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Resources:
This page contains information specific to the
Catholic
Radio Association, and documents specific to the Catholic Church.
CRA Resources:
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Catholic Radio
Retreat - October 2006.
This text file, in .pdf format, contains the presentation notes of
Rev.
José H. Gomez, S.T.D. Archbishop of San Antonio, to the participants
of the Global Catholic Radio Conference in
Birmingham, Alabama, on
October 12, 2006.
Why Catholic
Radio? (Legal Size)
Espanol - ¿Porqué
una Radio Catolica?
Catholic radio is one of the most effective tools for evangelization
and catechesis. It answers the call for a New Evangelization and it
changes lives by touching listeners in a personal way. This legal
sized brochure details our obligation to spread the Gospel and how
Catholic radio is a most efficacious means to do so.
Catholic Radio: What Does the Church Say?
When starting a
Catholic radio station it is imperative to have the support of the
local Bishop and clergy. However, many do not know that the Church
supports, and even strongly encourages, forming Catholic radio
stations. This brochure highlights quotes from Vatican II and Our
Holy Father Pope John Paul II in support of Catholic radio.
Catholic Radio: Spanish Programming
Espanol – Catholic
Radio: Acercándose a la Comunidad Hispana
The
United States Spanish-speaking population is growing by leaps and
bounds. You can reach out to your Spanish-speaking listeners by
utilizing free, well-produced Spanish programming. This brochure
gives information on Spanish programming available.
CRA
Engineering Services
One
of the most difficult aspects for many starting a Catholic radio
station is understanding the technical aspects of broadcasting a
signal and setting up a tower. The CRA offers engineering services
to its members at an extremely reasonable rate. This brochure
explains the CRA’s engineering services.
Effects
of Catholic Radio
Catholic radio is touching hearts, converting souls, and drawing the
faithful deeper into their Faith. Conversion stories and testimonies
from listeners have been overwhelming. This brochure highlights
conversion stories from Catholic stations across the nation.
Is God Calling You? - Steps to Starting a Station
(Legal Size)
Espanol – Catholic Radio: ¿Le esta llamando DIOS?
Do
you feel called to start a Catholic radio station in your area, but
don’t know where to begin? In any apostolate or evangelistic effort,
prayer is the most important step. It is crucial to the success of
the apostolate. This legal sized brochure details the importance of
prayer and also describes the steps necessary in starting a local
Catholic station.
Connecting with Catholic Program Providers
As Catholic radio
spreads throughout the nation, Catholic programming is also growing
by leaps and bounds. The CRA exists as the trade association for
Catholic radio. It’s works to unite all involved in Catholic radio
and to provide a forum for discussion. This brochure reaches out to
program providers and invites them to connect with others involved
in Catholic radio through the Association..
Catholic Radio: The Instrument for the New Evangelization
This booklet that was mailed to each U.S. bishop to demonstrate the
effective tool that Catholic radio is in catechesis and
evangelization. CRA Members are free to use the information
contained therein with proper attribution.
Breaking the Sound Barrier: Catholic Radio as a Multiplier of
Diocesan and Parish Life
Letter Size
Breaking the Sound Barrier: Catholic Radio as a Multiplier of
Diocesan and Parish Life
Folded Booklet
This promotional
booklet shares the many ways in which Catholic radio positively
impacts Diocesan and Parish life. It includes comments from several
clergy who have personally experienced the effects of Catholic radio
in their parishes as well as testimonies and conversion stories
resulting from Catholic radio. The booklet was mailed to each U.S.
Bishop in January 2005.
(To print the folded booklet print
pages 1-4 on letter sized paper, reinsert paper and print pages 5-8
on the reverse side. Fold and staple.)
Messages for World Communications Day: 1979 - 2005
The Holy Father's messages for World Communications Day are issued each year on January 24,
on the feast of St. Francis de Sales. In his messages, Pope John Paul II addresses the unique
abilities of the media to reach the lost and hurting in the world with the message of the Gospel.
