A recurring concern among attendees was the situation of family members and friends who were no longer practicing Catholics.
Zachary, a 14-year-old high school freshman, mentioned a friend who had drifted away from the faith and asked how to help her return to the practice of the faith.
Father Mark Mary Cristina, MFVA, responded: "Certainly encourage her to pray. If she's not going to Mass, invite her to go to Mass with you."
"Sometimes I think when we are in grief or struggling, practicing our faith can help increase our faith," the priest said. "Certainly be a good listener, pray for her, try to encourage her to pray."
"And we'll pray for you," Warsaw added.
Father Joseph Mary Wolfe, MFVA, chaplain for EWTN, reflected on the network's coverage of pro-life issues.
"I believe that there are people walking this earth that are alive today because of EWTN's pro-life programming," he said.
For his part, Warsaw cited letters from women who had considered abortions at one point in their lives. Some had written in saying: "My baby was born because at that moment when I needed EWTN, you were there."
He cited the launch of the news show EWTN Pro-Life Weekly and its focus on key issues in the pro-life cause at all stages of life.
"We're really trying to motivate people to get involved in the pro-life movement, whatever state they are in," said Warsaw. "There's really no other outlet that has done as much in terms of the pro-life message, the pro-life cause, as the network has done over these years."
"I think it comes back to the importance of prayer. The centrality of that is certainly Mother Angelica's mission," he said.
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Kevin J. Jones is a senior staff writer with Catholic News Agency. He was a recipient of a 2014 Catholic Relief Services' Egan Journalism Fellowship.