Video Recommendations
Raising Children in a Violent World (V 1174)
Kathleen Chesto cuts straight to the heart of the problem of the over dominance of violence in our society (whether actual or in the media), and offers very practical advice on how to counteract this trend within our hearts and families.
Book Recommendations
Weaving Family Faith…When You’re Hanging on by a Thread! (BK 4600)
Eileen Marx; Ave Maria Press
A warm and witty collection of reflections on family life that provides parents and catechists with easy and practical ways to help their children connect faith and family.
Love in the Little Things: Tales of Family Life (BK 5721)
Mike Aquilina; Servant Books
Love involves sacrifice, Mike Aquilina notes, but as he spins humorous stories from his own family, it is evident that moms, dads and kids are happier when they lay down their lives for one another. This story nudges the reader toward a more satisfying family life.
A Community of Love: Spirituality of Family Life (BK 5725)
David M. Thomas; ACTA Publications
This book emphasizes God’s presence in the ordinary aspects of life, “from bathtubs to the dinner table.” To develop a sense of that everyday presence, Thomas writes, we must “look more intensely, listen more carefully, think more imaginatively, and feel more attentively.” We need also to overcome four serious obstacles to finding God in family life: anxiety, stress, clouded vision, and fear. He explains major causes, symptoms, and remedies for each. Throughout he offers detailed examples, such as characteristics of evangelization within families and rituals that strengthened his own family’s spirituality.
Internet Recommendations
www.commonsensemedia.org
Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the media and entertainment lives of kids and families. We exist because media and entertainment profoundly impact the social, emotional, and physical development of our nation’s children. As a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, we provide trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume.
www.fathersforgood.org
An initiative of the Knights of Columbus, this website is a resource for men as they navigate the “great adventure of fatherhood.”
Diocesan parishioners are encouraged to make use of the Diocesan Resource Center’s holdings. To check out these materials or others, phone Kathy Ward at 406-442-5820 or 1-800-584-8914, or e-mail kward@diocesehelena.org; visit www.diocesehelena.org/catalog for more holdings.
ublished in The Montana Catholic Online, June 26, 2009.
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