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.
He Is Risen (V 726/D5129)
The power and glory of the first
Easter are presented in sight and
song.
Easter Season: A Time to Remember (V 803)
Kathleen Chesto shows parents how
to use typical events to mirror the
“letting go” that must precede new
life, and the remembrance that binds
the past to the present.
Lent and Easter: The Church Celebrates (V 1565)
Provides an overview of the essence
and order of the pivotal seasons of
Lent and Easter in the Church’s liturgical
year. The seasons serve as a
time of renewal for all Catholics, and
as a time of intense preparation for
those who are to be baptized at the
Easter Vigil.
Book Recommendations
Fifty Days Plus Forever: Daily Reflections For Easter (BK3730)
John J. McIlhon; The Liturgical Press
Celebrate the Easter Alleluia message
not only during the seven weeks
of that liturgical season but also during
every day of one’s life. Based on
the Office of Readings from the
Church’s Liturgy of the Hours, each
chapter provides a reading, a reflection
on that reading and questions to
ponder for the Easter season and forever.
Guided Meditations for Lent, Holy Week, Easter and Pentecost (BK4491)
Jane E. Ayer; St. Mary’s Press
Meditations for all ages on Lenten
themes: 1. Desert surrender 2. Promise
keeping 3. Why are you crying?
4. On fire.
A Risen Christ at Eastertime (BK5909)
Raymond E. Brown; The Liturgical Press
This book of essays discusses the accounts
of the resurrection in each of
the four canonical Gospels. Brown
looks at each of the Gospels, at how
the individual evangelists use the resurrection
accounts to emphasize the
themes of their Gospels and at how a
belief in the resurrection of Jesus
Christ was essential to each of the
early Christian communities.
Web Recommendations
http://www.lifelongfaith.com/
If you are looking for ways to keep
informed on the best thinking and
practices in faith formation across
the lifespan , and are looking for
practical strategies to improve and
enhance faith formation in your
church, this is the place.
To check out these materials or others,
phone Kathy Ward at 406-442-5820 or
e-mail kward@diocesehelena.org. To
see more holdings, please visit
www.diocesehelena.org,
select “Education” and then “Resource Center.”
Published in The Montana Catholic Online, Volume 27, No. 4, April 15, 2011.
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