Books & Movies

Books for Catechists & Parents

• A Catholic Parent’s Toolbox: Raising Healthy Families in the 21^st 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