High profile padre alberto cutie

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Padre AIberto
By Jennifer White
Photographed by Zoltan
Padre Alberto Cutie is a name that is well known throughout
the Hispanic community. As the General Director of Pax
Catholic Communications, and the voice of Radio Paz, he is
very quickly gaining notoriety among other communities as
well. While Padre Alberto conducts a Spiritual Breakfast, mass,
and rosary on a daily basis, he also hosts "Hablando Claro con
el Padre Alberto" (Straight Talk with Father Alberto) on EWTN
Espafiol, and writes a daily newspaper column, "Consejos de
Amigo" (Advice from a Friend), which is published in El uevo
Herald and several other Spanish-language newspapers. This
is, of course, in addition to preaching at St. Francis de Sales in
South Beach.
"It was God's idea," he replies when asked why he began
using the media as a means to connect with people. "I had no
say in the matter!"
Three years after he finished his time at the seminary, Padre
Alberto began working at the Telemundo network, and then
transitioned to EWTN, where he currently works. He suddenly
realized what a positive tool the media could be for reaching an
even wider group of people than just the church. He is quick,
however, to credit the significance of church priests, despite
the discovery of media.
"I realized that you reach so many more people through
media compared to sitting in your parish or standing at your
pulpit and talking to people. That's very valuable; don't get
me wrong. Whether you're a rabbi or a priest or a minister, it
doesn't matter; you reach people and you affect their lives in
a positive way, but using the media is a way to do it in a much
broader sense," he explains.
Despite the multitude of venues through which Padre
Alberto reaches people, he has recently added another:
literature. His first book, Real Life, Real Love: 7 Paths to a
Stronger, Lasting Relationship, was published in both English and
Spanish, and is a culmination of thousands of columns he has
written and emails he has received from people seeking advice
on a wide range of issues.
When approached with the idea to write a book, Padre
Alberto felt that a good topic would be the most common
seven dilemmas that he deals with during his interaction with
the public. However, after realizing that 80% of questions he
{receives through e-mails and letters had to do specifically with
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relationship issues, he felt the topic was important enough to
warrant encompassing an entire book.
And he was right. Real Life, Real Love: 7 Paths to a Stronger,
Lasting Relationship has become a novel of interest to a wide
variety of people, from young adults looking for love, to widows
looking to understand how to make sense of their loss.
"The seven paths apply to anyone," he comments when
reflecting on the wide popularity of the book. "It's not just
about courtship, and it's not just about marriage and love; it
talks about relationships in general." d~