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Recently, Jim Walsh of Catholic Media Productions was approached by Mario Cappello, President of the Institute for World Evangelisation, Rome, and Managing Director of New Evangelization of America (NEA), and asked to supply recordings of the "We Believe" radio shows to the Vatican for use in Evangelization in English-speaking parts of Africa. CMP was glad to assist in this International effort, and the recordings have been sent and have been received by the Vatican.

The Board of Directors of Catholic Media Productions welcomes Dominican Sister Catherine Joseph, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation, as a new member to the Board. Sister Catherine Joseph is the first "Religious" to be a Board member. She has been a frequent guest on the "We Believe" radio show.

Director Byron Warner, viewing "We Believe" production

We have started live streaming 24/7. That means "We Believe" can now be seen by anyone with internet capabilities all over the world! Go to our website knxt.tv , hit the "click here" logo, then hit the next one that is suggested, and you will be able to see the "We Believe" TV series, which airs Mondays @ 7:30 am PDT (9:30 am CDT) and Thursdays @ 10:30 am, PDT (12:30 pm, noon CDT).

The Most Reverend David Choby, Bishop of the Nashville Diocese, presented Father William Bevington the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual CMP Awards Night Banquet. While Father Bevington was its pastor in 1986, St. Henry’s Church, Nashville, was the first church to sponsor the We Believe radio show. Father Bevington has been a great friend and supporter of We Believe and a frequent guest on the show, ever since.

The New Evangelization of America, (NEA) an international association of Catholic Bishops, Priests and Laity from the Western Hemisphere, held its 2009 PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE in Dallas, Texas, Jan. 27 - Feb. 1. Approximately 5 Cardinals, 6 Archbishops, 50 Bishops, numerous Priests, Religious, and Lay People were in attendance, including among others, Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America. The Bishop of the Diocese of Nashville, the Most Reverend David R. Choby was also in attendance.

Catholic Permanent Deacon James F. Walsh, Jr., Attorney and Theologian from Nashville, TN, and Dr. Richard V. Shriver, Professor of Philosophy & Religion, Author, and United Methodist minister from Gallatin, TN, were invited to speak at the Conference. Walsh and Shriver are hosts of the WE BELIEVE Radio and television shows produced in Nashville.

Deacon Walsh gave a short history of WE BELIEVE and explained its three emphases: Education, Evangelization, and Ecumenism. He then introduced Dr. Shriver, his Protestant co-host. Click here to read the text of the speech.

Bishop Choby commented to Deacon Walsh: "Your radio and TV conversations with Dr. Shriver are stimulating and provocative, but never argumentative." The Bishop went on to say, "In explaining what Catholics believe, you never ’water down’ the Church’s teachings. At the same time, the explanations are presented with sensitivity to persons of other faiths." Also in attendance from Catholic Media Productions, were Catholic Media Productions Directors, Tom Nicholson and Jerry Strebel.