Anne Nevins Diocesan Library Videos (as of August 2003)

You are welcome to check out videos just like taking out books. If a video is on the shelf individually, check out each video borrowed. If the video is contained within a binder, please check out the entire binder. And take with you a date due card.

Title: The Apostle Paul: The Man Who Turned the World Upside Down
Content: A History Channel video.

Title: Auschwitz Eyewitness: The Artwork of Jan Komski
Content: "The dramatic story of Jan Komski's imprisonment, escape, and re-imprisonment by the Nazis... is related as the poignant and sometimes disturbing artwork of the Auschwitz survivor is shown..." 44 min.

Title: Being Indian - Being Christian
Speaker: John Hascall
Content: Institute of Ministry, Juneau, Alaska, 1987. 68 min.

Title: Bishop John Nevins Installation
Content: 2 videos. Date: October 25, 1984

Title: Bring Down the Walls; Reflections on a Century of Catholic Social Teaching
Content: The video "urges viewers to rediscover the wisdom, power and heritage of the social teachings of Jesus Christ and the church" and ..."seeks to inspire viewers to put these teachings into practice in their lives..." 1991.

Title: Building a Christian Conscience
Speaker: Timothy O'Connell

Title: A Call to Collaborative Ministry (plus facilitator’s manual and workbook)
Speakers: Carroll Juliano and Loughlan Sofield
Content: "This video is for pastoral staffs and other parish leaders who seek to begin collaborative ministry or to deepen their collaborative skills."

Series: Caring with Faith
Title: Training Ministers to the Sick (plus leader's guide)
Speakers: Mary Krutko and Patti Normile
Content: "...a video resource for the preparation of those who visit the sick at home or in healthcare facilities. The ... programs in this series are designed for caregivers, support groups, families, pastoral training sessions and healthcare settings. Each video explores the ways Christians enter into the mystery of human suffering."

Series: Catholic Evangelization
Title: What is Catholic evangelization; The five groups enriched by evangelization; Contemporary evangelization methods and materials; Basic principles for designing evangelization programs.
Speaker: Alvin Illig

Title: Church Without Borders
Content: "...examines the experiences of young people from the United States and Latin America who share their faith through creative inter-American missionary programs."

Title: Confirmation: It's Your Choice

Series: Current Trends in Catholic Thought
Title: On Faith
Speaker: Avery Dulles

Title: Dead Sea Scrolls
Content: A PBS program

Title: Diocese of Venice in Florida Jubilee 2000 Celebration of the Eucharist, September 24, 2000 (plus accompanying printed program)
Speaker: Bishop John J. Nevins, main celebrant

Series: Discovering the Future
Title: The Business of Paradigms, plus Study Guide
Title: The Power of Vision, plus Printed Matter
Speaker: Joel Arthur Barker

Title: The Edmund Rice Family: A Call to Service

Title: The Edmund Rice Institute: A Bridge to the Future of Our Children

Title: Exploring a New Cosmology
Speaker: Miriam Therese MacGillis
Content: "Reflections on the writings of Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme. There are 2 separate tapes.

Series: Faith in Modern Society
Title: The Spiritual Quest of Generation X
Content: "This program explores this movement away from the material, and examines the role of religion and spirituality in the lives of young people as they search for fulfillment, acceptance, and a deeper meaning to life."

Title: Faithful Citizenship:  Civic Responsibility for a New Millennium
Content: "Inviting all Catholics to 'share our values and raise our voices,' Cardinal Roger Mahony and Bishop Fiorenza join political commentators and parishioners in this video presentation based on the 1999 bishops' statement of the same name. Encouraging all citizens to be informed, active, and responsible participants in the political process, the bishops ask Catholics to bring their moral values and principles to the debate."

Title: Faithful Citizenship: A Parish Pursues Social Justice (CRS: East Timor)
Content: Two titles on one video. Taped by Brian Fox, 2001.

Series: The Faithful Revolution: Vatican II (plus study guide)
Title: Genius of the heart
Title:  Inspired awakening
Title:  Human dignity
Title:  A world transformed
Title:  The dynamics of hope

Title: Giving Hope to a World of Need
Content: A video about the Catholic Relief Services 50 years of work. 1993.

