Catholic Studies Videos: A Selected List

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Al Smith : Irish Catholic Politician / director, George Torok. Sparkhill, N.Y. : Hallel Communications, 1996.
Abstract: Al Smith's life is examined as a Catholic politician who was nominated by the Democratic Party as a Presidential candidate in 1928 and was defeated in a campaign marked by anti-Catholic bigotry. Other insights into his career are provided.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-93 VC

Audrey's Life: Voice of a Silent Soul / Produced by the Mercy Foundation. St. Louis, MO : Mercy Foundation, c1996.
Abstract: "Since a tragic accident at age three, little Audrey Santo has been in a coma for nearly a decade. Unexplainably, this bedridden child has been surrounded by reported miracles and mystical phenomena."
Audio Center Videocassette C363-131 VC

Balarrasa / director J. A. Nieves Conde. [Madrid] : Video Mercury Films, S. A. c2002.
Abstract: Lost in the frozen plains of Alaska, a Catholic missionary named Javier Mendoza (Balarrasa) is dying. He emotionally remembers his life. They were times of war, and he only worried about enjoying himself. When a friend is shot by a bullet meant for him, he hears the call of God.
Audio Center DVD N665-1 DVD

The Beatification of Padre Pio : A Saint for the New Millennium? / Producer, Wendy Harcourt-Brown ; written and directed by J. Paddy Nolan. 
Sugar Land, TX : Center for the Queen of Peace, 1999.
Abstract:  Includes scenes from Padre Pio's beatification.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-218

Beijing : The Next Step for Women / presented by Joan D. Chittister. Erie, Pa. : Benetvision, c1995.
Abstract: Film of a speech given by Joan Chittister, OSB who attended the Fourth United Nations Conference on Women and the Nongovernmental Organizations Forum on Women in Beijing, China, August 30 thru September 16, 1995, as a writer for the National Catholic Reporter, an independent Catholic news weekly. Sister Joan went aboard the Peace Train, a cross-continental tour sponsored by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, which travelled 7,000 miles through nine countries meeting with women's groups along the way.
Audio Center Videocassette W872-5 VC

Blessed Mother Theodore Guerin : Her Journey of Faith and Courage / Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN : Sisters of Providence, c1999.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-182 VC

Bonhoeffer / Journey Films presents a film by Martin Doblmeier ; [producer], director, Martin Doblmeier. [ New York, NY] : First Run Features, 2003.
Abstract:  Documentary on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a young German theologian who was one of the first to openly resist Adolf Hitler. Features photographs, archival footage, and interviews with family members, friends, students, and associates of Bonhoeffer, including the last interview with Bonhoeffer's close friend and historian, Eberhard Bethge.
Audio Center DVD G373-2 DVD

Both Roots and Wings : Moving the Vatican II Church into a New Millennium / by Joan Chittister.
Erie, PA : Benetvision, c2002.
Abstract: "In this talk prepared for the 25th anniversary of Call to Action, Sister Joan probes deeply the documents of Vatican II, finding there both our roots and our wings"
Audio Center Videocassette C363-181 VC

Choice : Our Father / Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. North Haledon, N.J. : Keep the Faith, [198-?]
Abstract: Archbishop Sheen discusses our choice between good and evil in life and the importance of the Lord's Prayer in these two taped conferences.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-162 VC

Closing Eucharistic Liturgy for the Spread of the Gospel / Gena Reine, narrator. [S.l. : s.n.,] 1997. National Black Catholic Congress (8th : 1997 : Baltimore, Md.).
Audio Center Videocassette C363-121 VC

Condores no Entierran Todos los Dias = Man of Principle / New York : Distributed by Latin American Video Archives, c1984.
Abstract: Based on the novel by Gustavo Alvarez Gardeazabal. The story of Leon Maria Lozano, a modest bookstore employee, fervent Catholic, and good citizen, who becomes a political assassin as a result of partisan conflicts. The bitter political struggle between conservative and liberal political parties in Colombia in 1948 provides the context for this drama about a simple man's transformation. In Spanish with English subtitles
Audio Center Videocassette S735-121 VC

