FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 25, 2005
Contact: Mike Wick, Director of Operations
773-267-1195
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IRL's New Vocation Video “Completely Christ's”
to Premiere on EWTN's Global Showcase

Starting May 31, Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) will premiere the IRL's new vocation video, “Completely Christ's,” on its EWTN Global Showcase program. This film, produced in association with LifeWork Press, is intended to help viewers better understand how they should listen to God to determine if they are indeed being called to the consecrated life.

Catholics are asked to encourage all those they know to watch this inspiring production that will help a person find, follow and fulfill God's unique plan for their life! Viewers will meet men and women who faithfully live their vocation with an “undivided heart.” This powerful new hour-long presentation features stirring, soul-searching interviews with Frs. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R., and Mitch Pacwa, S.J., and others on the priestly and consecrated life.

EWTN signed a five-year agreement to broadcast “Completely Christ's.” Read the EWTN special programming for May. The program is schedule to air the following dates (all Eastern standard times):

The DVD, which was shown at the IRL National Meeting in Mundelein, IL April 2, has received rave reviews. Sr. Sister Mary Ana Steele, OSF, of the School Sisters of St. Francis, in Panhandle, Texas, said,

“I love the new DVD "Completely Christ's" …  It was an adventure from beginning to end!  It is a total affirmation of my own vocation and exactly what I want to share with young people interested in religious life. This is what we have been waiting for here in the Diocese of Amarillo and in our religious community . …  We will use "Completely Christ's" for vocation work and to teach the students in our Catholic schools about the consecrated life.”

To order a DVD copy of this new video, please visit the IRL's Online Catalog.

Free Booklet Offered
Those who order the DVD, as well as any other item from IRL's catalog by June 7, 2005 will receive a free copy of the popular book The History of Eucharistic Adoration, by the late Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. This book is an excellent tool to promote Eucharistic adoration. It is a special offer to commemorate the Year of the Eucharist, proclaimed by Pope John Paul II, and to welcome viewers to the enhanced IRL Online Catalog.

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The IRL was was founded in 1974 by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., to foster and support vocations to the consecrated life. It has 150 affiliated communities and over 4000 individual associate members among bishops, priests, religious and laity. Through its many programs, publications and public events, the IRL strives to "create a culture of vocations," as the Holy Father has been urging the Church to do. For more information, go to www.religiouslife.com, or call 773-267-1195.

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