts closer to the Nativity of Christ. The Cambridge, MA-based St. Paul’s Choir School, the only Catholic boys’ choir school in the U.S., make their international recording debut.

(30 minutes)

A colorful, animated production, narrated by Christopher Plummer, that tells the traditional story of the birth of Jesus.

(30 minutes)

From Ottawa, Canada, the Thirteen Strings Candlelight Orchestra and the Seventeen Voyces choir perform Fantasia on Christmas Carols and the Christmas Oratorio; French Noels sung by the Children’s Choir from the Ecole Secondaire De la Salle.

(75 minutes)

The Christophers' founder Father James Keller, M. M. joins Snooky Lanson, June Valli, Mario Lanza, Rosalind Russell and Danny Thomas for a celebration of the Christmas season.

(30 minutes)

Fr. Jacob Restrick explains Our Lord's birth in the cave as a beacon of light in a world of darkness, the midwives washing of the Child as a 'real' human in need of care and the devil as an old man tempting St. Joseph into disbelief.

(30 minutes)

Reflecting on the Christmas season, as a time of joy, Fr. Arellano explains how to prepare your heart to receive this joy.

(30 minutes)

A colorful, animated production, narrated by Christopher Plummer, that tells the traditional story of the birth of Jesus.

(30 minutes)

Celebrate the birth of our Savior with the Cousins in Christ, as they share a collection of favorite Christmas songs.

(45 minutes)

The annual Christmas concert presented by the Catholic University of America, featuring a brilliant blend of angelic voices and the wonderful sounds of the Christmas Season.

(90 minutes)

EWTN’s original production of the G.K. Chesterton play, “The Surprise”: A fascinating story spun around a traveling playwright who creates a set of puppets to perform one of his plays.

(105 minutes)

The story of a young boy who develops his gift of song, with the help of a beloved priest.

(90 minutes)

The annual Christmas concert presented by the Catholic University of America, featuring a brilliant blend of angelic voices and the wonderful sounds of the Christmas Season.

(90 minutes)

Celebrate the birth of our Savior with the Cousins in Christ, as they share a collection of favorite Christmas songs.

(45 minutes)

Fr. Arellano explains why its important to have a humble heart to receive the Lord in the Christmas season.

(30 minutes)

The true meaning of Christmas. God became human so humans could become become divinized. Jesus was the only person born expressly to die. He came to save us from sin and death.

(30 minutes)

From Ottawa, Canada, the Thirteen Strings Candlelight Orchestra and the Seventeen Voyces choir perform Fantasia on Christmas Carols and the Christmas Oratorio; French Noels sung by the Children’s Choir from the Ecole Secondaire De la Salle.

(75 minutes)

This acapella concert, featuring the singing Seminarians of Wigratzbad, captures the wonder and warmth of the Nativity of Christ, and transports the viewer into an ancient world, reminiscent of the chanting monks of old.

(30 minutes)

The Choir of the Eternal Word Television Network performs twelve timeless Christmas hymns on location at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. With special introduction by Fr. Joseph Mary Wolfe, M.F.V.A.

(60 minutes)

The late Charles Dickens returns to find that A Christmas Carol, and the holiday it celebrates, has become overshadowed by glitz and commercialism in this touching story about the true meaning of Christmas.

(60 minutes)

In the middle of World War II, a German mother brings two sets of unlikely guests together at Christmas. Based on a true story.

(30 minutes)

The story of a young boy who develops his gift of song, with the help of a beloved priest.

(90 minutes)

British trumpeter, Alison Balsom accompanies this traditional Christmas carol which dates back to the Middle Ages, and is performed in both German and Latin. Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw hosts from Nuremberg, Germany.

(60 minutes)

Explaining how prayer and fasting prepare us for the coming of the Messiah, Fr. Arellano offers an insightful Christmas meditation.

(30 minutes)

Early afternoon sets the stage for Fr. Jacques to meditate on the event of the Birth of our Lord and how to uses this example of the life of Christ in our daily life.

