The Catholic Channel is a Catholic

Catholic

The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...

 lifestyle radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 on Sirius XM Satellite Radio (Channel 129) and is operated by the Archdiocese of New York. It carries daily and Sunday Mass live from St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York

St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York

The Cathedral of St. Patrick is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States...

, as well as talk shows, educational programming and a little bit of music. Timothy Dolan

Timothy Dolan

Timothy Michael Dolan is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the tenth and current Archbishop of New York, having previously served as Archbishop of Milwaukee and Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis ....

, the Archbishop of New York, is a regular contributor. The channel also is the home for the play-by-play of University of Notre Dame football and basketball.

The channel itself takes a moderately conservative mainstream stand on theological issues. Most of the programming consists of call-in talk shows hosted by Roman Catholic personalities, one of which is a Catholic Priest with the Paulist Fathers

Paulist Fathers

The Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle, better known as the Paulist Fathers, is a Roman Catholic religious society for men founded in New York City in 1858 by Servant of God Fr. Isaac Thomas Hecker in collaboration with Fr. George Deshon, Fr. Augustine Hewit, and Fr. Francis A. Baker....

. Catholic doctrine and lifestyle is discussed about a third of the time. The other two thirds of the time consist of discussion about current events, political issues (not necessarily from a totally conservative point of view), comedy, psychological issues, family life, among other things. The channel is funded through Sirius XM Subscriptions and is not listener or ad-supported.

Daily Shows (M-F)

• Seize The Day (Gus Lloyd)
• Daily Mass
• Vatican Radio
• The Catholics Next Door (Greg and Jennifer Willits)
• The Catholic Guy
  The Catholic Guy
  The Catholic Guy is a radio talk show currently aired on The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, debuting on December 4, 2006. It is hosted by Emmy Award winning Catholic personality Lino Rulli, and since 2011 has been co-hosted by Father Rob Keighron...
  
   (Lino Rulli
  Lino Rulli
  Angelo Rulli is an American radio host, author, producer, and former television host. He is currently the host of The Catholic Guy radio show, which is aired on The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM Radio. He was also the Executive Producer and host for the Emmy Award winning television show...
  
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• The Busted Halo Show
  Busted Halo
  Busted Halo is a network of ministry and media run by the Paulist Fathers. Busted Halo encourages young adults to explore, grow in and share their faith through contemporary communication tools. Its main components are the bustedhalo.com website and a Sirius XM Radio show...
  
   (Father Dave Dwyer, CSP)

Weekly Shows (M-F)

• Sounds From The Spires (Dr. Jennifer Pascual)
• Pathways Of Learning (Sister Marie Pappas)
• Just Love (Monsignor Kevin Sullivan)
• A Conversation With The Archbishop (Archbishop Timothy Dolan
  Timothy Dolan
  Timothy Michael Dolan is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the tenth and current Archbishop of New York, having previously served as Archbishop of Milwaukee and Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis ....
  
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• Lino At Large (Lino Rulli
  Lino Rulli
  Angelo Rulli is an American radio host, author, producer, and former television host. He is currently the host of The Catholic Guy radio show, which is aired on The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM Radio. He was also the Executive Producer and host for the Emmy Award winning television show...
  
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• Word To Life (Father Gabriel Gillen, OP)

Weekend Shows

• Personally Speaking
• Voices Of Our World
• Al Encuentro con Jesus (Father Lorenzo Ato)
• Religion And Rock (Monsignor Jim Vlaun)
• Salt + Light Radio
  Salt + Light Television
  Salt + Light Television is a Canadian category 2 digital cable specialty channel. Launched in July 2003, it is the first Catholic national television channel in Canada...
  
  
• Cross Signals
• Lino At Large (Lino Rulli
  Lino Rulli
  Angelo Rulli is an American radio host, author, producer, and former television host. He is currently the host of The Catholic Guy radio show, which is aired on The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM Radio. He was also the Executive Producer and host for the Emmy Award winning television show...
  
  )
• Christopher Closeup
  The Christophers
  The Christophers are a Christian inspirational group that was founded in 1945 by Father James Keller. The name of the group is derived from the Greek word "christophoros", which means "Christ-bearer"...
  
  
• American Catholic Radio
  American Catholic Radio
  American Catholic Radio is a weekly half-hour program of Catholic information and inspiration aimed mainly at Catholic and Protestant Christian listeners. Rev. Greg Friedman, O.F.M., hosts the program....
  
   (Father Greg Friedman, OFM)

Previous Programming (and hosts)

• Across The Nation (Bob Dunning)
• Fully Alive (Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak)
• A Conversation With The Cardinal (Edward Cardinal Egan)
• Speak Now (Dave and Susan Konig)
• As You Think (Father Paul Keenan)
• Musical Weekend (Father Paul Keenan)

External links

• The Catholic Channel page on Sirius XM Satellite Radio
• The Catholics Next Door page for Greg and Jennifer Willits