Video Recommendations
Beginning and End of Life Issues: Seeking Divine Wisdom (D 5105)
Learn about the Catholic Church’s stand
on beginning of life and end of life issues.
Topics of discussion include marriage
and sex, family planning, treating
infertility, advance directives, organ donation
and death with dignity.
Soul Searching: A Movie about Teenagers and God (D 5127)
Find out what teenagers really think
about God and religion, what their hopes
and aspirations are and what the research
says about effects of religion in their
lives.
Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues (D 5154)
An engaging presentation concerning the
seven deadly sins, those great spiritual
blocks that inhibit our flourishing in relationship
with God and one another.
Based on Dante’s writings, the seven
deadly sins correspond to the seven stories
of Dante’s “Mount Purgatory.”
Pride, envy, anger, sloth, gluttony,
avarice and lust are all presented as patterns
of dysfunction within us that lead
to unhappiness. Father Robert Barron
shows us how to counteract these seven
sinful patterns through a conscious
process of opposition, which are the
seven lively virtues. They offer antidotes
to each sin and help set us on the right
path to healing and happiness.
Changing Sides (D 5216)
This powerful, true story is about Abby
Johnson’s conversion from Planned Parenthood
director to prolife activist and
conveys how her clinic was the launching
pad of the 40 Days for Life effort.
Book Recommendations
Reaffirming Life in a Culture of Death (BK 4119)
Mark Neilsen; Liguori Publications
Neilsen examines eight contemporary,
social issues and offers guidelines for
Christian decisionmaking. Find thoughtprovoking
points for discussion and action,
positive first steps in reaffirming
life in a culture of death.
Virtues for Ordinary Christians (BK 5384)
James F. Keenan, S.J.; Sheed & Ward
Taking familiar patterns of ordinary
life — family, school, parish, business —
the author weaves virtue through the fabric
of human existence. Along the way
he offers not only traditional virtues of
charity, justice, temperance, courage and
fortitude but also some new ones: fidelity,
self-esteem, hospitality, gratitude
and truthfulness.
Tracking Virtue, Conquering Vice (BK 5970)
Rev. Joseph F. Classen; Our Sunday Visitor
Drawing upon a wealth of stories from
his experience as a hunter and angler, Father
Classen provides powerful and insightful
connections between real life
and God’s plan. Whether he is connecting
the dangers and pitfalls of the outdoors
with the many obstacles that can
derail your faith life, or providing clues
on tracking your own path through unchartered
wilderness, Father Classen is
an entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable
guide in this must-have book for any
sportsman or nature lover.
unPlanned (BK 6045)
Abby Johnson; Ignatius Press
The dramatic, true story of a former
Planned Parenthood leader’s eye-opening
journey across the life line.
Internet Recommendation
www.priestsforlife.org
Priests for Life refers to a very specific
effort to galvanize the clergy to preach,
teach and mobilize people more effectively
in the effort to end abortion and
euthanasia. It represents a family of ministries
that reach and enrich every aspect
of the prolife movement, for clergy and
laity alike, in a wide variety of activities.
To check out these materials or others, phone Kathy Ward at 406-442-5820 or email 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. 9, September 16, 2011.
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