For anyone who might be seeking Catholic youth ministry videos for use within their youth group or ministry, we’ve compiled a brief list of sites that are good resources touching on camps, worship, mission trips, evangelism, ministry, and more. Click on the links below to view.
View this YouTube video of Douglas Gresham, step-son of C.S. Lewis and co-producer of the Narnia movies.
The teens in this video combine sign language with dance and will have you wanting to worship right along with them.
This video is a compilation of photos choreographed to “I Am a Friend of God.” Enjoy.
Pope Benedict recently visited the United States, and in his address to educators, said all children deserve an education in faith.
For a bit of levity, check out this video about Catholic youth dating.
Catholic bishops from war-torn regions around the world who are deeply involved in peacebuilding will meet at the University of Notre Dame in April. A number of them have been directly involved as mediators between warring parties, including governments and rebel groups.
On April 13 (Sunday), the conference’s opening plenary, “Peace as the Church’s Vocation: The Role of Bishops,” will include the bishops listed above as well as Archbishop Antonio Ledesma, S.J., of Cagayan de Oro on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines and Bishop Evariste Ngoyagoye, president of the Burundi Episcopal Conference. The plenary, moderated by Bishop John Ricard of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will begin at 7:30 p.m. EDT in McKenna Hall.
On April 15 (Tuesday), Archbishop John Onaiyekan of Abuja (Nigeria); Bishop Joachim Ntahondereye of Muyinga (Burundi); and Msgr. Matthew Odong of the Gulu Archdiocese (Uganda) will address “Catholic Peacebuilding in Africa” at 7:45 p.m. EDT in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies auditorium.
On April 16 (Wednesday), Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga of Tunja will speak on “Colombia: The Church as Peacebuilder” at noon EDT in the Hesburgh Center auditorium. Castro is one of the leading mediators between the Colombian government and the FARC, Colombia’s oldest and largest guerilla group. He played a key role in the release of soldiers kidnapped in 1996. Streaming video will be available here.
