{"id":1270,"date":"2013-04-23T07:41:05","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T14:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2015-03-12T16:50:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T23:50:22","slug":"my-trip-to-ewtn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/","title":{"rendered":"My Trip to EWTN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"\"<\/a>
In the studio at EWTN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

I\u2019m waking up this morning in a sort of dream-like state. As I look out my window, I can see a beautiful grove of trees. Just beyond it sits the brown, brick studio where Mother Angelica began a global television station \u2014 EWTN, the Eternal Word Television Network<\/a> \u2014 out of a garage. I am here to be a guest of the new television show being developed by my friend and fellow Catholic Mom author, Donna-Marie Cooper O\u2019Boyle<\/a>. While we are here, Donna-Marie will film the first five episodes of \u201cCatholic Mom\u2019s Cafe<\/a>\u201c, with each of her guests focusing on a different topic of support to mothers.<\/p>\n

This is actually my second time to visit this area. A few years ago, my parents and I took a mini-pilgrimage<\/a> to Mother Angelica\u2019s Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama, but the television station was not open when we drove past it. Yesterday, I was able to take a \u201cbehind the scenes\u201d tour with my fellow guest Marge Fenelon, to view the internal workings of the studio. After our tour, on our way to dinner, this Catholic fangirl almost tripped over herself at a casual sighting of Fr. Mitch Pacwa<\/a>. Being here is both tremendous blessing and a reminder of the power of the media to spread the Good News of the Gospel. It also underscores for me what one amazing person can do when her motives are driven by glorying God. I can\u2019t imagine how many times Mother Angelica likely felt like quitting when she was getting started \u2014 and yet to look around here and know how many talented souls now make up this worldwide initiative is truly awe-inspiring.<\/p>\n

Today, we will film our episodes, attend Mass and continue to pray together for the moms we serve. Be sure to keep an eye on my Facebook profile<\/a>, where I\u2019ll most definitely be sharing photos. Please pray that the production goes smoothly today and that we give our very best for this special endeavor.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m waking up this morning in a sort of dream-like state. As I look out my window, I can see a beautiful grove of trees. Just beyond it sits the brown, brick studio where Mother Angelica began a global television station \u2014 EWTN, the Eternal Word Television Network \u2014 out of a garage. I am […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[234,967,157],"class_list":["post-1270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-evangelization","tag-ewtn","tag-new-evangelization","tag-television"],"yoast_head":"\nMy Trip to EWTN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I'm waking up this morning in a sort of dream-like state. As I look out my window, I can see a beautiful grove of trees. Just beyond it sits the brown,\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"My Trip to EWTN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I'm waking up this morning in a sort of dream-like state. As I look out my window, I can see a beautiful grove of trees. Just beyond it sits the brown,\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lisa Hendey\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-04-23T14:41:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-03-12T23:50:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/files\/2013\/04\/603639_10151433208823303_819339828_n-300x300.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lisa M. Hendey\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lisa M. Hendey\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/\",\"name\":\"My Trip to EWTN\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-04-23T14:41:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-03-12T23:50:22+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/#\/schema\/person\/2686d91a14b8ef236e1ed062f9758b70\"},\"description\":\"I'm waking up this morning in a sort of dream-like state. As I look out my window, I can see a beautiful grove of trees. Just beyond it sits the brown,\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"My Trip to EWTN\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/\",\"name\":\"Lisa Hendey\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/#\/schema\/person\/2686d91a14b8ef236e1ed062f9758b70\",\"name\":\"Lisa M. Hendey\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e0732a10e73365e440d4394f24b2e84c?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e0732a10e73365e440d4394f24b2e84c?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lisa M. Hendey\"},\"description\":\"Lisa Hendey is the founder and webmaster of CatholicMom.com and the author of The Grace of Yes,\u00a0A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms\u00a0and The Handbook for Catholic Moms. Lisa writes for several online and print publications, enjoys speaking around the country and is a frequent television and radio guest and host. Visit her at\u00a0LisaHendey.com and connect with her at Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/author\/lisahendey\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"My Trip to EWTN","description":"I'm waking up this morning in a sort of dream-like state. As I look out my window, I can see a beautiful grove of trees. Just beyond it sits the brown,","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"My Trip to EWTN","og_description":"I'm waking up this morning in a sort of dream-like state. As I look out my window, I can see a beautiful grove of trees. Just beyond it sits the brown,","og_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/","og_site_name":"Lisa Hendey","article_published_time":"2013-04-23T14:41:05+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-03-12T23:50:22+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/files\/2013\/04\/603639_10151433208823303_819339828_n-300x300.jpg"}],"author":"Lisa M. Hendey","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lisa M. Hendey","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/","name":"My Trip to EWTN","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/#website"},"datePublished":"2013-04-23T14:41:05+00:00","dateModified":"2015-03-12T23:50:22+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/#\/schema\/person\/2686d91a14b8ef236e1ed062f9758b70"},"description":"I'm waking up this morning in a sort of dream-like state. As I look out my window, I can see a beautiful grove of trees. Just beyond it sits the brown,","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/04\/my-trip-to-ewtn\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"My Trip to EWTN"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/","name":"Lisa Hendey","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/#\/schema\/person\/2686d91a14b8ef236e1ed062f9758b70","name":"Lisa M. Hendey","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e0732a10e73365e440d4394f24b2e84c?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e0732a10e73365e440d4394f24b2e84c?s=96&r=g","caption":"Lisa M. Hendey"},"description":"Lisa Hendey is the founder and webmaster of CatholicMom.com and the author of The Grace of Yes,\u00a0A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms\u00a0and The Handbook for Catholic Moms. Lisa writes for several online and print publications, enjoys speaking around the country and is a frequent television and radio guest and host. Visit her at\u00a0LisaHendey.com and connect with her at Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram.","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/author\/lisahendey\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}