Cuestión de Fe = Question of Faith. New York, N.Y. : Latin American Video Archives [dist.], 1995.
Abstract: Two Bolivian saint makers are ordered by a gangster to construct a life-size Virgin and deliver it to a small village in the jungle. Accompanied by their friend, a notorious gambler, they proceed to have misadventures which test their respective faiths in God and gambling.
In Spanish with English subtitles.
Audio Center Videocassette S735-216 VC

Dedication Mass of Our Mother of Africa Chapel [S.l. : s.n.,] c1997. National Black Catholic Congress (8th : 1997 : Baltimore, Md.).
Audio Center Videocassette C363-120 VC

Deus e o Diabo na Terra Do sol = Black God, White Devil / director Glauber Rocha [Lancaster, CA : Foothill Video, c1996?], 1964.
Abstract: In the barren sertao of northeastern Brazil, a peasant -- seeking escape from poverty and hopelessness -- changes first into a fanatical priest and then a cangaceiro, a bandit hero. In Portuguese with English subtitles.
Audio Center Videocassette S735-100 VC

The Devil: Our Cross / by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. North Haledon, N.J. : Keep the Faith, [198-?]
Abstract: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen discusses diabolic influences on life, the existence of Satan, and the crosses we must bear in order to be saved in the two conferences on this tape.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-159 VC

A Different Path : A Portrait of Catholic Women Religious. United States Catholic Conference Catholic Communication Campaign. Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1996.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-38 VC

Discipleship for a Priestly People in a Priestless Period / by Joan D. Chittister. Erie, PA : Benetvision, c2001.
Abstract: In this talk prepared for the Women's Ordination Worldwide 1st. International Conference in Dublin, Ireland, Sister Joan surveys the actual state of discipleship in today's Catholic church. She challenges her listeners to understand the nature of true discipleship, recognize the nature of true discipleship and be willing to give themselves over to what discipleship demands of followers of Jesus now.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-178 VC

Dorothy Day : Blessed are the Poor / director, George Torok. Sparkill, N.Y. : Hallel Communications 1992.
Abstract: Examines the life of social activist Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-40 VC

Edith Stein. Birmingham, AL. : ETWN Global Catholic Network, 1996.
Abstract: Probes the heart and soul of Edith Stein, the exemplary Jewish convert and philosopher, beatified on German soil by Pope John Paul II. Exemplifies her holiness and heroic virtue while facing down a culture of death.
Audio Center Videocassette S819-1 VC

Entertaining Angels : The Dorothy Day Story / Paulist Pictures. Burbank, CA : Warner Brothers Home Video, c1997.
Abstract: Examines the life of social activist Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-66 VC

Faith-Based Partnerships / Polis Center.
Indianapolis, Ind. : Polis Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, c2003.
Abstract: America's civic and religious institutions have a long history of collaboration to provide social services. This video explores the differences between what congregations see as their missions and what other people sometimes see for them.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-202 VC

Faith Even to the Fire : Nuns for Social Justice / Sylvan Productions ; directed by Jean Victor ; written & produced by Sylvia Morales & Jean Victor.
New York, NY : Filmakers Library, c1991.
Abstract: Three U.S. nuns discuss their vision of and struggle for social justice and how this has brought them into conflict with the Catholic Church establishment.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-213 VC

The Faithful Revolution : Vatican II / Vatican II Productions. [s.l.] : Vatican II Productions :b Lyrick Studios [distributor], c1997.
Abstract: This five part series examines the dramatic changes fostered by the Second Vatican Council and its continuing effects on history and the modern world.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-64 VC

Father Ted: The Complete Series 1 / BBC America ; a Hat Trick Production for Channel 4. [United States?] : BBC Video ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed in the US and Canada by Warner Home Video, c2001.
Audio Center DVD L919-1 DVD

Fire in the Pews / a production of Oblate Media & Communication Corp. ; produced, written, & directed [by] David Parks ; co-director, Jay Zabriskie.  Belleville, Ill. : Oblate Media & Communication Corp. ; Maplewood, Mo. : Videos with Values, c1987.
Abstract:  "Focusing on a unique and diverse group, this program looks at what African American Catholics share with other U.S. Catholics, and at those things which are unique to them.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-191 VC

