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''This article is about the television network. For its sister radio network, see WEWN.'' The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) is an American television network which presents around-the-clock Catholic-themed programming. It was founded by Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, PCPA in 1980 and began broadcasting on August 15, 1981, from a garage studio at the Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Irondale, Alabama, which Mother Angelica founded in 1962. She hosted her own show, ''Mother Angelica Live'' until suffering a major stroke and other health issues in September 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EWTN Press Release - Two Years After Suffering a Major Stroke Mother Angelica Lives Her Life of Prayer )〕 Repeats now air as either the ''Best of Mother Angelica Live'' or ''Mother Angelica Live Classics''. She now leads a cloistered life at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama. The network, through diocesan television channels in other Catholic countries, advertises itself as the EWTN: The Global Catholic Network. Regular programs include a daily Holy Mass and sometimes Tridentine Mass format, the traditional Stations of the Cross, a taped daily recitation of the Rosary, and daily and weekly news, discussion, and Catechetical programs for both adults and children. Christmas and Easter programming; the installation Masses of bishops and cardinals; coverage of World Youth Days; and papal visits, deaths, funerals, conclaves, and elections are also presented. EWTN also has a presence on satellite〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EWTN Radio )〕 and shortwave radio.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EWTN Shortwave Frequency Guide )〕 Spanish language broadcasts are available on all platforms.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EWTN Red Católica Mundial )〕 On December 8, 2009, EWTN began broadcasting in high-definition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EWTN To Be Made Available in HD )〕 EWTN has occasionally been the subject of criticism for its social, political and theological positions regarding the tone and presentation of Catholic doctrine. The network's current chairman of the board and chief executive officer is Michael P. Warsaw.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EWTN Press Room )〕 While the network has trustees, it does not have shareholders or owners. A majority of the network's funding is from viewer donations to which it advertises ''100% viewer supported'', which keeps it from advertising secular or non-Catholic programming. Its traditional plea for donations is "Keep us between your gas and electric bill".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EWTN - Support EWTN )〕〔According to Father Andrew Apostoli, TV host of EWTN: Sunday Night Prime, the saying is derived from the practice of Mother Angelica asking Jesus Christ for financial help, by placing a letter of request between the gas and electric bill (sometimes Gas and Telephone bill). The saying was later adopted for benefactors who donate to EWTN, in response to propagating its ministry.〕 The EWTN network also contributes in the publication of the ''National Catholic Register'' newspaper, which was acquired in January 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Catholic Register )〕 The network maintains a web presence through its primary website, EWTN.com, and it also has a dedicated commerce site, EWTNReligiousCatalogue.com.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EWTN Religious Catalogue Featured Highlights )〕 ==Development of EWTN== Mother Angelica made her profession of vows in 1953. In 1962, she established the Our Lady of the Angels monastery. During the 1970s, she was an in-demand lecturer and produced educational pamphlets and audio and video tapes. She had been a guest on local station WBMG (currently WIAT, Channel 42), and on shows on the Christian Broadcasting Network and the Trinity Broadcasting Network. After she gave an interview on then-Christian station WCFC (Channel 38) in Chicago, she decided she wanted her own network. "I walked in, and it was just a little studio, and I remember standing in the doorway and thinking, 'It doesn't take much to reach the masses'. I just stood there and said to the Lord, 'Lord, I've got to have one of these'". Mother Angelica purchased satellite space and EWTN began broadcasting on August 15, 1981, with four hours of daily programming, which included her own show, ''Mother Angelica Live'' (aired bi-weekly), a Sunday Mass, and reruns of older Catholic programs such as Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's ''Life Is Worth Living''. The remainder of the time was filled with shows produced by dioceses across the country, shows from Protestant sources which Mother Angelica determined were in concert with Catholic teachings, and children's shows such as ''Joy Junction'' and ''The Sunshine Factory''. About one-third of programming time consisted of secular content, such as re-runs of ''The Bill Cosby Show'', public domain films, and cooking and western-themed shows. EWTN eventually increased its broadcast schedule to six hours per day and then to eight hours per day by 1986. Secular content was gradually reduced from 1986 to 1988, and satellite distribution was expanded late in 1987, after which EWTN acquired a far more desirable satellite channel and began broadcasting around the clock. At this point, EWTN began broadcasting the praying of the rosary on a daily basis and added a number of educational shows. In-house production of original programming gradually increased. The Mass became televised daily in 1991 from a chapel on the monastery grounds. Most shows from non-Catholic sources were eliminated and a more theological image gradually developed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eternal Word Television Network」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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