Archdiocese of Cincinnati Media Center

Updated 03/09/2010

DV 0367 Making a Difference in Each Others’ Lives and Faith: Parish and Small Church Communities. (Small Church Communities, Hartford, CT, 2009. Audience: Senior High and Adults.) The first segment of 13 minutes provides witnesses of persons who are in Small Christian Communities telling how their experiences have made a difference in their lives, relationships, and faith. They speak of how they have received support, built community and enriched their lives. The second segment of five minutes has Brother Robert Moriarty telling how Small Christian Communities foster spirituality, promote the mission of the Church and help people make sense of their lives. Three questions for discussion are provided.

DV 0368 The Story of Stuff. (Tides Foundation, 2009. Audience: Junior High through Adults.) This presentation answers the questions where does stuff come from and where does it go when disposed of. It describes the materials economy and how it interacts in a real world with people who live and work in the system. The United States is valued and measured by how much it can consume. Consumption is seen as a way of life with no regard for stewardship, thrift and resourcefulness. Planned and perceived obsolescence is also discussed.

DV 0369 The Man Behind the Collar. (Michael Walsh Productions, 2009. Audience: Intermediate through Adults.) This is a five-part presentation on priestly vocations with each part able to be shown separately. Part one discusses the priesthood and the call to discipleship. The next three sections follow an individual priest in his vocation at his parish or as a teacher in his day to day activity. The final section takes one inside a seminary enabling one to note the challenges and fears related to the call to listen, discern and answer.

DV 0370 Who Cares About the Saints? (Loyola Productions, 2009. Audience: Senior High and Adults.) Father James Martin provides an introduction of his own faith journey and tells the historical life of 12 saints: Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Joan of Arc, Francis of Assisi, Mother Teresa, Ignatius Loyola, Bernadette Soubirous, Pope John XXIII, Therese of Liseux, Joseph, Peter, and Mary Mother of Jesus. The last segment relates how one becomes a saint and how saints can be an inspiration and companion helping others to be who they are meant to be. Each of the 14 segments can be shown individually.

DV 0372 Road to Emmaus. (Vision Videos, 2009. Audience: Senior High and Adults.) The story of the road to Emmaus is reenacted with an interpretation of what was said on the journey. A literal interpretation of Scripture is provided referring to the death and resurrection of Jesus as a plan put in place since creation.