The following is a selection of video and audio tapes available for use at any of your Respect Life Events. A video/audio request form is attached for your convenience in the event you would like to use one of our items. There is no charge for use. Donations are accepted.

The Pro-Life Movement (General)

L-101 Evangelium Vitae and the Gospel of Grace © 1999
Respect Life Office's 1999 Pro-Life Symposium featuring renowned scholar and author Reverend J. Augustine Di Noia, OP. Recommended for Parish Respect Life Contacts and anyone seeking to articulate the theological grounding of the Gospel of Life.

L-102 Tomorrow We March © 1996
Cardinal Bernard Law's homily at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the 23^rd anniversary of legalized abortion. He reminds us of our "inescapable responsibility to be unconditionally pro-life."

L-103 Abortion, Euthanasia, Capital Punishment © 1990, 28 minutes
Explores these issues in the context of a consistent ethic of life, shows that resolution is not always clear cut, and acknowledges that theory and practice often collide. Discussion outlines for adult and young adult study provided.

L-106 Defending Life © 1995, 30 minute segments
A 7 hour video series hosted by Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life. Segments: Victory of Life Over Death, To Be a Human Person, Abortion's Attack on Life, Alternatives to Abortion, Abortion Hurts Women, Answering Abortion Slogans, The Pro-Life Movement, Practical Pro-Life Action, Pro-Life Street Activity, Scriptures's Teaching on Abortion, Eucharist and Final Victory, Abortion Survivor Sarah Smith.

L-111 Who Will Tell The Story Of Who We Are © 1991, 23 minutes
We must proclaim the pro-life story is America's story. The unborn cannot speak for themselves. We must speak for them. Helen Alvare, former Pro-Life Information Director for that National Conference of Catholic Bishops calls on pro-lifers to tell the true story of who they are and to make that story resonate with the American people.

L-112 The Natural Choice Is Life © 1991, 29 minutes
Today more than ever, we must proclaim the sacredness of life. We cannot be complacent. Great, challenging video urging people into action on behalf of the unborn.

L-113 Cardinal O' Connor Speaks Out on Life © 1991, 46 minutes
In this positive, life- affirming presentation on the pro-life movement in the United States and the Church's commitment to the unborn, Cardinal O' Connor calls for unity among pro-life groups.

L-114 Feminists for Life © 1991, 28 minutes
Extremely effective! Promotes the values of authentic womanhood. Features the inspiring testimony of Frederica Matthews-Green, Feminists for Life's Vice President of Communications. She is intelligent, articulate, and thorough. This video heralds a much needed message: Abortion is incompatible with the spirit of feminism. Refuse to choose abortion!

Chastity/Sexuality

Y-101 Contraception: Why Not? © 1994, 75 minutes
A powerful presentation that challenges society to rethink the contraceptive mindset. Widely acclaimed as the best presentation on the beauty of children and the harms of contraception.

Y-102 Teen Relationships and Sexual Pressure © WHEN, 75 minutes
This excellent video with Jason Evert and Ellen Marie presents the Christian perspective on sex and reveals the physical, emotional and relational benefits of premarital abstinence. Real-life stories from teens dealing with sexual pressures help young people understand why they benefit from choosing chastity.

Y-103 Parents of Teens Here's What You Need to Know © WHEN, 87 minutes
This down-to-earth advice from Jason Evert and Ellen Marie is invaluable for parents to help guide their children through the teen years. Provides six practical steps to follow that will strengthen parent/teen relationships and help protect young people during the turbulent teen years.

Y-104 and 105 Teens and Chastity © 1991, 29 minutes
In a frank discussion of teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, abortion, contraceptives, and the "safe-sex" life, Molly Kelly presents the problems facing teens today and invites them to choose chastity as the best means to a happy, healthy life.

Y-106 Searching for True Love © 1999
Three video series by Joshua Harris, author of "I Kissed Dating Goodbye".
Part 1: Love, 46 minutes
A heart piercing message about practicing love as God defines it -sincere and selfless.
Part 2: Purity, 58 minutes
A practical message on how to live a lifestyle of purity in an age of compromise.
Part 3: Trust, 47 minutes
An inspiring and humorous message about placing your hope in God and waiting on his timing for romance.

Y-107 Teen Sex: Reality Strikes Back © WHEN, 34 minutes
A dynamic presentation by Dr. Stephen Genius presenting adolescent lifestyle options and encouraging viewers to make health enhancing decisions. Using dramatic scenes acted by teens, a variety of myths regarding teen sex and sexually transmitted diseases are examined. Timely issues, such as "sex and cyberspace" and meeting Internet contacts, are explored.

Prenatal Life and Birth Films

PN-101 A Baby's Prayer 5 minutes
A thought provoking music video by Kathy Troccoli. Song's chorus: But if I should die/Before I wake/I pray her soul you'll keep/Forgive her Lord/She doesn't know/That you gave life to me.

