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What Have You Done for Your Marriage Today?
That’s the question the Catholic Church asks in a series of TV and radio spots launched June 27 by the U.S. bishops’ Committees on Marriage and Family Life and Communications.
The answers, which come from people interviewed on the street, range from getting up early with the baby to carrying a spouse’s purse. They show that short-term kindnesses cement a lifelong relationship. With humorous bits of life, the spots prompt people to think of and do more for their own commitments. The messages end with an invitation to visit www.foryourmarriage.org for its practical resources for couples of all faiths and in all phases of marriage, including those preparing for marriage.
“Healthy marriages are the bedrock of our church and our society,” said Archbishop-elect Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, chairman of the bishops’ Marriage and Family Life Committee, announcing the campaign. “The church seeks to do all it can to encourage what goes into a solid marriage: prayer, fidelity, commitment, and the little things that count.”
The campaign is part of a multi-year National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage of the U.S. Catholic bishops to convey the meaning and value of married life for the Church and for society. The initiative will develop guidance and resources, including a pastoral letter, to promote, strengthen, sustain, and restore marriages.
The television and radio campaign includes three 60-second television messages, three 30-second television messages, three 60-second radio messages, and four 30-second radio messages. This project is funded by the U.S. bishops’ Catholic Communication Campaign, which collects money in parishes nationwide to support church media efforts.
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The campaign will be released in three phases, each with a different series of television and radio messages, over an 18-month period. The first phase will be released to approximately 1,200 television stations, 500 cable stations, broadcast and cable networks, and 5,000 radio stations beginning in late June 2007.
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 Brought to you by the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC).The Catholic Communication Campaign is an activity of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that develops media programming, projects and resources to promote Gospel values. Donations of Catholic parishioners make possible the work of the CCC.
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: What Have You Done for Your Marriage Today? Article ID: 3204
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