Golpes a Mi Puerta / direccion, Alejandro Saderman. [New York, NY] : Fox Lorber Films : WinStar TV & Video, Inc., [1998?]
Abstract: A deadly encounter between two nuns and the military police reflect the turbulent times in Latin American society. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Audio Center Videocassette S735-114 VC

Hidden Agenda / [Mother M. Angelica]. Irondale, Ala. : Eternal Word Television Network, 1993.
Abstract: Mother Angelica denounces the Mime Troup's Stations of the Cross which portrayed Christ as a woman, at World Youth Day, Denver, August 1993. She considered it an abomination to the Holy Father.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-17 VC

Household Saints / Jonathan Demme and Fine Line Features present a Jones Entertainment Group/Newman-Guay Production of a Nancy Savoca Film. Burbank, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1994, c1993.
Abstract: The story of three women in post-war Little Italy, the harsh realities of their life there, and the transformation of their lives into something magical.
Audio Center Videocassette S268-1 VC

"I am Joseph your Brother" : From Darkness to Partnership / presented by Catholic Communication Campaign.
Washington, D.C. : United States Catholic Conference, c2001.
Abstract: "Pope John Paul II called his March 2000 pilgrimage to the Holy Land a personal journey. But it was also the climax of another journey that has lasted for half a century-the journey of the Catholic Church's recognition of, and reconciliation with, the Jewish people."
Audio Center Videocassette C363-148 VC

Islam and Christianity / Epicflow Production of Channel Four ; director, Mahmood Jamal.  Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003.
Abstract:  Examines the historical relations between Islam and Christianity and the long history of conflict between them. Iran's ambassador to the Vatican, Mohammad Masjed Jame'i, explains the basic differences and similarities between Islam and Christianity: the roles of Christ and Mohammad, the Bible and the Koran, and the main differences of approach. The program also examines the reasons for the continuing conflict between Islam and the West, and whether an understanding can be reached between them.
Audio Center Videocassette I82-29 VC

Los Imprescindibles : Servando Teresa de Mier. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1998.
Spanish with English subtitles.
Abstract: Using excerpts from his writings, this program traces the life of Mexican priest, intellectual, political leader Fray Servano Teresa de Mier (1763-1827).
Spanish with English subtitles.
Audio Center Videocassette S735-250 VC

Isaac Hecker : Americanist / produced by Hallel Communications. Sparkill, NY : Parish Video Library, c1993.
Abstract: Examines the life of Isaac Hecker, who attempted to unify his belief in human freedom with his loyalty to the Catholic Church.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-41 VC

John Courtney Murray : American Theologian / director, George Torok. Sparkhill, N.Y. : Hallel Communications ; 1996.
Abstract: John Courtney Murray, S.J. was a Catholic theologian and editor of Theological Studies in the 1950's. His controversial views on the separation of church and state led to his being silenced by Rome in 1955. He was named a "peritus" at the Vatican Council II where he contributed to the framing of "Declaration on Religious Freedom."
Audio Center Videocassette C363-70 VC

John of the Cross / Saint Luke Productions ; produced by Mark Dowsett ; directed by K. C. Lynch. Harrison, NY : Ignatius Press, 1997.
Abstract: Chronicles the life of Saint John of the Cross from childhood through the renewal of the Carmelite Order with Teresa of Avila to the imprisonment where he composed much of his poetry. Includes an interview with Leonardo and Patti Defilippis.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-104 VC

John Paul II : A Light for the Nations / produced by The Catholic Communication Campaign in association with ITP/Paulist Communications ; producer, John Geaney ; executive producer, Ellen McCloskey. Washington, D.C. : United States Catholic Conference, c1996.
Abstract: Shows an intimate portrait of the life and ministry of Pope John Paul II, leader of the Catholic Church, which includes interviews with his childhood friends and church leaders.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-69 VC

