Videos on Catholicism and American Religion

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An Act of Conscience

Details the struggle of Susan and Randy Corner, whose refusal to pay taxes to the IRS, led to the seizure of their home by the government.
116 minutes

Amazing Grace A Still Small Voice With Bill Moyers 

PBS Special. Bill Moyers brings to life the role of spiritual ideas in society through his moving history of this timeless, inspirational hymn.
1990, 80 minutes

Andrei Rublev

The dazzling and harrowing tale of the famed 15th century icon painter who survives the cruelties of medieval Russia and creates works of art.

1992, 185 minutes 

 

Author of Reform: The Cardinal Suenens Story

Biography of the cardinal who was a confidante to popes and kings, and the story of the Second Vatican Council.
57 minutes.

Banking on Life & Debt

Narrated by Martin Sheen
This documentaryshows you how millions of children are sacrificed for the sake of financial stability.The video traces the post-World War II change which led to the current world economic order.

30 minutes

 

Becket

This gripping drama depicts the historical account of King Henry II and his friendship with Thomas Becket, who had been the monarch’s closest confidant and advisor.
150 minutes

Behind the Mask:The IRA (Irish Republican Army)

Two hour Frontline (PBS) special on the revival of the IRA and Sinn Fein, through 1996.

Behind the Veil: Nuns

This two part film explores the history of women's roles in the Catholic Church and the need for reform. At the heart of the film is the evaluation of the paternalistic attitudes of the Catholic Church and the male hierarchy. 
1991, 130 minutes

The Bells of St. Mary's

A light?hearted comedy about a small parochial school in need of a miracle. Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman star in this Academy Award winning film. 
1945, 126 minutes

Born Again: Life in a Fundamental Baptist Church

PBS special on Holden, MA Fundamentalist congregation.

The Annual Bishop Flanagan Lecture:

Most Reverend Peter Rosazza, Aux. Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut speaks on the Church and community organizations. 

1/27/93

Bring Down the Walls: Reflections on a Century of Catholic Social Teaching Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's encyclical, Rerum Novarum, this film urges viewers to rediscover the wisdom, power and heritage of the social teachings of Jesus Christ and the Church. 

1991, 14 minutes

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Feature film focusing on the early years of Francis of Assisi, who sought communion with the natural world by renouncing his family's riches to seek his own destiny unencumbered by material possessions. 
1973, 120 minutes

A Call to Care

This captivating documentary reveals the spirit of the women who built Catholic healthcare and shaped healthcare in America.In addition to exploring the contributions of women of yesterday, “A Call to Care” looks at women religious on the front lines today.
57 minutes

Campaign for Human Development Videos

I.Building Partnerships- 14 minutes

II.Between the Times- documentary on grass roots organizing for social justice. 67minutes

III.For Justice- film on local organizing. 30 minutes

Catholic Life in America Series:

30 minutes each

I.Frances Cabrini: Mother of Immigrants- From 1889 to 1917 Mother Cabrini worked among Italian immigrants and, together with her Missionary Sisters, promoted an historical movement of care for the immigrants. 

II. Dorothy Day: Blessed are the Poor- No greater witness of the Christian concern for the poor and dispossessed in the 1930's depression can be found than in the Catholic Worker movement founded by Dorothy Day. Recounting the spiritual journey of the Catholic convert, the program also assesses Day's legacy of non?violence for the modern world.

III. Isaac Hecker – Americanist- A man of the Church, and a man of his time, Isaac Hecker was convinced that the Spirit of God was at work in our history. Misunderstood by even his closest friends, condemned as the embodiment of "Americanism", he harmonized love for America with Catholic loyalty. Hecker's optimistic affirmation of human freedom, so unusual for a nineteenth century Catholic, offers an essential message for the modern Church.

IV.JFK: RC-This video program centers on the critical turning point for the presidential candidacy of John F. Kennedy when he addressed the religious issue in a 1960 speech to a gathering of Houston's Protestant ministers. The speech is placed within the context of American anti­-Catholic movements, culminating in the 1928 defeat of A1 Smith. The program ends by considering whether Catholic candidates for office still face religious bias. 

