Some resources can be used to nurture faith in families at the parish as well as in the home. Some are for parents; others can be used as discussion starters in the home with children. Did you know that parents can borrow media from our center?
Some resources can be used to nurture faith in families at the parish as well as in the home. Some are for parents; others can be used as discussion starters in the home with children. Did you know that parents can borrow media from our center?
Some resources can be used to nurture faith in families at the parish as well as in the home. Some are for parents; others can be used as discussion starters in the home with children. Did you know that parents can borrow media from our center?
Office of Evangelization and Catechesis -- Northern Area
October 2010 www.catholiccincinnati.org/oec http://resourcesforcreativefaithformation.wordpress.com/ Faith: A Family Affair: Below are some resources that can be used to nurture faith in families at the parish as well as in the home. Some are for parents; others can be used as discussion starters in the home with children. These are only a few of the possibilities! Did you know that, with your knowledge and encouragement, that parents can borrow media from our center?
FAITH AND FAMILY LIFE (DV 0283) offers practical how‐to ideas that focus on real life concerns to help parents form their children in faith. Disc one: How To Raise Your Family With Faith (19 min.), How To Raise Your Child With Faith as a Single Parent: Some Suggestions for the Widowed and Divorced (18 min.), Raising a Faith‐filled Child in a Consumer Society (20 min.) Disc two: How to Pray as a Family (23 min.), Preparing Your Child for First Eucharist (20 min.), Preparing Your Child for Reconciliation (18 min.)
FAMILY SPIRITUALITY (VC 0590, 25 minutes, SA) Dr. Kathleen Chesto inspires her audience with thoughts and ideas on building a healthy faith life within the family.
CHAMPIONS OF FAITH (DV 0094, 65 minutes, IJSA) This presentation features two‐dozen well known leading baseball players, managers and coaches speaking frankly about their Catholic faith, family, sacrifice, leadership, humility and the many virtues and spiritual lessons they have learned from the game.
SISTER DOROTHY STANG: WITNESS TO JUSTICE (DV 0128, 65 minutes, JSA) This inspiring and informational presentation tells the story of Sister Dorothy Stang, a missionary in Brazil, who worked for the powerless and made enemies with the powerful.
THERESE (DV 0024, 96 minutes, JSA) Therese of Lisieux was a bourgeois girl from a Victorian French family who traveled to Rome to beg Pope Leo XIII for permission to enter the Carmelite monastery. At age 15, she endured the rigors of monastic life and discovered that holiness can be achieved by small acts of love and compassion, a spiritual path she called her "Little Way"
ADVENT A TIME TO HOPE (VC 1105, 20 minutes, SA) Dr. Kathleen Chesto links family spirituality to the seasons of the Church Year showing how family life can provide signs and symbols of hope as we wait for the coming of the Kingdom of God.
I'M DREAMING OF A RIGHT CHRISTMAS (VC 1245, 30 minutes, PI) Drea suggests each member of the family give a simple gift "from the heart" to one other person. When Matt & Rebecca complain, "What good is Christmas without a lot of presents?", Drea takes them on an adventure where they rediscover that Christmas is a matter of quality not quantity and it is about gifts from the heart.
GOD'S CALL: A FAMILY AFFAIR (VC 1281, 27 minutes, JSA) Young men and women, together with their parents come to or are coming to realize God’s call to the religious life and priesthood.
PEEGE (VC 0359, 28 minutes, JSA) A young man home for Christmas accompanies his family on a visit to his dying grandmother in a nursing home. He remains behind when the rest of the family leave and speaks of memories of joy and love. He is able, through memories, to touch Peege in a way the others couldn't. She seems more alive and smiles as he leaves.