(30 minutes)

In this important teaching lesson, Mother Angelica reflects on the meaning of Christmas as she shares how God's Word became flesh in Baby Jesus, showing us the value of life.

(60 minutes)

Christmas is coming and the friends expect to receive many gifts. But their selfish actions prompt Lukas and Noah to show them the true story of Christmas, and how the birth of the Son of God should change our hearts.

(30 minutes)

Father Luis helps Christine, Eva, Enrique and Joseph to finish off the Nativity scene in the parish. The children travel with their imaginations to the original Bethlehem and contemplate the Birth of Jesus.

(30 minutes)

Archbishop Sheen reminds us of why we celebrate this holiest of days.

(30 minutes)

An inspired performance by the Motor City Lyric Opera highlights this charming story of a poor crippled boy whose act of selflessness is rewarded by a miracle from the Christ child in this classic Christmas opera.

(60 minutes)

The San Juan Children’s Choir celebrates Christmas with music from around the world; a unique concert expressing the joyful spirit of the holidays in Puerto Rico.

(30 minutes)

The Choir of the Eternal Word Television Network performs twelve timeless Christmas hymns on location at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. With special introduction by Fr. Joseph Mary Wolfe, M.F.V.A.

(60 minutes)

The Fowler Sisters present a musical gift celebrating the birth of Christ.

(30 minutes)

The Missionaries of the Poor celebrate the Birth of Christ with enriching, joyous melodies and vibrant presentations with a Caribbean Spirit.

(30 minutes)

Archbishop Sheen reminds us of why we celebrate this holiest of days.

(30 minutes)

Fr. Arellano reflects on being open to the real presence of the Eucharistic Lord during the Christmas season.

(30 minutes)

Mary during Christ's birth, her acceptance of the Wise Men's gifts. Mary was humble and reserved in such a special event. She did not get conceited once. She knew that she would suffer too.

(30 minutes)

In the middle of World War II, a German mother brings two sets of unlikely guests together at Christmas. Based on a true story.

(30 minutes)

Dr. Ray and guests will give tips to help you stay focused on Christ during the sometimes tense and hectic Christmas holidays.

(60 minutes)

The wisdom of Mother Angelica lives on as she asks Catholics to remember not only Jesus, but His Mother Mary as well, when deciding what gifts to give this Christmas.

(60 minutes)

Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord: Mass with the Holy Father from St. Peter’s Basilica.

(105 minutes)

Father John teaches his friends about preparing their hearts for Christ’s coming.

(15 minutes)

With the holidays fast approaching, we focus on Who we are preparing to celebrate. In this episode, children learn what Christmas is all about, and why the season of preparation known as Advent is so important.

(15 minutes)

Live from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC, USA. Musical Composition for the Birth of Our Lord.

(30 minutes)

The traditional "Midnight Mass" of Christmas live from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

(120 minutes)

Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord: Mass with the Holy Father from St. Peter’s Basilica.

(105 minutes)

Father John teaches his friends about preparing their hearts for Christ’s coming.

(15 minutes)

Live from St. Peter's Square in Rome, The Holy Father gives the traditional message and blessing for the Christmas and Easter seasons, "Urbi et Orbi" - 'to the city of Rome and to the world'.

(30 minutes)

The Christophers' founder Father James Keller, M. M. joins Snooky Lanson, June Valli, Mario Lanza, Rosalind Russell and Danny Thomas for a celebration of the Christmas season.

(30 minutes)

The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word celebrate the Solemn Christmas Mass from EWTN's Chapel in Irondale, Alabama, USA.

(90 minutes)

The Solemn Mass of Christmas from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC.

(90 minutes)

Live from St. Peter's Square in Rome, The Holy Father gives the traditional message and blessing for the Christmas and Easter seasons, "Urbi et Orbi" - 'to the city of Rome and to the world'.

