In recognition for contributions to socially conscious filmmaking, Wilfred (Willy) Raymond, CSC, a producer and National Director of Family Theater Productions, was presented with the Magis Award at the 2010 Los Angeles Religious Education Congress Film Showcase on the evening of Friday, March 19.
With support from Loyola Marymount, the Archdiocese and local production companies, the Magis Award was inaugurated in 2009 to recognize the contributions of artists and supporters of socially conscious filmmaking. Derived from the spirituality of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the term Magis (pronounced "màh-gis") is a Jesuit term meaning "the more." Intended as an expression of aspiration and inspiration, Magis refers to the philosophy of doing more for God, and therefore for others. Mr. Martin Sheen was the inaugural recipient of this award in 2009.
Reverend Raymond, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross and a past provincial superior of its Eastern Province, is a producer and National Director of Family Theater Productions, and has been since September 2000. Wilfred Raymond leads Family Theater in producing television dramas and documentaries; producing Voz Latina Spanish-language radio programs – dramas, documentaries and public service announcements; in the digital re-mastering and distribution of Family Theater Classic Radio programs; in conducting the annual Angelus Awards Student Film Festival to honor exceptional quality college-level student films that respect the universal human family; and similar programs and networking opportunities for young people in the media industry. Before coming to Family Theater Productions, Wilfred Raymond was provincial from 1998 to 2000. As such he served as Chairman of the Corporate Members and President of the Board of Directors of Holy Cross Family Ministries, of which Family Theater Productions is a member, and served on the Boards of Directors and the Executive Committees of both Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., and King’s College in Wilkes Barre, PA. He was Assistant Provincial and Vicar of the province from June 1994 to 1998. A native of Maine, Wilfred Raymond entered the Holy Cross Novitiate in Bennington, VT, in 1965, making his First Profession on July 16, 1966. He earned a BA in Philosophy in 1967 from Stonehill College, professed final vows April 1, 1970 at Moreau Seminary, Notre Dame, IN, earned a Master of Theology degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1971 and was ordained to the priesthood on April 3, 1971.
Read the release from Family Theater Productions here.
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