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Being Catholic: Seasons and Feasts
Part of our everyday experience is the changing of seasons like special days that recall important events in our history. Our experience also includes religious celebrations and observances that honor important events in religious history. This program provides a comprehensive presentation of the special days and seasons of the Church year so that students and parents will be better able to participate in the liturgy with understanding. Engaging illustrations help make the subject come alive, and easy to remember.

A “must” for Confirmation prep, RCIA, and for those of us who just may have forgotten some important ways to participate in the liturgical life of the Church.

Fifth grade through adults
Time: 18:51

Two More titles in this terrific series!

Being Catholic: The Creed

This new program provides the fundamentals of our Catholic faith in four concise, engaging and informative segments. Based on Part 1 of Catechism of the Catholic Church, “What Catholics Believe.”

Being Catholic Part 1 will allow young people who have missed out on religious education opportunities to begin to “catch up” with their peers. Centering on the Creed, “Being Catholic” helps prepare for the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist, and to better participate in parish life. Aimed primarily at young persons, the information contained in this program could also be helpful in RCIC. Includes leader’s guide.

Grades 5 and up 4 segments
Approximately 10 min. each

Click here for Being Catholic discussion guide.

Being Catholic: Worship

Catholics celebrate their faith through prayer and worship. Catholics are a sacramental people who mark their progress through a life of grace with liturgy and ritual A better understanding of Catholic sacramental liturgy can enhance our participation and appreciation of this life of grace.

This new program, Being Catholic: Worship, is designed to provide a basic understanding of Catholic sacraments for youth and adult groups, including Confirmation preparation and RCIA. As a companion piece to the widely used Being Catholic: the Creed, it continues learners' progress through the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Includes leader’s guide.

Grades five through adults 18 min

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Eucharist: The Source and the Summit
This video presents a comprehensive investigation of the Eucharist in three parts:

In part one, We Participate: we look at the Eucharist in the Mass, how we gather around it, sharing the story, the sacrifice and the meal.

In part two we look at Eucharistic Adoration, why we do it, who does it and what does it mean?

In Part Three: We Practice. How we as Catholic Christians share the gift of the Eucharist with others through our good works.

Lay persons of various faith communities are joined by experts including: Fr. Brendan Moss, OSB, Sr. Cathy Doherty, SSND, and Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI to present an authoritative and fascinating exploration of the Eucharist.

Ages 12 through adult, 3 segments Approx.8 min. each.

Add to cart DVD $24.99

First Communion: A Family Journey
Produced in cooperation with the religious education specialists at the Silver Burdett Ginn Religion Division, this new program provides separate segments for children and parents. The meaning of the Eucharist, Baptism and full membership in the Church is made clear to both 1st Communicants and their parents. The importance of parental involvement and family activities in preparation for the big day are also provided.

Viewers will see clips from a diverse collection of 1st Communion celebrations gaining a greater sense of the universality of this important step in a youngster’s life.

Ist Communicants, parents and teachers.

See video clip here.
Download discussion guide here.

Two 10-min. segments on one tape

Add to cart DVD—$24.99

A Call to Mission

You may call it “mission,” or “calling,” “vocation,” or “purpose,” it all boils down to serving people according to Gospel principles. Traditionally, we picture priests or nuns doing “Mission” in foreign lands, but that’s not the only way it’s done. In this new program you will see foreign and domestic missions being done by lay people as well as religious. There are many needs, and many ways to do mission, it’s limited only by your imagination. Great for Mission Sunday discussions, Confirmation prep and vocations program.

See video clip here.
Download discussion guide here.

Grades 6 and up
22 min.
Add to Cart DVD $19.99

Close Encounters with the Beatitudes
Young Jimmy is puzzled as to what the Beatitudes mean to someone his age. An angel shows him in a dream how some of his schoolmates are already helping to build God’s Kingdom, and Jimmy makes a commitment to live the Beatitudes in his own life. Read more...

Close Encounters with the Commandments
An angel helps young Anthony “investigate” the 10 Commandments a’la Sherlock Holmes in this new episode of the popular Close Encounters series. Youngsters will understand that the Ten Commandments are more than just words on stone tablets. Read more...

Close Encounters with the Mass
The popular series continues with a young person who just can't understand why Sunday mornings can't be used to catch up on sleep. After all, what does this old-fashioned ceremony mean to young people? Read more...

Close Encounters with the Sacraments
The Little Angel from Close Encounters with the Beatitudes returns to help another troubled student . This time a youngster struggling with the complex problem of just what the sacraments mean in the everyday lives of elementary students. Read more...

Close Encounters with Mary and the Rosary
During a classroom exercise wherein Fr. Brendan guides young students in making a rosary out of string and beads, young Alex finds he just doesn’t get what the rosary is all about. Luckily for him, our helpful angel appears to clear things up. Read more...

Download discussion guides here.