Family
If you have questions about any of these resources click here. Please include the Reference Number listed.
1) American Family: It’s Not Dying, It’s Changing. Allen, Texas: Argus Communication, 1986. 90 min.
“Dolores Curran presents a positive, practical approach to strengthening family relationships. Three 30-minute video segments address the different aspects of today’s family, outlining changing functions of the family in society and assessing shifting family value systems.”
Reference Number: 00331
2) Bridges. Los Angeles, California: Franciscan Communication. 23 min.
“A touching dram bridging three generations. It tells the story of a mother’s love for her college age son and for her ailing and uncommunicative father. It is a story of family relationships and of the universal need for affirmation, especially from those who are closest to us. Ellen is worried when her son Josh, only a few weeks into his second year of college, makes an unexpected visit home for the weekend. Ellen wants Josh to get the college degree she never got. Josh wants to quit college and comes home to get his parents support for the idea. On Sunday morning, after a night out partying with friends leaving him drunk and rescued by his parents, Josh confronts his Mother about their relationship. He tells her he has never heard her say “I love you” when he most needed to hear those words from her, when he needed to be affirmed for who he was and not for what she wanted him to be. Ellen hears in Josh’s painful remarks and echo of her own feelings about her relationship with her father. Ever since childhood she had wanted he father to tell her that he was proud of her. She longed for him to actually say to her, “I love you.” Ellen finds a new freedom to support Josh in the way he needs and to break through the barrier that has stood between her and her father. She discovers there are distances in family relationships that only the words “I love you” can bridge.”
Reference Number: 00332
3) Bumps in the Road: What Kids Wish their Parents Knew. Orleans, Massachusetts: Paraclete Press.
Reference Number: 00334
4) Casey’s Revenge: Fights Between Brothers & Sisters. The Human Race Group, 1989. 25 min.
“Casey, his sister Therese and the Human Race Club learn about positive alternatives to fighting. When Casey can’t stop Therese from embarrassing him, he decides to “pay her back” during a special slide presentation at her birthday party.”
Reference Number: 00335
5) Fair Weather Friends: Making Friends. The Human Race Club, 1989. 26 min.
“A.J. and the Human Race Club learn a valuable lesson about making and keeping friends in this video. In trying to win a new friend, A.J. neglects his most valued relationships.”
Reference Number: 00338
6) Family: The Road to Healing. Orleans, Massachusetts: Paraclete Press. 120 min.
“Modern day life, with its fast pace and economic and cultural stresses, has put so many strains on the family that it often fractures. Can families survive this pressure? Is there help for people who suffer the distress that leads to divorce? How can single parents face the struggles of raising their children alone? Can the members of stepfamilies learn to accept each other? In this four part video, we hear the personal stories of men and women who have faced these questions, and who reveals the sorrows and joys of their walk along the road toward healing.”
Reference Number: 00339
7) Family Spirituality. Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications. 25 min.
“This video program is a significant step in the ongoing faith journey of families. Dr. Kathleen Chesto, a nationally know speaker and workshop presenter, enriches her audience with her thoughts and ideas on building healthy faith life within the family. She emphasizes how the commitment we make to a family lifestyle is as important as any calling. Dr. Chesto uses her own experience as a mother of three and a family religious education consultant to bring encouragement and affirmation to other families. Her stories cover areas that all parents can relate to as they find support and comfort in hearing many of their own fears and feelings voiced.”
Reference Number: 00340
8) Fuzzy Tale. Nashville, Tennessee: EcuFilm. 12 min.
“A happy loving family is confronted by the possibility of a shortage of warm fuzzies. This video celebrates giving and loving without fear of rejection.”
Reference Number: 00341
9) Helping Children and Everyone Else Pray. Allen, Texas: Tabor Publications, 1990. 60 min.