Title: God's Earth: A Call for Environmental Stewardship
Content: "The program...presents a well-rounded, intellectual discussion of the Judeo-Christian elevation of humankind at the expense of nature and the environment."
Speaker: Paul Collins

Title: Graduation Ceremony, The Blessed Edmund Rice School for Pastoral Ministry, May 16, 1999

Title: Hildegard
"...an abbess and woman of God, a visionary, naturalist, playwright, mystic, political moralist, and composer." The film discusses the events leading up to her trial in 1148 and the trial itself. 1994.

Title:  A History of the Mass (in Spanish)
Content:  Liturgy Training.  2001.

Title: Hope for a Renewed Earth: Environmental Justice with the International Justice and Peace Committee of the USCC
Content: A CTNA (Catholic Telecommunications Network of America) teleconference

Title: I Am Joseph Your Brother (plus discussion guide)
Content: "Pope John Paul II called his March 2000 pilgrimage to the Holy Land a personal journey. But it was also the climax of another journey that has lasted for half a century-the journey of the Catholic Church's recognition of, and reconciliation with, the Jewish people." This video "...is a story of self-examination and soul searching. It is the revolutionary story of estranged brothers and sisters beginning to speak with one another, leading to deeper understanding and genuine mutual respect." US Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2001. 60 minutes.

Title: Icons: the Eyes of God
"This program will fill you with appreciation for the great art of iconography and the singular beauty of these sacred images."

Title: In the Footsteps of the Fisherman...
"This video is an introduction to the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center Campaign, an initiative to build and endow a unique facility in Washington, D.C., dedicated to promoting reflection on papal teaching."

Title: Interviews with Dorothy Day
Content: Three interviews with Dorothy Day. Christopher Close-up, 2/20/1972; Bill Moyers, 2/20/1973; New Heaven/New Earth, 3/24/1974
Speaker: Dorothy Day

Title:  In the Footsteps of Jesus: Catholic Social Teachings at Work Today (plus discussion guide)
Content:  US Conference of Catholic Bishops.  2003.

Series: An Introduction to the History of Christianity, plus Study Guide
Title: The story begins; Jesus, Paul and the early church
Title: Persecution and social acceptance
Title: The age of Christendom
Title: Crusades and reformation
Title: The new world and revolution
Title: Christianity challenged
Speakers: Thomas Shelley, Mary Martin, William Franklin

Title: Introduction to Liturgy
Content: An introduction to course given at Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit
Speaker: Msgr. John Zenz

Title: Introduction to Liturgy – Constitution on Sacred Liturgy
Content: An explanation of the Vatican II Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy given at Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit
Speaker: Msgr. John Zenz

Title: Introduction to Liturgy – Elements
Content: Part of course, Introduction to Liturgy, given at Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit
Speaker: Msgr. John Zenz

Title: Introduction to Liturgy - Principles
Content: Part of course, Introduction to Liturgy, given at Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit
Speaker: Msgr. John Zenz

Title: Introduction to Theology
Content: Twelve tapes of a course given at Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit
Speaker: Msgr. John Zenz

Series: [Learning styles]
Title: Video One: Introduction to Learning Styles
Title: Video Two: Small Group Techniques
Title: Video Three: Perceptual Modality Strengths, Tactile/Kinesthetic Materials
Title: Video Four: Interpreting the Individual Profile Learning Style Inventory

Title: Living Our Faith: Understanding the Catechism
Content: An Eleven Part Series:
            1. Faith and Destiny – Our Beginning is Our Ending
            2. Encountering God – God’s Word and Our Words
            3. The Wonder of Creation
            4. Sin and Grace: Life Our of Death
            5. Jesus, Song of God and Son of Mary
            6. Jesus the Christ, Our Redeemer
            7. Living in God: Trinity, Holy Spirit, Confirmation
            8. The Family of Our Church and Our Mother, Mary
            9. Sacraments of Healing and Service
          10. Our Faith in Action: Growing in Virtue
          11. Our Faith in Celebration: Christian Prayer
Speaker: Msgr. John Zenz

Title: Luther
Content: 2 hour dramatization of the life of Martin Luther
Speaker: Joseph Fiennes portrays Luther

Title:  Many Faces in God's House (with discussion guide)
Content:  on multiculturalism in the church.  US Conference of Catholic Bishops.  2002.

