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.
Adult Baptism: Exploring Its Meaning (V 842)
Explores the images associated with the sacrament of baptism from the perspective of story, theology, liturgy and personal witness. Underlying the approach is the nature of baptism as an initiation into Christ, marked by conversion from sin to a life of love and service.
Becoming Catholic: An Adult’s Faith Journey (V 844)
Learn how the stages of the Church’s Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) relate to the personal journey of faith.
National Geographic: Inside the Vatican (V 1395)
Martin Sheen narrates this privileged visit with Vatican officials, historians and devoted individuals who worked closely with Pope John Paul II. Gain insight into the remarkable history of this holy city, the Holy See and their unique traditions.
Book Recommendations
God Is Near Us: The Eucharist, the Heart of Life (BK 5483)
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger; Ignatius Press
The Second Vatican Council says, “We ought to try to discover a new reverence for the Eucharistic mystery. Something is happening that is greater than anything we can do. The liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; it is the font from which all her power flows.” This profound statement about the Eucharist stands at the center of this book by Cardinal Ratzinger. He compellingly shows us the biblical, historical and theological dimensions of the Eucharist.
Truth and Tolerance: Christian Belief and World Religions (BK 5484)
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger; Ignatius Press
Cardinal Ratzinger engages the problem of truth, tolerance, religion and culture in the modern world. Describing the vast array of world religions, Ratzinger embraces the difficult challenge of meeting diverse understandings of spiritual truth while defending the Catholic teaching of salvation through Jesus Christ.
The Spirit of the Liturgy (BK 5485)
Here Cardinal Ratzinger is offering an aid to the understanding of the faith and to the right way to give the faith its central form of expression in the Liturgy.
Internet Recommendations
www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/travels/2008/index_stati-uniti_en.htm
Video, pictures and texts of Pope Benedict’s apostolic journey to the United States of America and the United Nations in April 2008.
The Diocesan Resource Center is here to serve the people of the diocese; it is open for individuals’ use. There are hundreds of book and video titles to choose from, so come see what we have to offer, either in person or online at www.diocesehelena.org (click on the Resource Center Catalog link on left-hand navigation bar).To check out these materials or others 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. 5, May 16, 2008.
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