He challenges the Church and the world to use the media as instruments of evangelization and
catechesis.
Darwin, Catholic Media
and the Confusion of the Species
Catholic communicators are faced by
a bewildering number of suggestions to make their efforts bear
fruit. From style to content to assessment, how can someone who is
called by God to participate in the work of evangelization through
Catholic media discern the right path for their
work. This is the text of a talk given by CRA President
Steve Gajdosik at the international communications conference,
Strategic Management of Church Communications: New Challenges, New
Directions at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in
Rome in April of 2006. It provides a planning framework to help
determine what are proper avenues and outlooks for those involved in
Catholic media efforts.
Church Documents:
(click on the links below)
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AETATIS NOVAE - Pastoral
Instruction on Social Communications
Aetatis Novae,
written by Archbishop John P. Foley, President of the Pontifical
Council for Social Communications, demonstrates and explains
why use of the media is critical to evangelization and
catechesis.
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CATECHESI TRADENDAE –
Exhortation of Pope John Paul II on
Catechesis in Our Time.
In this exhortation on catechesis, Pope
John Paul II recognizes Christ as the heart of all catechesis.
He explains that communion with Christ is necessary for
catechesis to be effective and that catechesis is an essential
part of the Church’s very life and existence. The Holy Father
calls for catechesis to hold a position of priority in all
apostolic work.
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CHRISTIFIDELIS LAICI –
On the Vocation and the Mission of the Lay Faithful in the
Church and in the World
As we enter the Third Millennium, the Holy Father reminds all
faithful of their role in the Church. The lay faithful must
represent Christ to the world through their apostolate, their
work, and their leisure. Through the laity, the Church extends
her "branches" into the world, and draws the world back to
Christ.
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COMMUNIO ET PROGRESSIO - Pastoral
Instruction on the Means of Social Communications
Recognizing that communications media is one of the primary
influences of men today, the Church acknowledges media as a gift
from God and calls the faithful to use this gift to draw souls
to their creator. Those who work in social communications are
obliged to foster unity and cooperation among men and fulfill
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EVANGELII NUNTIANDI –
Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Paul VI to the Episcopate, to the
Clergy, and to all the faithful of the entire world.
Evangelii Nuntiandi
reflects upon the evangelistic work of the Church in the modern
world. It reiterates that fact the evangelization in truth and
love is integral to the Church’s mission on earth and summons
the faithful to fulfill this mission.
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HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II ON THE JUBILEE OF THE APOSTOLATE OF THE
LAITY – November 26, 2000
In his Homily on the Jubilee of the Apostolate of the
Laity, John Paul II exhorts the faithful to lay down their
lives for Christ by being witnesses to the Gospel. The Holy
Father challenges the laity to pursue holiness and calls them to
form their apostolic efforts on a strong foundation of prayer.
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INTER MIRIFICA -
Decree on the Media of Social Communications
In
Inter Mirifica,
Pope Paul VI calls those who work in the media to use the media
to promote and form a Catholic culture and society. He charges
those active in the media to employ sound ethics and to use the
media as an instrument to maintain and spread sound morals.
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LUMEN GENTIUM
– Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
Christ is the "Light of the Nations". The Church, as the
spouse of Christ, is united with Christ in this role and
calling. Lumen Gentium, a dogmatic constitution
promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1964, describes the Church's most
sacred role as "Light of the Nations." It spurs the Church
towards her ultimate and most important destiny of uniting with
her King and spouse at the end of time. Lumen Gentium
declares that the mission of the Church, and therefore the
mission of Catholic radio, is to draw all persons into holiness
and union with God.
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REDEMPTORIS MISSIO -
On the Permanent Validity of the Church's Missionary Mandate
This encyclical by Pope John Paul II, reminds the Church of her
duty to carry on the Mission of the Redeemer. The Holy
Father exhorts the faithful to fulfill their solemn mandate to
spread the message that faith in Christ, through the Church as
the instrument of and sign salvation, leads to freedom. It is
the Church's duty to cooperate with the Holy Spirit in making
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