V. John Courtney Murray- John Courtney Murray, S.J. was the editor of Theological Studies in the 1950’s. His controversial views on the separation of church and state led to his being silenced by Rome in 1955, but they were adopted by Vatican II. 

VI. Daniel Rudd- A black lay Catholic, Daniel Rudd was the editor of the only Catholic newspaper owned and published by African-Americans. He was unique among the black journalists for giving race pride a Catholic seal. His vision and purpose stretched beyond the immediate and provincial to promote a national movement.

VII. John Ryan: Labor Priest- Msgr. John Ryan chartered the course of Catholic principles of social justice in the years following WWI, principles that were to be included into law by F.D.R.'s New Deal. The program examines the origins of those principles in Pope Leo XIII's encyclical "Rerum Novarum", and how they apply in the contemporary realities of our troubled economy.

VIII. Al Smith: Irish Catholic Politician- The life and the legacy of Al Smith is examined in this video portrait of a Catholic who rose to prominence in New York politics as the champion of the working class and ethnic minorities, was nominated by the Democratic Party as its candidate for President in 1928 and was defeated in a campaign marked by anti­Catholic bigotry.

IX.Kateri Tekakwitha: Native American Saint- Child of an Algonquin woman and a Mohawk chief, Kateri Tekakwitha was born in Gandaoague in 1656. Orphaned, half?blind, scarred by illness and of little worth in her own world, she was destined to walk the path of holiness and was declared blessed in 1980. She is a symbol of reconciliation emerging from the collision of cultural, economic and political forces that forged a new nation in the wilderness. 

X. Thomas Turner- The life of Thomas Wyatt Turner (1877-1978) spans the turbulent century after the Civil War from the setbacks of segregation to the triumph of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. 

Catholicism and Sacramentality with Michael Himes

Lecture on Catholic essentials??superb introduction to Catholic faith.

 

Catholicism in Modern Ireland

Examines the issues facing the Catholic Church in Ireland: the role of the laity, the impact of Vatican II, the place of women in a “man’s church,” and the nature of personal belief.
1994, 116 minutes

Catonsville Nine: May 17, 1968

Includes original documentary footage from the Catonsville Nine trial of Daniel and Phillip Berrigan and their associates.

Cesar Chavez

One hour documentary from the American Experience (PBS) on the life and work of Chicano organizer Cesar Chavez.

Le Chambon

The story of the small French village that risked annihilation in WWII to rescue 5,000 Jewish children. 
1994, 118 minutes

Joan Chittister:Recovering Our Traditions for the Next Century

What is our Vision of the Church? 

Call to Action; 1994 National Conference

Circle of the Spirit

The saga of two Northwestern tribes of Native Americans ? the Coeur d' Alene of Idaho and the Lummi of Washington State. Tribal members tell of the coming of the Jesuit "blackrobes" in 1837 and the tensions that have existed between acceptance of Christian beliefs and their traditional tribal spirituality.

1990, 60 minutes

Citizen Politics: Civic Storytelling

Training for citizenship. 

13 minutes

Clare of Assisi

Clare lived during the turbulent thirteenth century.It was a time of civil war, violence, and strife between the rich and poor.Clare, together with Saint Francis of Assisi, began a penitential movement by their radical adherence to simplicity of life and the peace of God.

Collegium Institute, 1993?94 (4 videos)

-Bernard Cooke – Catholicism After Vatican II

-Bernard Cooke – The Catholic Intellectual Life: Sacramentality

-Bernard Cooke – Finding God in All Things: A Sacramental World View and the

Difference It Makes in Catholic Belief & Institutions

?Rev. James Heft, S.M. ?? Christ

?Rev. J. Bryan Hehir - Public Catholicism

?Rev. Michael Himes - Sacramentality

The Company: Inigo and his Jesuits

This documentary, hosted by the distinguished Irish actor Cyril Cusack, examines the life and legacy of Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus and one of the most influential reformers of the Christian Church.