John Ryan : Labor Priest / director, George Torok. Sparkill, N.Y. : Hallel Communications 1992.
Abstract: Examines the role of John Ryan, a Catholic priest, in the formation of labor unions during the Depression and the inclusion of Catholic social ideals in legislation of the New Deal.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-43 VC

Joseph : The Man Closest to Christ / LifeWork Press.
Ft. Collins, CO : Ignatius Press, c1999.
Abstract: None of his words were recorded in scripture, yet he clearly teaches us what it means to be a husband, a father, a true man of God.
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Katharine Drexel / co-produced by the Daughters of St. Paul and Pastoral Communications, Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. Boston, MA : Distributed by Pauline Video, c1999.
Abstract: "A daring woman of faith, Blessed Katharine Drexel sought to tear down the barriers of prejudice. A native of Philadelphia, Katharine relinquished a life of privilege to found the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. She dedicated the rest of her life to the education and support of Native and African Americans, using her entire fortune for this purpose. Mother Drexel was beatified in 1988."
Audio Center Videocassette C363-127 VC

Kenosis : Confession / Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. North Haledon, N.J. : Keep the Faith, [198-?]
Abstract: Archbishop Sheen explains how we must empty our souls and confess our sins in order to accept Christ in these two taped conferences.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-160 VC

Lamb / Washington, DC : Capitol Home Video, c1995.
Abstract: Lamb focuses on the relationship between Brother Michael Lamb, a teacher in a Roman Catholic-run institution for troubled boys on the Atrim Coast of Ireland, and 10-year old Owen Kane, the school's most unruly pupil. Dumped into the institution by his abusive mother, Owen is an incorrigible mess who smokes cigarettes, curses, wets his bed, picks fights and has epileptic seizures.
Audio Center Videocassette I65-33 VC

A Love Divided / a Parallel Films production ; BBC Films ; Irish Film Board ; Arts Council of Northern Ireland ; a film by Sydney Macartney.
[Dublin] : Clarence Pictures, c1999.
Abstract: Based on a true incident in County Wexford, Ireland, the film tells how one family's problem in dealing with a religious decision swept up first a town, and then a country. Sean and Sheila Cloney are Catholic and Protestant. In order to marry in the Catholic Church, Sheila signs the required Ne Temere pledge that she will raise their children as Catholics. She honors this pledge for a long time. When the parish priest, Father Stafford, insists that her oldest daughter attend Catholic school, she draws the line, believing that she and her husband should decide what schools their children attend.
Audio Center Videocassette I65-49 VC

The Magdalene Sisters / written and directed by Peter Mullan.
[United States] : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Burbank, Calif. : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2004?]
Abstract: In Ireland in the 1960s, four women were sent to the Magdalene Laundries, an institution for "fallen" women, where they will atone for their sins through a regimented life of work and prayer. They all had to work in the laundry, where the strict nuns would break everyone's wills through sadistic punishment. Based on a true story. Special features: documentary "Sex in a cold climate" (1997, 50 min.) / Testimony Films for Channel Four ; producer [and director], Steve Humphries ; narrator, Dervia Kirwan. Presents a disturbing portrait of Magdalen asylums, run by unfeeling and sometimes sadistic Catholic nuns in Ireland for over a hundred years. The purpose of the asylums, named after the repentant biblical prostitute Mary Magdalene, was to correct the supposed sexual deviance of young women. The criteria of deviance were so broad some Magdalenes didn't know why they had been put away. The film follows the stories of four women who were detained in Magdalene asylums between the 1940s and the 1960s.
Audio Center DVD M958-1 DVD

Mano con Mano : Stories of Solidarity. Maryknoll, N.Y. : Maryknoll World Productions, c2000.
Abstract: Responding to the church's call for global solidarity, two U.S. families become involved with Salvadoran refugees and subsequently sister parishes in El Salvador.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-135 VC

Many Faces in God's House / United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Washington, D.C. : USCCB Publishing, c2002
Abstract: Explores multiculturalism and ethnic diversity within the Catholic Church.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-173 VC

