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  • Light of Love

    Movie

    We often have ideas of religious life... either kneeling in a convent or out in the streets assisting the poor. While both of these scenes are essential to the life as a sister, Light of Love takes a deeper look into understanding the call... the "why" of religious life. By interviewing five sist...

  • One Step is Enough: Cardinal John Henry Newman

    Movie + 1 extra

    One Step is Enough is a biography of John Henry Newman, a 19th century British theologian and historian. Newman was raised in the Anglican Church and became an Anglican priest and a professor at Oxford. Over time he became critical of both the evangelical emphasis on dramatic personal conversion ...

  • All or Nothing: Sr. Clare

    Movie

    A budding actress leaves her career and the open doors to fame behind to give her life to God. Some might see this as a total failure. But was it? Those who knew Sr. Clare speak in this film. After her tragic death in the 2016 earthquake in Ecuador, the failure might be seen as having reached its...

  • The Passion of Saint Joan of Arc

    The Passion of Saint Joan of Arc is a documentary that has been released on the centennial of the canonization of the Maid of Orleans (May 16, 1920). This brave young woman with a unique mission reminds us just how important it is that Jesus Christ be the King of our nation, of the entire world, ...

  • John Paul II in America: Uniting a Continent

    Movie

    The papacy of St. John Paul II left an indelible mark on the American continent. Driven by his singular conviction of a "United American Continent" under the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe, his papal travels from Argentina to Alaska generated massive crowds, shaped an entire generation, and u...

  • Seelos: Tireless Intercessor

    Movie

    Seelos: Tireless Intercessor is the true story that chronicles the heroic and miraculous life of a young immigrant priest, Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (1819-1867). This Redemptorist missionary was beatified by Pope John Paul II in the Solemn Jubilee Year 2000.

    Father Seelos possessed great m...

  • One Step is Enough: Cardinal John Henry Newman

    One Step is Enough is a biography of St. John Henry Newman, a 19th century British theologian and historian. Newman was raised in the Anglican Church and became an Anglican priest and a professor at Oxford.

    Over time he became critical of both the evangelical emphasis on dramatic personal conv...

  • Born to Reveal the Works of God

    On Thanksgiving Day, 2018, Stephen Andrew Pope was born, lived for one hour and twenty-eight minutes, and died. Though his life was short, Stephen reached thousands of people for the Gospel, "Preaching the Gospel always, using words when necessary." Witness the extraordinary life of the infant th...

  • In Persona Christi: The Catholic Priesthood

    The Catholic priesthood comes to us from Jesus Christ. He is the High Priest, the mediator between God and man. Building on this pattern of priesthood from Old Testament times, Jesus chose twelve men to act in His place as priests of the new and everlasting covenant.

    This film explores the es...

  • Footprints: The Path of Your Life

    Eleven young men from the United States walk 1,000 kilometers on their Way of St. James pilgrimage. They are looking for answers, not beautiful scenery: How do you deal with pain and suffering? Do the weak quit or do they find meaning on the Camino? How much baggage is enough or too much?

  • A Place at the Table

    There are no African-American Saints formally recognized within the Catholic Church, but that could soon change. There are six incredible black men and women who are on the path to Canonization. The Catholic Church is starting to recognize their impact and may soon name any or all of them Saints....

  • The Violinist: Stories of Solanus Casey | Based on a True Saint

    The Violinist: Stories of Solanus Casey is a must-watch documentary that chronicles the inspiring life of Blessed Solanus Casey, a humble Capuchin friar known for his deep faith, simplicity, and profound impact on those he served. Featuring personal stories from the people who knew him, the film ...

  • St. Junípero Serra: A Man of God, A Mission of Love

    In this documentary, learn about Father Serra’s heroic missionary activity to Indigenous peoples in 18th-century North America.

  • Restored: Stories of Encounter

    1 season

    Witness the profound beauty of ordinary people whose lives have been radically moved by Jesus Christ. Each episode of this six-part series explores a unique ministry effort driven by fascinating individuals who live to bring Christ’s light to dark and lonely places. Restored: Stories of Encounter...

  • Sleigh Ride: Christmas in the Last Frontier

    Movie + 1 extra

    Sleigh Ride documents two Dominican friars' harrowing mission to celebrate Christmas Mass for three small villages in remote Alaska that have no assigned priest. With only 5 hours of sunlight, during the coldest time of the year, the friars will drive over 28 hours and 548 miles through high wind...

  • 1531: A Story that is Not Finished Yet

    Movie + 1 extra

    Life is a miracle, God is a mystery, and nothing is coincidence. This movie, entitled 1531, is a love story from Mexico to the world, which was written in an Aztec sacred stone and in Saint John's Apocalypse centuries before it happened. It presents the 1531 appearances of Our Lady of Guadalupe a...

  • Guadalupe: The Miracle and the Message

    Movie

    The most important event in the evangelization of the New World occurred in December, 1531. Over the course of four days, the Virgin Mary, under the title of Our Lady of Guadalupe, appeared to an indigenous convert named Juan Diego. As a result of this encounter, and the image miraculously imprin...

  • Saint Nicholas: The Real Story

    Movie + 1 extra

    Everybody knows the story of Santa Claus, the red–suited figure who lives at the North Pole and distributes gifts to good children every Christmas eve. But is there any historical evidence on which this jolly old character is based? Was there a real Santa Claus? To answer that question, host Mark...

  • The Story of the Nativity: The Truth of Christmas

    The story of the birth of Jesus is often misunderstood. But this fast-paced, thought-provoking look at the true story of the Nativity clears away widespread misunderstandings of Jesus' origin. Join top scholars, inspirational speakers, and popular authors as they explain the story behind the stor...

  • Augustine: A Voice for all Generations with Mike Aquilina

    Movie + 1 extra

    St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) is a preeminent Doctor of the Church and the patron of the Augustinian order. His works, including The City of God, On the Trinity, and Confessions, among many others, have had an inestimable impact on the Church and, by extension, on Western Civilization at large...

  • Homeless But Human | Christ in the City

    This powerful documentary captures the transformation of individuals living on the streets that the Christ in the City missionaries encounter and showcases a new approach to the rising crisis of homelessness.

    The film's videographer spent a year with the missionaries, providing a rare opportun...

  • The Heart of Camden: The Story of Father Michael Doyle

    Get a glimpse into the inspiring story of Fr. Michael J. Doyle and see some incredible moments about a man who made it his lifelong purpose to inspire and help a city and the people within it in this documentary. As a young priest, Father Michael J. Doyle came to the U.S. from rural Ireland in 19...

  • Alive: The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist (English Subtitles)

    The surprise box office hit in movie theaters, this powerful film from Spain presents the compelling testimonies of five men and women with unique stories of how their lives were completely transformed by experiencing the True Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. The DVD includes the same b...

  • Walking the Sacred Path: The Story of the Black and Indian Mission Office

    Native American Catholics unite faith and tradition, healing wounds, and renewing the Church with a living, resilient witness.