Series: The Medieval Mind
Title: The Fires of Faith: Dissidents and the Church
Content: "...discusses papal reactions to church dissidents.  Thirteenth-century fragmentation of religious orders into various sects is examined."

Series: Men Vowed and Sexual: Conversations About Celibate Chastity
Title: Tape 1: Conversations about intimacy
Title: Tape 2: Conversations about men and women in relationship
Title: Tape 3: Conversations about falling in love
Title: Tape 4: Conversations about homosexuality
Title: Tape 5: Conversations about midlife and generativity
Title: Tape 6: Conversations about the mystery of celibate chastity

Title: My People, My Prayers
Content: "...examines the spiritual quest behind this return [to native American religions] and the Catholic Church's response..."

Series: Mysteries of the Bible
Title: The Good Book

Series: The Mystery of Faith: An Introduction to Catholicism
Title: Baptism
Title: Church
Title: Eucharist
Title: Grace
Title: Reconciliation
Title: Sacraments of Vocation
Title: Salvation
Title: Tradition
Title: Trinity
Speaker: Michael Himes

Series: The Mystery of God
Titles: God; Jesus; Spirit (plus study guide)

Title: New Life: A Parish Celebrates Infant Baptism (plus a study guide by Thomas Fitzgerald)
Content: "...a documentary of baptism as it is celebrated at Sunday Eucharist in Christ the King Catholic Community in Las Vegas...Whether baptism is celebrated at the Sunday Eucharist or at a separate assembly, this video is useful for parish staff, baptism preparation teams, catechists and the parents of children to be baptized." 1995.

Series: Pioneers of the Spirit
Title: Augustine of Hippo
Title: Dante Alighieri
Title: Hildegard of Bingen
Title: Ignatius Loyola
Title: Julian of Norwich
Title: Teresa of Avila

Title: The Polish Experience in World War II: Christian Survivors
Speakers: Richard Lukas & Cyprian Pogonowski
Content: "Lukas places the experience of Poland during the Holocause in perspective by describing the importance of Poland to German imperialist goals - to gain access to... land, Nazis sought to eliminate the Polish people and... culture, ..." 29 min.

Title: The Polish Experience in World War II: Christian Survivors Personal Reflections
Speakers: Marek Chodakiewicz & John Radzilowski
Content: "Three survivors and the rescuer of 12 Jews from the Holocaust, discuss the Holocaust experience in Poland during World War II." 44 min.

Title: Radiant Life: Meditations and Visions of Hildegard of Bingen
Content: "The ancient music, art and poetry of Hildegard of Bingen can help you on your own quest for a joyful spiritual life in today's world."

Title: Reflections on Vatican II
Content: Lyrick Studios, 1997. 1 hour 56 min.

Series: Religion and Culture
Title: Ancient Faith, Modern World
Content: "Central to the discussion is the increasing polarization between believers who wish to maintain ancient traditions, and those who argue that any tradition must give way to the cultural realities of the modern world."

Series: Religious Classics
Title: Augustine of Hippo - Confessions
Title: Friedrich Von Hugel - The Mystical Element of Religion
Title: Ignatius of Loyola - Spiritual Exercises
Title: Jonathan Edwards - Treatise on Religious Affections
Title: Julian of Norwich - Shewings of Divine Love
Speaker: Michael Himes

Title: Rice School Graduation, May, 2002
Content: The program of the May, 2002, graduation of the Blessed Edmund Rice School For Pastoral Ministry.
Speakers: Br. Paul Hennessy, CFC; David Herrington; Bishop John Nevins

Title: Romero
Content: Paulist Pictures, 1989, 105 min. "Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice..."