Mary : The Mother of God / Executive Producer, Ignatius Press; produced by Stephen K. Ray and Rick Sarkisan; directed by Stephen K. Ray. Fort Collins, Colorado : Ignatius Press and St. Joseph Productions, LLC 2002.
Abstract: A humble girl from an ordinary Jewish family, Mary came to be exalted as the Daughter of Zion, the Mother of God and the Queen of Heaven. This program explains Mary's Immaculate Conception, her role as intercessor and Her Assumption.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-171 VC

The Miracle / Roberto Rossellini.
Burbank, Calif. : Hollywood's Attic, 1996.
Abstract: A religious woman, tending goats on a hillside, decides that life is worthless. A stranger, whom she identifies as St. Joseph, appears to her. Through this stranger, a series of events take place which lead the woman to a dramatic and enlightening understanding at the conclusion of the story.
In Italian, with English subtitles
Audio Center Videocassette R828-8 VC

Models of Metropolitan Ministry / Polis Center.
Indianapolis, Ind. : Polis Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, c2003.
Abstract: This video explores three models of metropolitan ministry and how these alliances are formed and sustained.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-207 VC

Molokai : The Story of "Father Damien" / Jos Stelling Films ; produced by Tharsi Vanhuysse, Grietje Lammertyn ; screenplay by John Briley ; directed by Paul Cox.
[S.l.] : ERA Films/CVBA Damien, c1999.
Abstract: Drama about a Catholic priest who went to the island in Hawaii where the lepers were exiled - Molokai. There among the outcasts he built a community and gave them dignity. He eventually contracted the disease and died from it.
Audio Center DVD C877-3 DVD

Mother Teresa : A Life of Devotion / a co-production of BBC-TV and BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc., in association with A&E Network. [New York, N.Y.] : A&E Home Video ; Distributed by New Video, c1997.
Abstract: A portrait of Mother Teresa highlighted by interviews with those who knew her and featuring extensive footage from her long life of service.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-128

My Option for the Poor / Jacques Gaillot. Elkridge, MD : Chesapeake Audio Video Communications, [1997].
Abstract: Bishop Jacques Gaillot speaks on the responsibility of the Church to the poor at the 1996 Call to Action National Conference.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-60 VC

My Soul Proclaims : The Voices of Catholic Women. Washington, D.C. : Publishing Services, United States Catholic Conference, c1993.
Abstract: Captures the historical and contemporary contributions of Catholic women in the Church and society.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-32 VC

Old Pots : Youth and Sex / Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. North Haledon, N.J. : Keep the Faith, [198-?]
Abstract: Archbishop Sheen discusses how people are like old clay pots and how young people should act about sex in these two taped conferences.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-161 VC

Open Wide the Doors to Christ : A Personal Reflection on the Jubilee Year 2000 / United States Catholic Conference. Washington D.C. : United States Catholic Conference, Inc., 1998.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-74 VC

Opening Eucharistic Liturgy / Gena Reine, narrator. [S.l. : s.n.,] c1997. National Black Catholic Congress (8th : 1997 : Baltimore, Md.).
Audio Center Videocassette C363-120 VC

Ordinary women, extraordinary lives / New Group Media. Washington, D.C. : United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, c2004.
Abstract: Six women discuss their lives as the wives of Catholic deacons.
Audio Center Videocassette W872-69 VC

Our Father's Plan / Scott Hahn, Jeff Cavins ; producer, Michael A. Barone ; directors, M. Anthony Barone, Tim Brown, Fred Williams. Eternal Word Network ; Ft. Collins, CO : Distributed by Ignatius Press, c1996.
Abstract: A discussion of salvation history from Genesis to the Catholic Church using the chronological narrative of the Bible. A broad overview of Bible history is followed by in-depth discussions of themes pertinent to each of the periods covered.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-168 VC

Padre Pio : Man of God / RAI Radio Televisione Italiana ; RAI Giubileo ; produced by Capuchin Friars of Foggia ; NOVA-T television production. Harrington Park, NJ : Janson Video, Inc., c2000.
Abstract: The life of Padre Pio, now known as Blessed Pio of Pietrelcina as a result of his beatification, told through his own writings and interviews with friends and fellow Capuchin monks.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-163 VC

