Television > Public Service Ads
For more than a decade, the Catholic Communication Campaign has been developing and producing public service announcements (PSAs) that share Gospel values with a nationwide audience and present a positive image of the Catholic Church in the United States. To date, these PSAs have generated more than 1.8 billion audience impressions and have received an estimated $30 million in donated time from broadcast and cable outlets.
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 "What have you done for your marriage today?"
Strengthening marriages benefits everyone-individuals and society. Want to help marriages everywhere? Real people say it's the little things that can make a big difference. Take a minute and discover the funny and inspiring answers we got when we asked all kinds of people, "What have you done for your marriage today?"
People are getting married later in life. Median age for males is 27; for females it is 25. (The National Marriage Project: The State of Our Unions 2006) |
 La Muneca (The Doll)
"After a tornado destroys a family's home, the father is overcome with anger and desperation. A neighbor, whose house and possessions have been saved, shows solidarity with the family by offering to share his food. This act of kindness helps the father learn to put aside his anger." |
 "I took time out at lunch to spend time together."
One's chances of divorce are diminished by such factors as: older age, higher income, more education, having a religious affiliation, absence of divorce in family of origin, and having a child after marriage. (The National Marriage Project: The State of Our Unions 2006) |
 Palabras de Mama (Mom's Words)
"A daughter who has been thrown out of her house by her father decides to go back home because she never forgot the words her mother said to her: "I will never stop loving you." |
 "I took the baby while she worked."
Roughly two-thirds of both married men and married women rate their marriages as "very happy." (The National Marriage Project: The State of Our Unions 2006) |
 El Boxeador (The Boxer)
"Two young gang members attempting to steal a car are discovered by the car's owner. He manages to catch one of them. Instead of turning the gang member over to the police, the owner tells the young man that he learned to box in jail and explains that this helped change his life. The gang member accepts an invitation to come to a gym where the boxer helps train, support and mentor at-risk youth." |