52 minutes

Bernard J. Cooke, Contemporary Catholicism

Series of farewell lectures delivered by Professor Bernard Cooke prior to his retirement from Holy Cross.Cooke was one of the major American theologians during and after the Council.He was awarded the John Courtney Murray Award for distinguished scholarship and service by the Catholic Theological Society of America.He taught at Holy Cross for twelve years.
Four lectures, Fall 1991

C.S. Lewis through the Shadowlands C.S. Lewis, in a crisis of faith amidst grief and pain, begins to put back the pieces, picks up his life, and moves forward in faith through the depressing shadowlands.

73 minutes

Credo: The Roman Catholic Church in Poland

Captures some of the intensity behind Catholic worship in Poland, where the Church has been one of the main factors in preserving a sense of Polish identity.
1993, 30 minutes

Crosses and Crusaders: ROTC at Holy Cross

Senior project of Matt Noyes ’98.A critical yet sympathetic look at the meaning of ROTC at Holy Cross. 
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Crossing the Line (School of the Americas)

Documents the nonviolent protest that demanded the U.S. government end its policy of training foreign soldiers and close the School of the Americas’ doors forever.Dramatic scenes of the march.
16 minutes

Defying Death in Brazil: The Story of Father Ricardo Rezende

Explores the convictions of Fr. Rezende while describing the plight of the people in the state of Para, where slavery, political murders, and land evictions are common.

16 minutes

The Detective

Feature film about an eccentric priest who spends his spare time working as an amateur private?eye to capture and reform criminals. 

1954, 91 minutes

The Diary of a Country Priest (Le Journal d'un Cure de Campagne)

The film version of a French classic novel recounts the story of a devout and withdrawn young priest's assignment to his first rural parish. In French with English subtitles. 

1950, 115 minutes

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Memories and Perspectives 

A young pastor in Germany when Hitler came to power, Bonhoeffer was one of the first among his countrymen to recognize the threat posed by Nazism to the basic values of Western civilization.

1983, 90 minutes 

Edith Stein

Probe the heart and soul of Edith Stein, the exemplary Jewish convert and philosopher.Stein, a Carmelite beatified on German soil by Pope John Paul II, is a precious example of holiness and heroic virtue facing down a culture of death.
90 minutes

Ekklesia: Witnessing to Christ in Today's World 

Churches from around the world share how they witness to God's love and faithfulness. This is an opportunity to learn from Christians in other countries how church growth, planting, witness, faithfulness and service are carried out in those locations.

1992, 28 minutes

Faith Even to the Fire: Nuns for Social Justice

Documentary on contemporary U.S. nuns who live a mission of social justice, even if it brings them into conflict with the established church.The featured nuns speak out on sexism, racism, and classism within the church.
58 minutes

Faustina
Drama about the life of Blessed Sister Faustina Kowalska, a member of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, based on her experiences as documented in her spiritual diary.She received visions of Divine Mercy and was beatified by Pope John Paul II.In Polish with English subtitles.
1996, 80 minutes

A Force More Powerful
A two part documentary series on one of the 20th century’s most important and least known stories – how non-violent power overcame oppression and authoritarian rule.In 1907 in South Africa, Mohandas Gandhi led Indian immigrants in a non-violent struggle for rights denied to them by white rulers.PBS special, 2000.
87 minutes

For God and Country

This program examines the conflicts and the influence of our democratic culture in changing religious practices.
29 minutes

Francis of Assisi

Shot on location in Assisi, it is the story of one of the most popular saints who ever lived.Francis Bernardone, popular son of a wealthy cloth merchant, after hearing the voice of Jesus speak to him, had a radical conversion to a life devoted to Christ lived in Gospel simplicity and service to the poor.
110 minutes

A Genuine Choice: Catholic Schools in the United States

Examines the role and value of Catholic education in the United States. Through case­ studies of various schools, it urges parental and church leadership and community involvement in assuring the successful continuation of Catholic Schools, while proposing a multifaceted development plan to support successfully Catholic education into the twenty?first century. 