(30 minutes)

A Christmas Special that will draw hearts closer to the Nativity of Christ. The Cambridge, MA-based St. Paul’s Choir School, the only Catholic boys’ choir school in the U.S., make their international recording debut.

(30 minutes)

The San Juan Children’s Choir celebrates Christmas with music from around the world; a unique concert expressing the joyful spirit of the holidays in Puerto Rico.

(30 minutes)

Fr. Jacob Restrick explains Our Lord's birth in the cave as a beacon of light in a world of darkness, the midwives washing of the Child as a 'real' human in need of care and the devil as an old man tempting St. Joseph into disbelief.

(30 minutes)

The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word celebrate the Solemn Christmas Mass from EWTN's Chapel in Irondale, Alabama, USA.

(90 minutes)

Live from St. Peter's Square in Rome, The Holy Father gives the traditional message and blessing for the Christmas and Easter seasons, "Urbi et Orbi" - 'to the city of Rome and to the world'.

(30 minutes)

The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word celebrate the Solemn Christmas Mass from EWTN's Chapel in Irondale, Alabama, USA.

(90 minutes)

Dr. Ray and guests will give tips to help you stay focused on Christ during the sometimes tense and hectic Christmas holidays.

(60 minutes)

A Christmas story bringing together the world's largest Christmas tree, a helicopter, and some lost boys, with surprising results.

(30 minutes)

Jesus came to bring us eternal life, and through Him we’re transformed and divinized. In this blessed season, discover the gift of inestimable value we’re given. Because of Jesus, we are adopted into the family of God.

(30 minutes)

The true meaning of Christmas. God became human so humans could become become divinized. Jesus was the only person born expressly to die. He came to save us from sin and death.

(30 minutes)

Joanna Bogle shares some of her favorite crafts and traditions that help keep the true meaning and spirit of Christmas.

(30 minutes)

Joanna Bogle shares some of her favorite crafts and traditions that help keep the true meaning and spirit of Christmas.

(30 minutes)

Father John teaches his friends about preparing their hearts for Christ’s coming.

(15 minutes)

A Christmas story bringing together the world's largest Christmas tree, a helicopter, and some lost boys, with surprising results.

(30 minutes)

Father Luis helps Christine, Eva, Enrique and Joseph to finish off the Nativity scene in the parish. The children travel with their imaginations to the original Bethlehem and contemplate the Birth of Jesus.

(30 minutes)

Dr. Ray and guests will give tips to help you stay focused on Christ during the sometimes tense and hectic Christmas holidays.

(60 minutes)

The true meaning of Christmas. God became human so humans could become become divinized. Jesus was the only person born expressly to die. He came to save us from sin and death.

(30 minutes)

British trumpeter, Alison Balsom accompanies this traditional Christmas carol which dates back to the Middle Ages, and is performed in both German and Latin. Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw hosts from Nuremberg, Germany.

(60 minutes)

Live from St. Peter's Square in Rome, The Holy Father gives the traditional message and blessing for the Christmas and Easter seasons, "Urbi et Orbi" - 'to the city of Rome and to the world'.

(30 minutes)

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen explains the effect of Christmas on the world.

(30 minutes)

The annual Christmas concert presented by the Catholic University of America, featuring a brilliant blend of angelic voices and the wonderful sounds of the Christmas Season.

(90 minutes)

The true meaning of Christmas. God became human so humans could become become divinized. Jesus was the only person born expressly to die. He came to save us from sin and death.

(30 minutes)

Friar John retells the story of the Magi's quest for the newborn King, and how their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh were symbolic of Christ?'s humanity, divinity, and kingship.

(30 minutes)

Joanna Bogle shares some of her favorite crafts and traditions that help keep the true meaning and spirit of Christmas.

(30 minutes)

Friar John retells the story of the Magi's quest for the newborn King, and how their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh were symbolic of Christ?'s humanity, divinity, and kingship.

(30 minutes)