Title: Sacrament of Anointing
Content: Part of course, Introduction to Liturgy, given at Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit
Speaker: Msgr. John Zenz

Title: Sacraments of Marriage and Holy Orders
Content: Part of course, Introduction to Liturgy, given at Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit
Speaker: Msgr. John Zenz

Title: Sacrament of Penance
Content: Part of course, Introduction to Liturgy, given at Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit
Speaker: Msgr. John Zenz

Title: School of Assassins
Speaker: Susan Sarandon

Title: Searching for Community
Speakers: M. Scott Peck & Carlisle Motors

Title: Sr. Peggy O'Neill Talks About Her Work in El Salvador
Speaker: Sr. Peggy O'Neill

Title: Sr. Sallie Latkovich: St. Cecilia Parish Mission, March 2001

Title: Steps on the Pathway: Catholic Devotional Life
Content: 2 videos: 1) Opening Our Hearts to God’s Word;  2) Experiencing The Word Made Flesh – Given at Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit
Speaker: Msgr. John Zenz

Title:  Talking About the Death Penalty
Content:  Florida Catholic Conference

Series:  Third Millennium: Vatican II (plus study guides)
Title: Vatican II in History
Title:  Liturgy
Title:  Laity
Title:  Evangelization
Title:  Ecumenism
Title:  Religious Freedom
Title:  Mary
Title:  The Word
Title:  After the Council
Title:  Forty Years Later

Title: Training for Hospitality: the Ministry of Ushers and Greeters
Speaker: Delores Dufner
Content: "Designed to train parish greeters and ushers--singly or in groups--this video will also help parish administrators create a far-reaching parish program of ministry through hospitality."

Title: Tuning into the Word of God
Speaker: Sr. Sallie Latkovich
Content: Feb. 24, 2002

Title: The Twelve Apostles: Great Revolutionaries
Content: From the History Channel, April 2000

Title: Understanding the Sacraments (with study guide)
Speaker: Mary Krutko and Tom Richstatter
Content: Composed of 4 segments (story segment; witness segment; teaching segment; music video reflection), the video "...provides insight and inspiration for the celebration of the sacraments which mark the faith-lives of Catholics."

Title: What is Ministry
Includes: What is Ministry?  How has Ministry Evolved?  Who is Called the Minister?
Speaker: Richard P. McBrien

Title: What is Theology
Speakers: M. Brennan and S. Schneiders

Title: What is Theology for Us Today?
Speaker: Sandra Schneiders

Title: Who Am I? Why Am I Here?
Speaker: Thomas Moore
Content: "In this enlightening public television special, best-selling author Thomas Moore...shows how the great religious traditions of the world strive to solve these mysteries."

Title: Who are My Brothers and Sisters?
Content: "This is the story of three Catholic parishes that have discovered in the newcomer the face of Christ: Notre Dame d'Haiti Parish, Miami, Florida; St. Willebrord Parish, Green Bay, Wisconsin; St. Mary's Parish, Greensboro, North Carolina. An up-close and personal look at some of the human faces behind the immigration debate in our nation, this program examines why people are on the move around the world, who these people are, and how our Church is reaching out to them." 1996.

Title: Who was Moses?
Content: "...here is a fascinating examination of recent discoveries that cast new light on the historical nature of the Ten Plagues of Egypt, the Parting of the Red Sea, the exact location where Moses received the Ten Commandments, and who might have written the Book of Exodus."
Speaker: Tom Hodgkins; a BBC production for the Discovery Channel, 1998.

Series: The Wisdom of Faith
Title: Christianity and Judaism
Speaker: A Bill Moyers special with Huston Smith

Title: The Word Made Flesh – The Infancy Narratives
Content: An explanation of the infancy narratives in the Gospels
Speaker: Msgr. John Zenz

Title: The Works of Mercy and the Works of Peace.
Content: Newman Lecture given on April 14, 1974, at the U. of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD.
Speaker: Dorothy Day

Title: You and the Earth
Speaker: Miriam MacGillis
Tape B-26, Parts 1-5, plus printed matter.
Tape B-27, Parts 6-9, plus printed matter.
Content: A taping of MacGillis' remarks at the 11th Annual Earth Kinship Conference in Jacksonville, FL, Feb. 4-6, 2000.

Title: Your Baby's Baptism
Content: "This ... videocassette contains highlights from the rite of baptism for infants, with personal reflections from the parents and the priest."

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