Padre Pio : The Priest who Bore the Wounds of Christ / Eternal Word Television Network ; executive producer, Doug Keck ; producer, Daniel Rabourdin ; director, Fred Williams. [Irondale, AL] : EWTW ; Collins, CO : Ignatius Press [distributor], 1999.
Abstract: Explores the life of the humble Italian priest who became one of the most famous stigmatics in church history. Tape consists mostly of Fr. Andrews Apostoli discussing Padre Pio in lecture format, with still photographs.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-167 VC

Padre Pio's San Giovanni : "I can refuse no one."
Beverly Hills, CA : Dist. by Pious Publications, [199-]
Abstract:  Includes scenes from Padre Pio's last Mass, and testimonies of people affected by the saint's ministry before and after his death at San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy in 1968.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-217

Padre Pio's Way of the Cross / a JPN production ; director, J. Paddy Nolan. Suger Land, TX : Center for the Queen of Peace, 1994.
Abstract:  "Father Alessio invites you to come to San Giovanni and follow the Way of the Cross in the footsteps of Padre Pio."
Audio Center Videocassette C363-216 VC

The Passion.
Omaha, NB. : Valiant Productions, c2003.
Abstract: From the epitome of pain and agony to the world's most amazing act of love, The Passion takes you on an emotional journey through the most pivotal moment in history.
Audio Center DVD B279-1 DVD

Passion & Spirituality / produced by Center for Social Concerns of the University of Notre Dame ; director, Rick Harman.
Notre Dame, IN : University of Notre Dame, c2001.
Abstract: Henri Nouwen's four themes of being "taken, blessed, broken and given" as integral to "Becoming the Beloved." This video helps viewers experience the truth of being beloved children of God.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-214 VC

Peter: Keeper of the Keys / Executive producer, Ignatius Press; produced by Stephen K. Ray and Rick Sarkisan; directed by David Eisenbise. Fort Collins, Colorado : Ignatius Press and St. Joseph Productions, LLC 2001.
Abstract: Follow Peter from Galilee to Jerusalem to Rome learning how this rustic fisherman became known as the Rock, The Fisher of Men and Head of the Church. This program also contains answers about the infallibility of the Pope, papal succession and the truth of Catholic teaching.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-170 VC

The Public Role of Clergy / Polis Center.
Indianapolis, Ind. : Polis Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, c2003.
Abstract: What is the public role of today's clergy? In this video, learn how well prepared they are to perform a variety of public functions, and how outside expectations shape these public roles.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-205 VC

A Question of Conscience : The Murder of the Jesuit Priests in El Salvador / [S.l.] : First Run Features, c1990.
Abstract: This documentary focuses on the November 16, 1989 murder of six Jesuit priests in El Salvador by uniformed soldiers, and its consequences. The film looks at the personal histories of the priests and their murderer, the history of El Salvador during their time and the role and attitude of the church and the University in Salvadoran society.
Audio Center Videocassette S735-126 VC

The Radharc Guide to Celtic Monasteries / produced by Radharc Films.[Dublin, Ireland]: Radharc Films; Bronx, N.Y.: Irish Visions USA, [199-?]
Abstract: A tour of the once thriving monastatic communities of Ireland where the light of knowledge shrone through the Middle Ages and where women played a significant role in the early Irish church.
Audio Center Videocassette I65-39 VC

Religion & Immigration / Polis Center.
Indianapolis, Ind. : Polis Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, c2003.
Abstract: Explores the ways faith communities connect new immigrants to their new homes in America, whole helping them retain important aspects of their native cultures. Identifies opportunities and challenges for the larger culture in interacting with previously unknown or less visible religious cultures.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-206 VC

Religion in Black & White / Polis Center.
Indianapolis, Ind. : Polis Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, c2003.
Abstract: Ninety percent of the congregations in most American cities are of one race. Learn how a variety of leaders and communities are responding.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-203 VC

Religion's Contribution to Social Leadership / Polis Center.
Indianapolis, Ind. : Polis Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, c2003.
Abstract: Congregational members are frequently leaders in their communities. How do people of faith view the connection between their religious and civic activities? This video explores the ways congregations prepare members to become citizen leaders.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-204 VC

