Videos

This past summer, Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal hosted a video marathon—seven topics in seven days. We got lots of wonderful feedback, like this note:

Thank you for these videos. They provided clear and concise explanations on topics most on our minds, and I especially benefited from the practical ideas that I can implement right now. The one on sponsors was great. Hope to see more of these videos!
—Laurita Miller, Big Pine Key, Florida

We’ve also heard from a number of you that you’d like to be able to use the videos for future team training. So all seven are now available in the online bookstore. You can purchase single topics or get the entire set of seven at a discount.

Once you purchase, you'll receive a PDF file with information on the private website and password to view your videos online. Share it with your team members, and watch the videos any time you like as many times as you like.

7-Episode Video Marathon Bundle

$69.93 $49.99

Save 10% by purchasing the entire set of seven videos. Each video is between 9 to 24 minutes, perfect as a discussion-starter or topic in your team training sessions. Have your team members watch them before a training session, or show them as part of your team meetings. Video topics include: Sponsors; Discernment; The importance of names in the rites of the RCIA; Using the parish for faith formation; Evangelization and an ongoing initiation process; Baptized candidates; RCIA adapted for children

Episode 01: Get On Board with Sponsors

$9.99 $7.99

Explore why sponsors are necessary, what they do, how to recruit them, and how to use them well in the formation of your catechumens. Run time: 23:29

Episode 02: Discernment

$9.99 $7.99

Explore the discernment process, why it's needed in today's culture, how it strengthens the faith of catechumens, and how and when to do it. Run time: 21:22

Episode 03: What's in a Name?

$9.99 $7.99

Learn what the Church teaches about the importance of our names and why you should or shouldn't ask catechumens to choose a new name. Run time: 9:13

Episode 04: L.A. Tour Guide to Faith Formation

$9.99 $7.99

Learn to use the entire parish as the primary team member for faith formation. Explore how the parish trains catechumens in the areas of word, worship, and service. Run time: 12:20

Episode 05: Evangelization: The Church's Mission

$9.99 $7.99

Understand why evangelization is the Church's primary mission. Learn simple ways to move from an abbreviated catechumenate to an ongoing, year-round process of evangelization. Run time: 16:33

Episode 06: Tending the Garden of the Baptized

$9.99 $7.99

Look at the various kinds of baptized persons who come to our doors. Know how to customize their process based on their particular needs. Understand how to help people honor their baptism. Run time: 20:01

Episode 07: RCIA Adapted for Children

$9.99 $7.99

Understand why the initiation of children is based on the process for adults. Learn why the entire family is involved in this process and how to adapt the RCIA rites for children. Run time: 13:04

Description:
Filmed in the beauty of the Northwest, this scenic story offers dramatic visuals for the Gospel and gives fresh voice to the oldest truths of our faith. This DVD was chosen as a featured film in the Los Angeles Religious Education Film Showcase 2011!

DVD includes:

• Main Feature: Mary Magdalene - StoryDance (22 minutes)
• Artist’s Introduction (7 minutes)
• Guided Meditation with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD (18 minutes)
• Guided Movement and Scriptural Reflections with Betsey Beckman (40 minutes)

View the trailer below.

Details:
Product #04-012BB
DVD
22 minutes, plus 65 minutes extra material | 0.5 oz
Vision Video (2009)

Description:
With natural settings weaving together Biblical and 21st-century images, the liberating message of the Gospel comes to life with refreshing water for our times. As the story begins, we meet a Samaritan woman heavily burdened and hardened by the wounds of life. In the heat of the day, she approaches the village well and encounters a strange Jewish man. She braces herself, fearing the worst. However, this unknown guest proceeds to break all the cultural codes that would keep both men and women, as well as Samaritans and Jews, worlds apart … he respectfully asks the woman for a drink. With the perfect balance of boldness and gentleness, humor and healing, Jesus gradually peels back layers of deceit and self-defense to reveal the woman’s true need. Soon it is Jesus who is offering spiritual water to a heart broken-open. Now giddy with joy, the woman returns to her village, bubbling over with Jesus’ life-giving water for all!

This DVD will help RCIA teams enhance the elect and catechumen's journey. It’s also perfect for lenten reflections and women’s retreats! Also included is a free PDF download of reflection questions.

Details:
Product #04-011BB
DVD, including PDF download of reflection questions
22 minutes | 0.5 oz
Vision Video (2012)