Youtube

Many of the topics we delve into are also presented on Youtube.

We have three categories of videos

family history (examples, short bios, historical fiction)
Christmas (music, festivals, mini-sharing about Carols)
Spirituality (music, book summaries, puppets, workshops)

 

Here are a few samples

Come Holy Spirit

Are you expecting a light drizzle or a downpour of God’s love? This song started as a few lines of music that Therese experienced while praying in the woods. Then John developed the melody about a year later. The words are adapted from a poem written by St. John of the Cross, in the 1500s. It is our most popular video. WATCH NOW

Praying for our Adult Sons and Daughters

How to deal with anxieties about grown children by lifting them up to God. This video offers a prayer exercise and an overview of John and Therese’s BEST-SELLER, called, “Praying for Our Adult Sons and Daughters: Placing Them in the Heart of God”. This book is available from Word Among Us Press. WATCH NOW

Mending Broken Relationships

Wonder what to do when relationships break down? Explore answers that work in daily life, especially when things get desperate. Discover ways that God mends hearts through healing and forgiveness. WATCH NOW

Christmas Carol Images UNPLUGGED

Explore the moving images behind favorite Christmas Carols. In each video both John and Therese share a meaningful line from a carol and how it has touched their lives. There are several brief clips in the series. WATCH NOW

  Concerned about Children and Families Who Don’t Go to Church?

Religion teachers are the first to realize that churches face a serious challenge when it comes to handing on the faith to new generations. This video invites religion teacher to retool, especially by sharing their faith and the faith of the Saints. WATCH NOW

Christmas Carol Festival 

Christmas Carols can transport us back to the manger in Bethlehem. Invite your neighbors and family together and sing your way back to Bethlehem, outdoors or indoors, old and young, come gather. This video suggests a way to use carols in December to bring people back to your church.  WATCH NOW.

 

Videos For Children     

The Easter Secret

Discover Easter with a caterpillar puppet named Lester, who sets off in search of the Easter secret. Meets trouble along the way. Then with the help of a little girl and a long nap in his cocoon Lester finds the answer.  WATCH NOW

There Was a Little Baby

This children’s song helps youngsters participate in Christmas as a celebration of the birth of Jesus. They can add their own verses too.  WATCH NOW

How to Sing and Pray the Sign of the Cross (for children) 

Abdul just heard about a tiny but important prayer called the Sign of the Cross. Join him as he learns what this gesture is all about. Then sing the Sign of the Cross in a way that kids can enjoy. For more about Abdul and friends visit www.christkey.com. WATCH NOW

A Shepherd Asks, “Am I in the Bible?” (for children) 

Abdul is very interested in Bible stories about shepherds. But every tale he hears is either about a friend who owns sheep, or about distant relatives, like his mother’s people in Bethlehem. He wonders if there really could be a Bible story about him. This video provides a way for children to connect with the people and events in the Bible. The script is also available. WATCH NOW