1990, 14 minutes

Glory & Power

PBS special detailing the intersection of politics and religion for Islamic fundamentalism.

God and Politics PBS Series

I.On Earth as it is in Heaven- This program explores Christian Reconstructionism, a powerful grassroots movement that urges believers to become politically active in order to create a world where the Bible is the basis for all government, laws, and economic systems. 1994, 60 minutes.

II.     The Battle for the Bible- A "holy war" among Southern Baptists is the subject of this program. The program examines how an effort to protect the Bible from the analysis of modern scholarship has escalated into a political crusade among fundamentalists to capture control of the Protestant denomination. 1994, 60 minutes.

III.The Kingdom Divided- This program tells the story of two different visions of Christianity and how each is finding a pulpit and battleground in Central America. 1994, 90 minutes.

Going My Way

A lighthearted comedy about young Father O'Malley (Bing Crosby), the new parish priest, who is able to inspire some neighborhood roughnecks to open their hearts and minds in a way the old priest simply could not do.
1944, 126 minutes

The Heart Has its Reasons

The story of the L'Arche community founded in France in 1964 by Jean Vanier. The program focuses on the joys and struggles of daily life with mentally and physically handicapped people in communities in France and the United States. The L'Arche philosophy: the handicapped person is the heart of each community. 
1984, 57 minutes.

Hildegard

Hildegard of Bingen was one of the most remarkable women of the Middle Ages – an Abbess and woman of God, a visionary, naturalist, playwright, mystic, political moralist, and composer.She was beset by the most extraordinary religious visions from the age of eight – visions which she wrote down, painted, dramatized, and set to music.
52 minutes

Holy Ground

The Seige of Worcester’s St. Joseph’s Parish, French Canadian Paraish closed by the local bishop.The conflict drew national attention.

Household Saints

Intergenerational view of an Italian working-class family in New York City.It centers around the Santangelo family:the Matriarch and immigrant Malina, her son Joseph, and his wife Catherine who he won in a pinochle game, and their daughter Teresa, who is obsessed with religion.
1993, 124 minutes

A Human Search: The Life of Father Bede Griffiths

An intimate portrait of one of the greatest mystics and thinkers of this century. Born into the English middle class in 1906, educated at Oxford, having been a Benedictine monk and scholar for more than 20 years, he lived the last 37 years of his life in the lush jungles of southern India where he developed a spiritual and scientific understanding that transcended all dogma. 

1993, 59 minutes

The Hutterites: To Care... and Not to Care

Inside look at the Hutterites, a society where faithfulness to Christ's teachings is more important than self?advancement or worldly comforts.
1984, 56 minutes

"I am Only a Child": Putting Children first in our Homes, Nation, and World

Reflects on the current state of our children and the American Catholic bishops challenge "to make children and families our first priority." 

1992, 14 minutes

I Confess

Alfred Hitchcock movie about morality and the gray area between social hypocrisy and ethical behavior.A Catholic priest's sacred oath regarding the sanctity of the confessional is woven into the worst possible "what-if" scenario.

1953, 95 minutes

In the Footsteps of the Fisherman: Idac Sladami Rybaka Ludzi

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.English and Polish versions included.

Inside the Vatican with Sir Peter Ustinov (four videos). 

I.Upon this Rock 

II. The Flight from Rome

III.The Renaissance 
IV.The Third Millennium 

Inside the Vatican highlights the priceless treasures, the masterpieces of art, the legendary historical figures and the scandalous intrigues that have come to define the Vatican's legacy. 

1994, 50 minutes each

The Inquisition

History Channel documentary.
1999, 100 minutes

The Jeweller’s Shop

Based on the book by Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II) which sold 50 million copies.Includes Oliva Hussey, Ben Cross, and Burt Lancaster. 
1990, 88 minutes

 

John Paul II – PBS Profile 10/99

Jim Keady – 3/16/00

A lecture given at Holy Cross by former St. John's University assistant soccer coach and current anti-sweatshop activist Jim Keady, who was asked to resign from St. John's when he refused to wear Nike merchandise.1 hour 30 minutes

Lecture by Jonathan Kozol

Kozol on poverty and children, delivered at Arlington Street Church in Boston shortly after publication of his award winning volume Amazing Grace.

