Video Recommendations

Faith Works Across the USA (D 5027)
Look at a “typical” day in the lives of several Catholics, including an Alaska priest who pilots his own plane to remote parishes, a New Orleans restaurateur who serves up vital job skills to inner city youth and a religious sister who travels the backroads of Appalachia to provide health care for the poor. From coast to coast, these individuals provide a sense of the breadth, depth and diversity of Catholic ministry in our nation.

For the Love of It (D 5053)
Dewitt Jones discusses how we all have the ability to love what we do through honoring our passion, making a contribution to those around us and expressing our gratitude.

Vintage Helena (D 5224)
Interview of Father Stuart Long in June 2010. He speaks of his life growing up in Helena and his journey to become a priest for the Diocese of Helena.

Catholicism: Episode 9 (D 5253)
The Fire of His Love: Prayer and the Life of the Spirit Explore how the Catholic faith transforms humanity through prayer, spiritual commitment and the mystery of vocation.

Book Recommendations

Sustaining the Spirit: Callings, Commitments, and Vocational Challenges (BK 5446)
Catherine Cronin Carotta and Michael Carotta; Twenty-Third Publications
Offers fresh insight into the meaning and reality of vocation. The book goes beyond one’s life work, to encompass the essence, purpose and direction of each individual life.

Marriage is More Than You & Me: Reflections for Engaged Couples Entering Catholic Matrimony (BK 5522)
Patrick E. Brennan, editor; ACTA Publications
Married couples and professionals involved in family life ministry reflect uniquely on a variety of issues facing those preparing for Catholic matrimony.

Catholicism and Society: Marriage, Family, and Social Issues (BK 6116)
Rev. Edward J. Hayes, Rev. Msgr. Paul J. Hayes & James J. Drummey; C. R. Publications
Seeks to address the everyday problems of the modern world by singling out some areas where the teachings of Christ and his Church must be put into practice.

Internet Recommendations

www.helpourmarriage.com
Retrouvaille is a lifeline for marriages… a program to help couples heal and renew their marriages. The word “retrouvaille” is a French word meaning rediscovery. The program offers tools needed to rediscover a loving marriage relationship. Thousands of couples headed for cold, unloving relationships or divorce have successfully overcome their marriage problems by participating in the program.


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 28, No. 1, January 20, 2012.