NEW! A Call to Mission

You may call it “mission,” or “calling,” “vocation,” or “purpose,” it all boils down to serving people according to Gospel principles. Traditionally, we picture priests or nuns doing “Mission” in foreign lands, but that’s not the only way it’s done. In this new program you will see foreign and domestic missions being done by lay people as well as religious. There are many needs, and many ways to do mission, it’s limited only by your imagination. Great for Mission Sunday discussions, Confirmation prep and vocations program.

NEW!
Ron Rolheiser, OMI:
Secularity and the Gospel
Being Missionaries to Our Own Children

The toughest missionary task in the world today is communicating the faith to our own children. Secular culture, with its many distractions, has some particular resistances to the Gospel even as it contains much that is moral.

Is secular culture post-Christian? How much is our culture a culture of life and how much is it a culture of death? How do we become missionaries inside of secular culture, missionaries to our own children?

Other programs by Ron Rolheiser

Living in the Image and
Likeness of God

Spirituality and the
Two Halves of Life

Eucharist: God's Way of
Embracing Us

On Blessings

The Cross of Christ

The Passion of Christ

Generative Discipleship:
The Deeper Invitation of Jesus

Creating Sabbath Space in Our Lives

NEW! Testimony: The Untold Story of Pope John Paul II

Recounted through in-depth interviews with the Pontiff’s trusted secretary of 40 years, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz - and blended with recently uncovered and never-before-seen archival footage of John Paul’s early career and eventual ascendancy to the papacy, TESTIMONY is a revealing portrait of a man who touched the lives of billions, and changed history.

Lovingly narrated by Michael York (BIBLE SERIES), featuring music by Oscar-winning composer Vangelis, and filmed in secret locations in the Vatican - this unique film features several ground-breaking revelations about His Holiness:

- Pope John Paul II was stabbed during a second failed assassination attempt that was kept secret by the Vatican...until now.

- Pope John Paul II liked to disguise himself and sneak out of the Vatican to mix with the people incognito.

- The Pontiff began his career as an actor, and had a great talent for Karaoke.

- His Holiness once performed an exorcism.

These are just a few of the fascinating discoveries you will make in TESTIMONY, a once-in-a-lifetime DVD event that can be sharedwith congrEgations for years to come.

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Pope Benedict XVI: A Profile on the Life of Joseph Ratzinger

Here is revealing insight into the life of Pope Benedict XVI. The filmmakers trace Joseph Ratzinger’s life from birth to the present day, taking us through the tiny Bavarian towns of Freising and Munich where he spent his childhood and youth, to his pastoral service and ultimately his appointment as the head of the
Catholic Church. The film includes unique video and photo archives and features interviews with friends of his youth, fellow countrymen, classmates from the seminary, and others who knew him. Narration is provided by the Pontiff’s older brother, Fr. George Ratzinger, who, as he himself acknowledges, rarely gives interviews but agreed to make an exception for this film.