Religion's Role in Health Care / Polis Center.
Indianapolis, Ind. : Polis Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, c2003.
Abstract: From the largest health care provider to the parish nurse, this video explores how religious attitudes and institutions and support modern health care
Audio Center Videocassette C363-201 VC

The Religious Landscape / Polis Center.
Indianapolis, Ind. : Polis Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, c2003.
Abstract: This video describes the opportunities and challenges for religious, civic and government leaders as they explore what local religious communities hold in common and what makes them distinct.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-208 VC

Reluctant Saint : Francis of Assisi / A Gateway Films/Vision Video release ; a production of Lightworks Producing Group with West Egg Studios ; produced by Pamela Mason Wagner.
Worcester, PA : Vision Video, c2003.
Abstract: Offers new insights into the life and times of Francis of Assisi.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-200 VC

Renewing the Mind of the Media : Overcoming the Exploitation of Sex and Violence in Communications: A Message from the U.S. Catholic Bishops / produced by the United States Catholic Conference, Dept. of Communications. Washington, D.C. : United States Catholic Conference, 1999.
Audio Center Videocassette R382-16 VC

The Role of Religion in Public Crisis / Polis Center.
Indianapolis, Ind. : Polis Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, c2003.
Abstract: Discover how public ministry is not only about public advocacy or social ministry, but can also be about the role a congregation plays in offering space, comfort, education, relief and analysis
Audio Center Videocassette C363-210 VC

Sacred Spaces / Polis Center.
Indianapolis, Ind. : Polis Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, c2003.
Abstract: Religious influence is visible in space and architecture of the most public kind such as war memorials and parks. Sacred spaces shape our identity and reflect our values. Learn how creating and maintaining sacred spaces in a community can be enriching and sometimes controversial.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-211 VC

Saint Therese of the Child of Jesus / Ignatius Press .Fort Collins, CO. : Ignatius Press 1997.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-164 VC

The Seventh Chamber of Edith Stein : An Interpreted Life.
Boston : Distributed by Pauline Video, c1996.
Abstract: Edith Stein was a Jewish philosopher whose search for truth led her to embrace Catholicism. At age 43 she became a Carmelite nun. Also known as Sister Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, she died in the gas chambers at Auschwitz in 1941. Her interior struggles are symbolically dramatized in this artistic portrayal.
In French with English subtitles.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-212 VC

Sex in a Cold Climate / Testimony Films for Channel Four ; producer [and director], Steve Humphries.
New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 2003.
Abstract: The film is a disturbing portrait of Magdalen asylums, run by corrupt and sadistic Catholic nuns in Ireland. The purpose of the asylums, named after the repentant biblical prostitute Mary Magdalene, was to correct the supposed sexual deviance of young women. The film follows the stories of four women who were detained in Magdalen asylums between the 1940s and the 1960s.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-199 VC

Sister Act / directed by Emile Ardolino. Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Video, [1992].
Abstract: In this "divine comedy" a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent. While there she turns the convent choir into a "soulful chorus of swingin' sisters" complete with a Motown repertoire. The sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.
Audio Center Videocassette A677-1 VC

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit / Touchstone Pictures. [S.l.] : Touchstone Home Video ; Burbank, Calif., c1994.
Abstract: Whoopi Goldberg returns as the lounge singer who goes undercover as a nun to help an ailing inner-city school.
Audio Center Videocassette A677-2 VC

Sr. Thea, Her Own Story : A Video Autobiography / produced by Oblate Media and Communication Corporation ; producer, Willard E. Shaw ; writer and director, Aaron Mermelstein. Washington, D.C. : United States Catholic Conference, c1992.
Abstract: Sr. Thea Bowman speaks months before her death of her childhood, her family, her calling, and her aspirations for God's children. She delivers her message; encouraging people to celebrate their cultural heritage and their individuality.
Audio Center Videocassette A258-44 VC

