Resource Center Library

The resources are for use in Catholic schools and parishes (religious education programs, catechist formation, youth ministry, adult education, lay ministry formation, pastoral councils, etc.).  Parish and school personnel may borrow these resources without cost. 

The Resource Center hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  To inquire about resources, call the Religious Education Office at 850-3144.

This month we are highlighting the following video tapes (VHS):

The Faithful Revolution, Vatican II:  Five sixty-minute videos.  Designed as a discussion series consisting of five two-hour sessions (one hour video/one hour discussion).  Study guide includes suggested discussion questions and prayer.

Part I:  Genius of the Heart - Change and tradition; the world of the 60s; liturgical reform; changes in the Mass; Pope John XXIII; the goals of Vatical II; the death and legacy of John XXIII.

Part II:  Inspired Awakening - Pope Paul VI; the council continues under Pope Paul VI; the role of women in the Church; religious vocations; ecumenism; the Lefebvre movement.

Part III:  Human Dignity - Human rights; religious freedom; Father Luis Olivares; sanctuary movement; Church in Latin America; identification with the poor; Church in Poland; solidarity movement; collapse of Communism; Pope John Paul II; Church universal; Church in Africa; making liturgy come alive; interreligious dialogue; christian/Jewish relations; Holocaust.

Part IV:  A World Transformed - Emerging laity; lay leadership; marriage; birth control; Humanae Vitae; St. Egidio community, Vatican II values; lay movements; polarization in Church; tumultuous '60s; war & peace; Vietnam war; peace movement; Church & nuclear weapons; Civil Rights Movement.

Part V:  The Dynamics of Hope - Implementation of Vatican II; tension within Church; Pope John Paul II; Church in Chiapas; Bishop Samuel Ruiz; Medellin conference; Church in Latin America; liberation theology; social justice; collegiality; Bishop Jacques Gaillot; dialogue in Church.

"What Catholics Believe" Series from Liguori Publications

Basic introductory questions with multiple-choice, true-or-false, or yes-and-no format to actively involve and inform the viewer.  Unrehearsed "on-camera people in the pew" responses.  A concise, down-to-earth, and understandable catechesis is presented by a priest, religious, Sister, DRE or other personality of the church.

1.   What Catholics Believe About Baptism

2.   What Catholics Believe About The Bible

3.   What Catholics Believe About The Church

4.   What Catholics Believe About Confirmation

5.   What Catholics Believe About Death and Afterlife

6.   What Catholics Believe About The Eucharist

7.   What Catholics Believe About The Holy Spirit

8.   What Catholics Believe About Jesus Christ

9.   What Catholics Believe About Lifestyles

10.  What Catholics Believe About Mary And The Saints

11.  What Catholics Believe About The Mass

12.  What Catholics Believe About RCIA

13.  What Catholics Believe About Reconciliation

14.  What Catholics Believe About The Sacraments

15.  What Catholics Believe About Prayer