Video Recommendations
This Is the Night (V 579)
Video exploration follows the Elect and Candidates through the Lenten celebrations of the Order of Christian Initiation to their baptisms and reception at the Easter Vigil. Personal experiences of various participants and ministers are shared.
Called to Be Witnesses and Storytellers (V 1316)
Training program for adults in ministry with young people that focuses on the contact model of evangelization that is developed visually through interviews with young people and adult leaders.
Easter Adventure (V 1349)
A colorful Easter mystery filled with adventure, suspense and a powerful story of hope.
Some Assembly Required: Teens Talk About Faith (V 1505)
Eleven teens from freshmen through seniors in high school are featured. A teen audience can relate to the youthful, contemporary approach presented to developing a spiritual identity amid the conflicting and confusing messages of the teen culture.
Book Recommendations
Fifty Days Plus Forever (BK 3730)
James J. McIlhon; The Liturgical Press
An invitation to the reader to celebrate the Easter Alleluia message not only during the seven weeks of the liturgical season, but also during every day of one’s life. Based on the Liturgy of the Hours.
Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers (BK 5594)
Christine Smith with Melinda Lindquist Denton; Oxford University Press
This study reveals the complexity of contemporary teenage religious life, showing that religion is widely practiced and positively valued by teens, but also deprioritized and very poorly understood by them. Yet religion is significant in shaping their lives.
Media Mindfulness: Educating Teens About Faith and Media (BK 5717)
Gretchen Hailer, RSHM and Rose Pacatte, FSP; Saint Mary’s Press
Sister Catechesis (Gretchen) and Sister Media (Rose) share their knowledge of media and their belief that teens can find God through media and can learn to consume it wisely.
Internet Recommendations
www.cpyu.org
The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding is a nonprofit organization committed to building strong families by serving to bridge the cultural-generational gap between parents and teenagers.
To check out these materials or other materials from the Diocesan Resource Center, phone Kathy Ward at 406-442-5820 or 1-800-584-8914, or e-mail kward@diocesehelena.org
Published in The Montana Catholic, Vol. 24, No. 3, March 21, 2008.
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