Landmarks of Faith: The California Missions 

The California chain of missions found by Father Junipero Serra in the late 1700s tells a dramatic story.Witness what everyday life was like in the missions, and see their austere and astonishing beauty.
46 minutes

 

Landmarks of Faith: The Shakers

Host Schuyler Sackett visits churches, synagogues, cathedrals and meeting sites across the country.Discover how each place has made a significant contribution to our past and present.
46 minutes

 

Martin’s Lament: Religion and Race in America

Martin Luther King, Jr. called eleven o’clock on Sunday mornings the most segregated hour in America.King believed that churches should play a fundamental role in shaping the morality and changing the prejudices of the nation. This program examines the issue of religion and race by speaking with experts and with members of five congregations.
60 minutes

 

Les Miserables

Victor Hugo’s classic work comes to powerful screen life in an acclaimed film set against the backdrop of barricaded streets and violent political upheaval in the post-Napoleonic era.
123 minutes

 

Life is Worth Living: Fulton J. Sheen

Qua Vadis America Hope for a Wounded World
Ages of Man Is America’s Religion Religious

Two videos of Bishop Sheen’s award winning TV series of the 1950s.

2 videos

 

The Life of Charles de Foucauld

This French playboy was known for his eccentric parties and affairs with women.But his hunger for God led to a general confession and a radical desire to live for God alone.
90 minutes

Marketplace Prophets: Voices for Justice in the 20th Century

Reviews 120 years of Catholic Social Teaching and its development since Rerum Novarum in 1891.
60 minutes.

Maryknoll Video Magazine on World Religions

I. Many Though One- Catholics worship in seven different rites in Cairo. Priests, bishops and lay people explain the practices and beliefs of their respective rites. 28:30 minutes

II. Walking With The Buddha-This video, filmed in Thailand, looks at the life of the Buddha and how his followers live their beliefs. 28:20 minutes

III. Mosque-This video, filmed in Cairo, Egypt, provides non-Muslims with a respectful introduction to Islam.28:30 minutes

IV. Roots and Wings: A Jewish Congregation- Introduces a Jewish congregation and presents the ways in which Judaism is passed on from generation to generation in a predominately Christian society. 28 minutes

Mayor Daley: The American Experience

Episode of PBS series, "The American Experience."

60 minutes

Merton: A Film Biography

In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. During his 27 years as a monk of the austere Trappist order, he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti?war advocate and witness to peace. This is an engaging profile of a man whose presence in the world touched millions of people and whose words and thoughts continue to have a profound impact today.

Mine Eyes have Seen the Glory

(3 videos) 
I.America's Folk Religion 

II.The Making of a Subculture 

III. Coming of Age

Facets of Evangelical Christianity explored include: What are the distinguishing characteristics'? What does their faith mean to them'? What difference does faith make in their life'? What is their unique place in American history'? How do they protect their youth from corrupting influences'? What does it mean to be born again'? How do they cope with a changing world'? What are their political agendas'? I?low do they seek to change society'? 
1992, 55 minutes each

Monsieur Vincent

A compelling portrait of the 17th century priest who devoted himself to the poor, sick, and abandoned in France that had been devastated by the Wars of Religion and the Thirty Years War.In French with English subtitles.
1947, 112 minutes

The National Soul

Bill Moyers discusses myths, morality, and ethics in American life with several prominent American thinkers.
91 minutes

Nothing Sacred

Four episodes of the television show "Nothing Sacred".
2 videos

New Harvest Old Shame

CBS special on California farm workers.Update of the famous TV special of the 1960’s Harvest of Shame.

60 minutes

New Holy Wars

PBS frontline special on opposition to Colorado’s amendment on homosexual rights. 