“More and more adults are evidencing a hunger for a deeper prayer life to sustain their own everyday actions and to pass on the practice of prayer to their children. This program provides a solid background for experiencing and teaching prayer so that it becomes an integral part of life. Segment 1: Exploring Your Own Prayer Life. The adage “You can’t give what you don’t have” applies to prayer in a special way. In this segment, viewers explore: What is prayer? Why do we pray? What do we know about how Jesus prayed? What does it mean to “pray always”? Segment 2: Praying Together. A Prayer experience is presented in this segment to help viewers consciously welcome God’s presence in their innermost being. Segment 3: Planning New Ways to Pray Together. Viewers examine the structure and flow of the prayer experience used in Segment 2. They then develop basic principles of prayer that invite everyone to a deeper relationship with God.”
Reference Number: 00342
10) How to Pray as a Family. 23 min.
“Through many insightful Images and practical suggestions, this program assists families in forming their own particular prayer/ritual that engages the family in affirming prayer. This program helps us to understand the concept of the “domestic church” within the family context.”
Reference Number: 00343
11) The Hurting Child: An Introductory Talk to Parents of Sexual Abuse of Children. Los Angeles, California: Franciscan Communications. 40 min.
“Popular parent educator Jo Schlehofer presents an introductory discussion with parents about sexual abuse and the young child. With great sensitivity she offers practical answers to questions parents most often ask: Why do children keep sexual abuse a secret? How can I tell if my child has been sexually abused? What can I do if I suspect my child has been sexually abused? How can I prevent this from happening to my child? Through dialogue with a small group of parents, Jo Schlehofer uses many illustrations to convey her insights.”
Reference Number: 00344
12) In Defense of the Family. Mandeville, Louisiana: Family of the Americas Foundation, 1989. 30 min.
Reference Number: 00336
13) Joy in Parenting. Los Angeles, California: Franciscan Communications. 120 min.
“Jo Schlehofer addresses the concerns we all have about raising children…simply, directly, and with warmth and reassurance. For use with parents’ groups, baptismal preparation classes, family counseling.”
Reference Number: 00345
14) Men God, Women, Kids, Business: The Power To Choose. Orleans, Massachusetts: Paraclete Press. 120 min.
Reference Number: 00346
15) Molly Kelly Speaks to Adults: Teen and Chastity. Villa Maria, Pennsylvania: The Center for Learning. 58 min.
“For the first time, Molly had prepared a video especially for adult audiences! In an inspiring talk about the importance of promoting chastity to today’s teens, Molly encourages adults to join in her mission. Molly shares he experiences as a mother as well as an educator. She also shares her experiences as a mother as well as an educator. She also shares he thoughts about the tough issues that confront teens every day, such as teen pregnancy, sexually-transmitted diseases, the threat of AIDS, and the safe-sex myth. Molly’s direct presentation will give adults new insights on how to talk to teens about chastity.”
Reference Number: 00347
16) My Son, My Son. Los Angeles, California: Franciscan Communications. 14 min.
“This is the story of two fathers and their sons. It is a story of regret and loneliness, of forgiveness and renewed life. It looks with compassion at two different realities which are very much at issue in society today: homosexuality and AIDS. The video makes no pretenses to argue for or against homosexual orientation, but goes far beyond that consideration to portray our need to respect and to love one another no matter how deep our differences. My Son, My Son graphically illustrates the human need for understanding, for tolerance, for caring, for compassion…for love. It can be used in a number of contexts dealing with attitudes of prejudice, reconciliation and open mindedness. The story is taken-off point for discussing many values which are in part of our Christian heritage. Because of the delicate issues treated in the program, it is important to prepare the audience for viewing the video and to make sure that there is adequate follow up time for discussion.”
Reference Number: 00348
17) Raising Children in a Violent World. Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications, 1997. 33:30 min.
“Here is Chest at her best. She cuts straight to the heart of the problem of the over dominance of violence in our society (whether actual or in the media), and offers very practical advice on how to counteract this trend within our own hearts and families. Perfect for those preparing for marriage, parents of young families, and educators, Chesto’s video brings to light the roots of violence. Teaching the pattern of infant/child development she shows parents what children are indeed capable of learning and what is most important to emphasize at different age levels. She also explains how easy it is for parents to follow popular, seemingly harmless societal trend that can actually breed violence. Best of all, Chesto’s advice is doable, not complicated (no picketing, no boycotts, no writing to congress). She calls on parents to evaluate their lives and make choices that are indeed in the best interest of their children and of society as a whole.”
Reference Number: 00349