St. Patrick : Apostle of Ireland / Insight Film & Video Production. Harrison Park, NJ : Janson Video, c2000.
Abstract: An emotionally moving and visually dramatic rendition of the life of Ireland's Patron Saint.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-149 VC

Stigmata / directed by Rupert Wainwright. Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, c2000.
Abstract: A young woman begins to suffer the Stigmata, the wounds of Christ. When a Catholic priest comes to investigate the "miracle", he discovers this woman is channeling a message originating from the time of Jesus Christ.
English and French language soundtracks with optional subtitles in French or Spanish.
Audio Center DVD W142-1 DVD

This is the True Story of Little Audrey Santo. [Worcester, Mass.] :BSVS, 1997.
Abstract: The story of Audrey Santo, a holy little girl.
Audio Center Videocassette C363 -129 VC

Three Kinds of Love : The Meaning of the Mass / Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. North Haledon, N.J. : Keep the Faith, [198-?]
Abstract: Archbishop Sheen discusses God's perfect love and the meaning of the Mass in these two taped conferences.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-169 VC

A Time for Miracles / ABC, Inc.
Worcester, PA. : Vision Video, [2003?].
Abstract: In 1975 Elizabeth Bayley Seton was canonized as America's first native-born Roman Catholic Saint. A Time for Miracles tells her inspiring story.
Audio Center DVD O37-1 DVD

To Taste a Hundred Herbs: Gods, Ancestors, and Medicine in a Chinese Village / [Long Bow Group, Inc.]; producers, Richard Gordon, Kathy Kline, Daniel Sipe ; director, writer, Carma Hinton. New York, N.Y. : New Day Films, c1986.
Abstract: Focuses on a Catholic doctor in a small village in China and shows how he combines traditional Chinese and Western medical procedures in his practice. Tells how the complex decollectivization policies in China are changing life there.
Audio Center Videocassette M539-11 VC

Vi / Mosfilm ; stsenari A. Ptushko, K. Ershova, G. Kropacheva ; po motivam odnoimenno povesti N.V. Gogolia.   [Moskva] : RUSCICO, c1999.
Abstract:  A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of a witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.
In Russian, with dubbed versions in English and French; subtitles available in Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Swedish.
Audio Center DVD P975-1

A Walk Through the Mass / with Bishop Donald W. Wuerl. Huntington, IN : Distributed by Our Sunday Visitor, [1999?].
Abstract: A step-by-step journey through the Mass, explaining what is done, the reasons why, and discussing the liturgical sights and sounds, altar vessels, furnishings, and vestments used in the Mass.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-177 VC

Walking God's Path : Christians and Jews in Candid Conversation.
Washington, D.C. : USCCB Pub., c2003.
Abstract: A resource for adult education, ecumenical officers and interfaith marriage counselors. Six 15-minute discussion-starting segments help participants experience each tradition's understanding of how the two faith communities can relate to one another in positive ways.
Audio Center Videocassette R382-30 VC

Wasting Your Life : The Woman I Love / Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. Haledon, N.J. : Keep the Faith, [198-?]
Abstract: Archbishop Sheen discusses working hard for the glory of God and the importance of the Virgin Mary in these two taped conferences.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-172 VC

What Makes us Catholic? : Discovering our Catholic Identity. Cincinnati, Ohio : St. Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan Communications, c1995.
Abstract: This video helps RCIA candidates and others interested in deepening their faith to explore the unique "Catholic" approach to Christianity.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-96 VC

Witness to Hope : The Life of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II / based on the best-selling book, Witness to hope, by George Weigel ; director, writer, Judith Dwan Hallet. [S.l.] : W/R Productions for Commandant, LLC, c2001.
Abstract: Filmed on location in Krakow and Rome, this richly-textured documentary traces the personal life and struggles of the first non-Italian pope in more than 450 years.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-165 VC

The World is our Parish: The Divine Word Missionaries and the National Black Catholic Congress VIII / produced by Say It Loud! Video. National Black Catholic Congress (8th : 1997 : Baltimore, Md.).
Bay S. Louis, Miss. : Say It Loud! Video, c1997.
Audio Center Videocassette C363-118 VC

 

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