Lent: A time of renewal. (VIDEO) Level: S,A Scannel, Fr. Anthony. Los Angeles: Franciscan Communications, [1988].Note: 7-part program (5-19 min. ea) based on Sunday Gospels for Lent, Holy Week and Easter. Uses stories, drama, music and visual meditations. Presented by Fr. Tony Scannel.

Journey to Easter: A Lenten program for the family. (VIDEO) Level: S,A Los Angeles, CA: Franciscan Communications, [1987].Note: Fr. Anthony Scannell hosts this 7 part program of Scripture, drama, story and music for a more personal and prayerful understanding of what Lent and Easter are all about. The themes are: 1. A Journey Apart; 2. a Change of Heart; 3. Who are You?; 4. Lost and found; 5. The Servant Comes; 6. the Way of the Cross; and 7. The Light of the World.

Lent/Easter. (VIDEO) Level: J,S,A Los Angeles, CA: Franciscan Communications, [1986].Note: The themes and devotions of the Lent and Easter season are dramatized. Ten vignettes of about 2 minutes each cover themes like: the woman at the well, the history of the crucifix, the seven last words, Jesus preaching in the Temple and the Shroud of Turin.

Lent: A Time to forgive. (VIDEO) Level: A Chesto, Kathleen.Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third Publications, [1991].Note: Lent allows us to slow down and realize that we are loved for who we are, not for what we do. Parents can accept and love their children, despite their mistakes. The sacrament of Reconciliation offers us this same gift of forgiveness. We can learn to forgive and accept ourselves as God does, and then offer forgiveness to others.

The Stations of the Cross. (VIDEO) Level: S,A Killgallon, James. Chicago, IL: ACTA Publications,[1996].Note: The thought provoking meditations written by Fr. James Killgallon for each of the 14 Stations recall the mysteries of Calvary and offer a practical application for today's Christian.

Sister Wendy's Pains of glass. (VIDEO) Level: S,A Jacobi, Derek. Beverly Hills, CA: CBS Fox Video,[1998, 1995].Note: Join Sister Wendy as she takes you to Cambridge to explore the stained glass Passion Windows at the chapel of King's College. Inlcudes music by the King's College Choir. Nontraditional view of the Stations of the Cross.

That you may have life : let the mystics be your guide for Lent. (BOOK) Level:A Kirvan, John J. Notre Dame, Ind: Ave Maria Press, [1998 ].

The Angel's Lenten lesson. (VIDEO) Level: I,J Costello, Gwen. Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third Publications, [1995].Note: Danny has a take-home quiz on Lent, and is not too confident about it: What is Lent? Why ashes? What are the Lenten prayers and observances? Why fast? Suddenly, his guardian angel appears and assists Danny's memory of what he's been taught about Lent throughout his life.

The Stations of the Cross for children. (VIDEO) Level: P,I Costello, Gwen. Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third Publications, [1997].Note: Children are guided by Fr. Stan as they make the Way of the Cross. Each station is described in simple and clear language using illustrations. He then reflects on each station by inviting children to apply it to situations at home and school.

Walking with Jesus : a Children's way of the cross. (VIDEO) Level: P Twenty-third Publications,[1983].Note: This filmstrip-on-video uses events in the lives of children today alongside with the Stations of the Cross to tell the Holy Week story.

Celebrating the Church Year for Children: Lent. (VIDEO) Level: I Paulist Press, [1989].Note: Catholics perform many special actions in Lent. We dedicate ourselves to repentance and turning a New Life. But what do all these actions mean in the life of a child?.

Arts and crafts for Lent : from Mardi Gras to Passiontide, with prayers and blessings for family, school, and church. (BOOK) Heiberg, Jeanne. New York: Paulist Press, [1997 ].

The Way of the Cross: Meditations on the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus / Worcester, PA : distributed by Vision Video, c1999. Level S, A (40 min) Devotional exercises before representations of incidents in Christ’s passion. These meditations offer us a strong message of comfort that we are not alone as we walk with Jesus, that we are the beneficiaries, the heirs of Jesus’ glorification on the cross.

Tales from the Madhouse
(2 VIDEOS, 56 min. each - Four 14 minute episodes on each videocassette) Level: S,A   A most unique and provocative look at Bible characters involved with Jesus in his final days.  In eight separate stories, inhabitants of a Victorian insane asylum struggle with the meaning of Jesus Christ in their lives and the world.  All are characters, recognizable from the Gospels, who reveal how they might have lived in the modern world.  They are linked by one unifying and experience that has left an indelible mark.  Each character brushed with Jesus in some way, but most missed the moment.  They touched and then lingered in the shadows.  They were offered freedom, but made friends with their chains.  Now they are haunted by the memory of what might have been.  This acclaimed series with an all-star cast opens up the Scriptures, the story of Jesus, and Easter week in a fascinating, thoughtful and evocative manner.  VOLUME 1. Pilate’s wife /The Rich man/The Best Friend/The Mourner   VOLUME 2. The Servant Girl/Barabbas/The Centurion/The Thief

St. Patrick's Day and the Irish

St. Patrick's Day. (VIDEO) Level: I,J,S,A Dubuque, IA: Brown ROA Publishing Media, [1995].Note: Topics covered in this video include the story of St. Patrick; how Irish-American families celebrate the holiday; the significance of the shamrock and other Irish symbols.

St. Patrick: The living legend. (VIDEO) Level: J,S Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, [1995].Note: There is more to the man known as the patron saint of Ireland who is said to have banished snakes from the land. This documentary-filmed in Boston, California, Newfoundland, and Ireland-explores the origins of St. Patrick's Day and how the tradition grew of celebrating him with parades and as a celebration of being Irish.

St. Patrick. (VIDEO) Level: P,I Sheed and Ward, [1987].Note: Features music, stories and interviews to teach a lesson about living the Christian life following the example of the saints.

The story of Saint Patrick. (JUVENILE BOOK) Janda, J. (James) and Fay, Christopher L. New York:Paulist Press, [1995 ].

Saint Patrick. (JUVENILE BOOK)Tompert, Ann and Garland, Michael. 1st ed. Honesdale, Pa: BoydsMills Press, [1998 ].Note: A picture book biography of the patron saint of Ireland.

Irish-American heritage. (VIDEO) Level: P,I,J Rashad, Phylicia. Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Video Productions, [1997 ].Note: Introduces children to the land, history and customs of Ireland along with the story of Irish immigration to America.

His Irish wit and wisdom. (VIDEO) Level: S,A Sheen, Bishop Fulton J. Pittsford, NY: Fulton J. Sheen & Co.Note: 3 30 minute episodes : Psychology of the Irish, The divine sense of humor and Why do people laugh?.

Angela's ashes : a memoir. (BOOK) Level: S,A McCourt, Frank. New York: Scribner, [1996 ].