Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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EWTN celebrates its 45th anniversary on August 15, marking four and a half decades since Mother Angelica launched the network from a monastery garage in Irondale, Alabama. Father Joseph Mary Wolfe, EWTN chaplain and chapel dean who arrived just 3½ years after Mother Angelica launched the network, joins to share what he remembers about the early days of EWTN. He also reflects on how working alongside Mother Angelica changed his life and what is most important for EWTN to carry forward into the next 45 years.


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