Media
Beyond Blame: Challenging Violence In The Media--Part 1 (ADULT)

This is the introduction video for this series. A resource to help parents, teens & children

examine media violence, find alternative entertainment, & introduce advocacy skills. 30 min.
Beyond Blame: Challenging Violence In The Media--Part 2 (EL GR 4-6,JH,HS,ADULT)

Explore alternatives to violent entertainment, while teaching the critical role media literacy

principles can play as a catalyst for challenging violence in the media. 35 min.
Beyond Blame: Challenging Violence In The Media--Part 3 (EL GR 4-6,JH)

Beyond the blame…beyond the debate are human beings--children, young people and adults of

all ages--who are bombarded daily with violent images in the media and in popular culture. 180
Catholic Connections To Media Literacy (HS,ADULT)

Practical ideas and core activities for analyzing television, MTV, movies, advertising, music

and the news; plus issues of violence in the media, commercialism, sexism and racism, bias

and stereotyping, coverage of religion--and more. 22 min.
Dedicated Man: Patrick Peyton,CSC (ADULT)

Fr Patrick Peyton, media pioneer returns to the scenes of his boyhood in County Mayo,

Ireland. Since 1945, Father Peyton has used the media to spread his message of hope "The

Family That Prays Together Stays Together". 60 min.
Everyday Creativity (HS,ADULT)

"Everyday Creativity is about looking at the ordinary and seeing the extraordinary." (Dewitt

Jones). It will empower you to apply simple, yet powerful creative techniques to all aspects of

your life. 20 min. Special requests.
Fast Forward Series - Persuasive Power (HS)

"Expert" Bill Meyers helps teens realize they can't always avoid the pressure, but they can

learn how to handle it...and how to protect their future by making the right choices now. 27 min.
Merchants Of Cool (HS,ADULT)

Teenagers today have more money and independence than ever before. This video looks to

teens for clues as to what and how to market merchandise, music, and TV for teen consumers.
More Things Are Wrought By Prayer: 50 Years Of Family Theater (HS,ADULT)

Patrick Peyton, CSC, believed that the family that prays together stays together. He carried

this simple truth to millions worldwide as a Catholic priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross.
Raising Children In A Violent World (ADULT)

Kathleen Chesto cuts straight to the heart of the problem of the over dominance of violence in

our society and offers very practical advice on how to counteract this trend within our own

hearts and families. 33 min.
Renewing the Mind of the Media (ADULT)

Overcoming the exploitation of sex and violence in communications. Presented by US Bishop's

Committee for Communications. 12 min.
Violence and the Family: Media Violence and the Family: Finding Solutions (ADULT)

Hosted by Mike Collins, with Dr. George Gerbner. Learn how to view television violence from a

child's perspective; discover how children's interpretation of violence signifcantly correlates

with child's age. 55 min.

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Audience Codes: PK = Preschool, EL = Elementary, JH = Junior High, HS = High School, Adult


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