Nuns: A Vanishing Species in the Catholic Church

On the Waterfront

Academy award winning account of the New York waterfront centered on Marlon Brando and labor priest played by Karl Malden, modeled on John Corriden, S.J.

A Passion for Faith

Avery Brooks narrates this documentary of the struggle of African-American Catholics to gain full participation in the Catholic Church. The program traces the history of Black Catholics from their arrival in Baltimore in 1793 to the development of the National Pastoral Plan, Here I Am Send Me.

1990, 60 minutes

Pax Christi: A Call to Community

Introduction to Pax Christi, the International Catholic Peace Movement.

Peter and Paul

This epic network television mini-series brings to life the precarious existence of early Christianity.The new movement is beset by violent opposition from without and constant turmoil from within.Two key leaders emerge – Peter and Paul – who struggle to keep the faith alive.
2 videos, 194 minutes

The Pope and Modern Times

This program examines the tenure and probable legacy of Pope John Paul II.
1995, 27 minutes

Priests of Passion: Celibacy in the Catholic Church.

In the last 20 years, 100,000 Catholic priests, a quarter of all priests ordained worldwide, have resigned in order to marry. This controversial film examines the history behind the vow of celibacy that all modern?day Catholic priests and nuns must take, and explores the difficult decisions that several former priests and nuns have made in the name of love.

51 minutes

The Prisoner

Drama about an Eastern Bloc Cardinal who winds up in jail for his “rebellious” beliefs, and is subjected to relentless interrogation by a psychologist trying to get the Cardinal to confess to something that would create chaos in the Catholic church.
1955, 91 minutes 

The Refusal

Excellent Austrian documentary of WWII conscientious objector and martyr, Franz Jaegerstadter. Good film to encourage discussions on conscience.

The Religious Right: Listening to America with Bill Moyers

This program focuses on the conservative evangelical movement in the U.S., presenting an eye-opening report on the “National Affairs Briefing,” a meeting of members of the religious right following the Republican National Convention in 1992.
60 minutes

Reverend Richard McCormack, S.J.

(2 Videos) On contemporary bioethics; lectures at Holy Cross.

Rites of Passage

A Unicef production about the coming of age of four girls in Nicaragua, India, Jamaica, and Burkina Faso.
1994, 30 minutes

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

Feature film depicting the life of the world famous Irish hero.With his belief that good conquers evil, and armed only with courage and conviction, he liberated Ireland and changed the course of history.
2000, 90 minutes

St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

This program tells the story of the French?born woman who established the first free school west of the Mississippi in 1818. The daughter of a prosperous lawyer, Rose Philippine Duchesne became a nun against her father's wishes and, hearing of the need of the Catholic Church in the American West, Philippine, as she was usually called, set sail for America. For the next 33 years, she began several schools and oversaw the education of the children of settlers and slaves. 
1988, 45 minutes

 

The Shakers: Hands to Work Hearts to God 

Historian David McCullough narrates the story of the Shakers. It is the story of religious freedom and experimentation, of invention, industry and ingenuity, of simple craft and inspirational dance, and of deeply held beliefs. It is the story of ordinary people who gave up everything ? homes, livelihoods and families ? to put into daily practice a celibate discipline they called "Authentic Christianity." 
1985, 58 minutes

Sir Laurence Olivier’s Richard III

Widely acclaimed as his crowning Shakespearean film performance, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Richard III is the notorious tale of Richard of Gloucester, the deformed devil who connives, backstabs, and weaves his way to the top of the royal heap, but whose treachery eventually lands him on the fields of Bosworth.
158 minutes

“Sometimes I Must Speak Out Strongly”: The Bishop of East Timor

The story of the Timorese people and their struggle after invasion by Indonesia, and the story of the Bishop and his struggle with conflicting imperatives in the face of a holocaust.
52 minutes

The Song of Bernadette

Film classic that tells the story of the peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous, a poverty-stricken, pure-hearted adolescent, who saw a vision of a “Beautiful Lady” near her home town of Lourdes in 1858.
156 minutes

Soul of the City

Celebrates the life and public witness of the San Fernando Cathedral congregation of San Antonio, Texas. 

