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MTV Meets Catholicism as Catholics Perform in New Television Series

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June 08, 2009 - 12:16 PDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY

WATERTOWN, MA (JUNE 8, 2009) - This month, a new music television series will air on CatholicTV. The series known as "The Commons", is a coffee house-styled music show which includes performances by Catholic musicians such as Matt Maher, Sarah Hart, and others. The show can be seen at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV where available.

CatholicTV is a nationally-broadcasted television station headquartered near Boston.

Below is the schedule for the show including the names of guests featured. Each episode includes interviews of musicians in addition to the musical performances. Artists often discuss their faith, inspirations behind songs, and their lives in general. Dates shown are the Monday's dates of each broadcast week.

(JUNE 8)
Curtis Stephan/Sarah Hart - "We Will See"
Bob Halligan, Jr. - "This One"
(JUNE 15)
Curtis Stephan/Sarah Hart - "Take Up Our Cross"
Tom Booth - "Can We Love"
(JUNE 22)
Sarah Hart/Jesse Manibusan - "More Beautiful"
Matt Maher - "For Your Glory"
(JUNE 29)
Tom Booth - "You Stand Knocking"
Ken Canedo - "Grant Us Peace"
(JULY 6)
Curtis Stephan - "Miracle of Grace"
Jackie François - "Blessed Are You Lord"
(JULY 13)
Matt Maher - "Resurrection Day"
Steve Angrisano - "Taste and See"
(JULY 20)
Josh Blakesley - "Sing Hosanna"
Jackie François - "Your Kingdom is Glorious"
(JULY 27)
Tom Booth/Robert Feduccia - "Come, Holy Spirit"
Sarah Hart - "Renew"
(AUGUST 3)
Matt Maher - "Great Things"
Jackie François - "My Soul Rejoices"
(AUGUST 10)
Jaime Cortez - "Con Amor Jovial"
Santiago Fernández - "No Hay Dicho Ni Palabras"
(AUGUST 17)
Chris Muglia - "Do This in Memory of Me"
Matt Maher - "Overflow"
(AUGUST 24)
Jesse Manibusan - "I Give to You a Future"
Tom Booth/Jenny Pixler - "Never Too Young"
Below is the weekly schedule for the half-hour show:

Monday-10:30PM(EST); Thursday 2AM & 6PM; Saturday-9:30PM.

"The Commons" is produced by spiritandsong.com (a division of ocp). The Commons is a video showcase giving viewers an opportunity to experience candid conversations with intimate and unplugged performances by your favorite spiritandsong.com artists. Learn more about the artists, and Spirit and Song at http://www.spiritandsong.com/commons


About CatholicTV:
CatholicTV provides family-friendly, religious, news, and educational programming 24 hours daily. Founded over 50 years ago, CatholicTV is available in selected areas on cable in the United States and Canada, via Sky Angel and online via a live stream anytime, everywhere at the station's web site www.CatholicTV.com. Father Robert Reed, a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, is the Director of CatholicTV. Click here to paste this into your browser to find out how to watch CatholicTV where you live: http://www.catholictv.org/schedule/where-to-watch.aspx

Contact

CatholicTV
http://www.CatholicTV.com
MA, 02472 US
Chris Pham - Public Relations Coordinator, 617 923-0220

Keywords

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