Books for Catechists & Parents
- A Catholic Parent’s Toolbox: Raising Healthy Families in the 21st Century by Joseph White, PhD (Our Sunday Visitor)
- The Catechist’s Toolbox: How to Thrive as a Religious Education Teacher by Joe Paprocki (Loyola Press)
- 100 Activities Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church (Grades 1-8) by Ellen Rossini (Ignatius)
Books for Youth
- Truth be Told: Basics in Catholic Apologetics by Mark Hart and Joe Cady (LifeTeen)
- YOUCAT (Ignatius)
- YOUCAT Youth Prayer Book (Ignatius)
Books for Understanding and Developing Youth Ministry
Sustainable Youth Ministry — Mark DeVries
Engaging a New Generation — Mercandante
The God Bearing Life — Dean and Foster
Purpose Driven Youth Ministry — Doug Fields
Forming Intentional Disciples — Weddell
The Art of Forming Disciples — Fritz
Growing Teen Disciples — Mercandante
Sustainable Youth Ministry
The Vision of Catholic Youth Ministry — McCarthy
Recommended Movies
I Can Only Imagine
Les Miserables (Liam Neeson version)
The Count of Monte Cristo
Life is Beautiful
The Passion of the Christ (2004)*
A Man For All Seasons (1966)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Thérèse (2004)
The Mission (1986) — contains some adult content
Lilies of the Field (1963)
The Miracle of Marcelino (1955)
Ben Hur (1959)
The Robe (1953)
Becket (1964) *
Romero (1989)
Shoes of the Fisherman (1986)
I Confess (1953)
Molokai: the Story of Father Damien (1999) *
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
The Fourth Wiseman (1985)
The Gospel According to Saint Matthew (1966)
To Save a Life