1996, 28:02 minutes

The Soul of a Nation: Religion in America Series: 

I.For God and Country- How do Americans steeped in a constitutional tradition of equality and civil rights remain faithful to religious institutions that get their laws from a much different authority than the voice of the voters'? What happens when the teachings of religion conflict with the laws of our country'? 1995, 29 minutes

II.Religious Fundamentalism- This program examines religious fundamentalism, explaining what it is, where it came from, and how it influences the American notion of the separation between church and state. Also, the program explores the impact of religious fundamentalism on American society and on our organized religions as well. 1995, 29 minutes

III.Keeping the Faith- To what extent should we allow religion to become part of our democracy'? Is it "un­-American" to bring values of faith into a debate over public policy'? In an effort to remain "value neutral," should the media, government, and public education cleanse themselves of all religion'? This program looks at the role of religion in the founding of the U. S., and examines the origins and meaning of "separation of church and state." 1995, 29 minutes

A Still Small Voice: Mysticism & the Search for Religious Understanding

This documentary explores the spiritual nature of humanity ? humankind's eternal quest to understand ourselves, God and the Universe.Narrated by Bill Kurtis.
60 minutes

Tornado in New England

84 minutes

Trappist

Unique and revealing documentary of the reality of a monk’s life as it is lived at Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist monastery in South Carolina.
56 minutes

Vatican II:A Series Explaining the Council

I.After the Council- Describes the challenges faced in the Church after the Ecumenical Councils and the renewal called for by Vatican II. 

II.Ecumenism- Details the ecumenical movement and the Catholic church's focus-- What is the Church?

III.Evangelization- Describes the efforts in the past century to evangelize those who call themselves Catholic, and how efforts must be made to take culture into account when people preach the message of Christ, domestically and abroad.

IV.Laity- Focuses on how the Catholic church sought to bring lay people from the periphery of the Church's activities back into an active role.

V.Liturgy- Discusses the uniform ritual invoked in the Church as a result of the Protestant Reformation and subsequent Council of Trent.

VI.Mary- Discusses the role of Mary in the Catholic faith and the example she sets for women especially, but also as the example of what it means to be a disciple of Christ.

VII.Religious Freedom-Discusses the Declaration on Religious Liberty and the ideas of John Courtney Murray, S.J., who was the main architect of that document.

VIII.Vatican II In History- Details the Second Vatican Council, how it was truly ecumenical, and how it resulted in a dynamic burst of thought and action in Vatican II.

IX.The Word-Talks about the importance of the Holy Scriptures in the Catholic faith, and their centrality to the preachings of Christianity.

9 videos, 28:30 minutes each

Violence Unveiled: The Gospel at Work in History

This series provides a wealth of material for stimulating meaningful group discussion or for deepening individual spiritual exploration.Narrated by Bill Bailie and Richard Rohr.Based on Bailie’s prize winning book Violence Unvieled.
4 videos, 60 minutes each

Voices of the Catholic Common Ground Initiative:Forming a Catholic Common Ground Dialogue Group

Three-part program designed to help parishes and small groups form a Catholic Common Ground Initiative Group, and decide what issues to discuss.

Waco: Inside Story
Frontline investigation of the seige of the Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas
Winstanley
Historical film about a Reformation-era religious sect called the Diggers who set out to form a commune and till the soil on “common land,” which by law permits grazing but not settlement and cultivation.Their action, led by Gerard Winstanley, is a nonviolent one meant to reclaim land for the poor.Local villagers see the Diggers as a threat to their livelihood and take action to harass and burn them out.
1975, 96 minutes

Women at Holy Cross

The 25th anniversary of co-education.A panel of African American women speak of their experience at the College, followed by a dance recital.

 

A World of Ideas: Elaine Pagels

Elaine Pagles, a professor of religion at Princeton University, speaks about how the early Christians faced the realities of suffering and guilt, and how their answers still affect us 
today.

60 minutes