PN-102 The Miracle Of Ultrasound © 1984
The latest medical technology is employed to provide a window into the womb. Unborn children at each trimester of pregnancy are shown, and the techniques of ultrasound are explained. The program climaxes with an emotional interview with a young woman who has just seen her baby on ultrasound for the first time and is recalling a past abortion.

PN-104 Ultrasound: Eyewitness To The Earliest Days Of Life © 1990, 25 minutes
This fascinating glimpse into the prenatal world utilizing High Resolution Ultrasound Technology, will entertain, inform, and delight viewers as they witness for themselves the mystery of life in the womb and gain an understanding of the growth and development of each individual. It is an excellent tool for schools, hospitals and libraries.

PN-105 Ultrasound - A Window To The Womb (Edition 2) © 1990, 45 minutes
This video is an excellent educational source for crisis pregnancy centers, pro-life, church and hospital groups who wish to address the most crucial and controversial issue of abortion. Brief graphics of abortion included.

PN-106 Ultrasound - Window To The Womb (Edition 1) © 1990, 28 minutes
Shari Richard, an Ultrasonographer, presents prenatal development through the use of ultrasonography. Viewers learn prenatal development from fertilization to birth through prenatal photos and ultrasonic images.

Crisis Pregnancy

CP-110 Your Crisis Pregnancy © 1988, 26 minutes
Sensitively presents the story of prenatal life; summarizes abortion, and exposes the emotional back-lash of post-abortion syndrome. Actual testimonies of women who have faced the crisis of unplanned pregnancy show the many avenues of practical help now available.

CP-118 The Right Choice © 1993,18 minutes
The story of one teen's journey from the despair of the abortion clinic to the hope for new life. The unexpected voice that guides her journey is that of her unborn child.

CP-119 Choose Life © 1994, 39 minutes
Venessa Mitchell is 16, pregnant, and afraid to tell her parents. Her boyfriend, Marcus is pressuring her to have an abortion. Portrays the real life predicament many pregnant teens face. Hard hitting facts about the developing child expose the lies often presented by the abortion industry.

CP-120 The Choice © 1992, 28 minutes
Five stories of courage which focus on a gang member given a second chance to right a wrong; a cerebral palsy victim frustrated by his disability; a young man tempted by easy money from drug dealing; a young woman unmarried and pregnant; and a Jewish teenage girl, 2,000 years ago, who makes an extraordinary choice.

Abortion Issues

A-101 A Matter of Choice © 1982, 28 Minutes
Journalist Ann Summers makes a personal odyssey into life and death. Film presents the dilemma of unplanned pregnancy, alternatives to abortion, and the choice of giving birth. Actual abortions plus an actual live birth. A pro-life classic.

A-101S A Matter of Choice - Spanish Version

A-102 Abortion Methods and Risks 17 minutes
Medically accurate and tastefully presented information on the most common abortion methods. Includes 3-D computer generated images of suction and D & E abortions.

A-103 Pro-Life Doctors Speak Out © 1984
A discussion of the basic medical arguments against abortion, featuring John Willke, M.D., Bernard Nathanson, M.D. and former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. Includes authoritative statements on when life begins, viability, abortion techniques, and the complications to women.

A-104 Meet the Abortion Providers © 1989, 58 Minutes
Former abortion providers tell their stories about why they became involved in the abortion business and why they eventually left. The truth of abortion is brought to light by those who were responsible for the death of thousands of unborn children. Listen to these former abortion assistants, clinic owners, and doctors.

A-105 Why Can't We Love Them Both 64 minutes
Internationally known experts Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Willke offer a brilliant way to counter the pro-choice rhetoric with compassion and truth.

A-106 The Silent Scream © 1984, 28 Minutes
The best known and most convincing pro-life video ever released. An ultrasound scan reveals the actual response of an unborn child to being aborted. Narration by Bernard Nathanson, M.D.

A-115 Abortion : Questions and Answers © 1989
Tape 1 (60 minutes)
Fetal development, opinion polls, choice, illegal abortions, help for the woman.
Fetal handicap, unwanted pregnancy and child abuse, rape, population, impose morality, euthanasia, abortion.
Tape 2 ( 30 minutes)
Condensed version of Tape 1

A-118 Abortion Issues © 1991, 29 minutes
Molly Kelly reveals the often hidden facts about abortion including; abortions statistics and teens, the abortion business and those who profit from it, legal rights and responsibilities, and possible medical complications and side effects.

A-120 Christie's Choice © 1996, 28 minutes
A true story about Christie Stile who at eighteen years old was left in a permanent vegetative state immediately following a "safe and legal" abortion. This highly emotional video narrated by Christie's mother, goes behind the scenes of America's abortion clinics.

A-121 The Curtain Of Silence © late 1990's, 20 minutes
Partial birth abortion and the media's failure to report the horrid truth.

A-122 The Procedure © 1996, 30 minutes
In-depth education on partial birth abortion. A documentary on the abortion debate. Reveals facts behind the partial birth abortion rhetoric and systematically strips away major arguments supporting President Clinton's first veto of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Coop is featured.

