Six years after death, the foundress of Eternal Word Television Network, EWTN, Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, legacy lives on in the spiritual renewals that have resulted from the fruits of her work. She died March 27, 2016 – Easter Sunday – after a lengthy struggle with the aftereffects of a stroke. She was 92 years old.
Mother Angelica founded EWTN out of a garage in Alabama in 1981, and it has since become the largest religious media network in the world. Catholic News Agency is a service of EWTN. According to Joe Bukuras of Washington D. C. Newsroom, six years after her death, EWTN viewers are still sharing their stories of how Mother Angelica’s life and the network she founded continue to influence them. Here is one of those stories:
A Daily Mass viewer
A Daily Mass viewer “EWTN has changed my life. I faithfully watch from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. every morning in Massachusetts. My father, who is 95-years-old, lives in Maine. We watch daily Mass together through FaceTime and we discuss our thoughts on the homily for the day, every day.
I was lost for many years and felt unworthy. EWTN is the vehicle that has taught me to forgive and learn to love myself. The greatest blessing I have received is from EWTN. I now feel at peace, feel hope and I know that I am loved.”