Post Abortion Issues

PA-113 Bridging the Tears © 1996, 20 minutes
Outlines the reality of post-abortion trauma. Discusses pregnancy, abortion, reconciliation and healing.

PA-114 Beyond Regret © 2002, 35 minutes
Testimonies of male and female post abortion sufferers who have moved through the various stages of grief and are now "beyond regret".

Biotechnology/Medical Issues Films

B-101 The Dilemma of High-Tech Babies © 1997, 35 minutes
Modern advances in technology have made it possible to procreate apart from the marriage act by means of artificial insemination, surrogate motherhood and "in vitro" fertilization. The Vatican has issued an instruction on bio-ethics dealing with these same topics. Join Cardinal Law, Fr. Lorenzo Albacete (professor of marriage and family study), Leslie Collins (RN specializing in obstetrics and gynecology) and Mary Richardson (news anchor) in a frank and open discussion of these complex and controversial issues.

B-107 The Abortion Pill: RU-486 ©1997, 56 minutes
Comprehensive report on RU-486. Includes testimonies of scientists, doctors, and women who have used the drug.

B-108 Our Times: Genetic Engineering © 1990, 28 minutes
Takes a careful look at the issues faced by people at genetic risk. What can and should be done by individuals and institutions who are developing applications for genetic science? Discussion outlines provided for adult and young adult study.

B-109 Science And Morality 28 minutes (Adults)
This timely discussion deals with such topics as the moral responsibilities involved in genetic engineering, genetic screening and in-vitro fertilization.

B-111 Fetal Trafficking © 2000, 15 minutes
In-depth investigation into the horrible reality of fetal trafficking as presented on 20/20.

B-112 Embryonic Stem Cell Research © 1999, 50 minutes
Lecture given by Fr. Kevin McMahon at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in October of 1999. Outlines the scientific and moral/ethical underpinnings of embryonic stem cell research.

Elderly/Euthanasia

E-101 Advanced Directive for Healthcare © 1997
Fr. Kevin McMahon, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Cardinal Krol Chair of Moral Theology, offers thorough, systematic treatment of the issues involved in advanced directive for healthcare. Recommended for private use rather than group or classroom due to the length and quality of the recording.

E-102 Our Times: Aging & Health Care © 1990, 25 minutes
Probes questions of ethics and practicality in an area of increasing concern. Opinions vary about how the health needs of this segment of the population should be handled. Presents several viewpoints on this controversial and increasingly pressing issue.

E-103 Euthanasia: False Light © 1995, 12 minutes
Winner of two prestigious Telly Awards. Points out the dangers of assisted suicide, with testimonies from terminally ill patients. Urges quality care and effective pain treatment rather than euthanasia.

E-108 Final Blessing/The Catholic Communications Campaign © 1997, 52 minutes
Examines the spiritual dimensions in the lives of the terminally ill. Rather than turn away from the unavoidable sadness in these stories, viewers will be left inspired, uplifted and even consoled by the patients end of life discoveries for the potential of peace and healing.

E-109 The Right to Kill 55 minutes
Mercy Killing and Euthanasia are the next holocaust being pushed on America. Exposing the Hemlock Society’s death plans.

Capital Punishment Films

DP-100 Beyond the News: Murder Up Close © 1995, 35 minutes

In this hard-hitting study of murder and its aftermath, you'll go beyond the headlines to ponder whether the death penalty is ever right, does it deter crime, and how the hearts of some persons have changed from stone to love.

DP-101 Our Faith, Our Case Against the Death Penalty © 2002, 10 minutes
Produced by the Diocese of Beaumont, Texas. Features Sr. Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking. This video, and its accompanying study guide, is useful to introduce and stimulate discussion about the morality of capital punishment and how it's applied.

DP-102 Talking About The Death Penalty © 1999, 10 minutes
Brief but thorough discussion of the death penalty and Catholic teachings as outlined in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Produced by the Indiana Catholic Conference.

DP-103 Mercy and Justice: The Morality of the Death Penalty © 1999, 18 minutes
Produced by the Diocese of Brooklyn. Discusses the pro-life teachings of Pope John Paul II with footage of him in St. Louis in 1999. Features three anti-death penalty parents whose children were murdered.

Social Justice and Political Responsibility Films

H-101 The Homeless © 1990, 23 minutes
Seeks to educate about the reality of homelessness and those afflicted by the plight. Highlights successful outreach efforts at several locations in the U.S. and outlines the steps that need to be taken at the individual, community, state and federal levels.

T-99 Hope for a Renewed Earth 59 minutes
This CTNA video introduces environmental justice issues, outlines the Church's response to environmental crises, and highlights the key elements of the U.S. Bishops' efforts regarding the environment.

T-100 Political Responsibility © 1996, 17 minutes
Initially issued for use in the 1996 election, this video is based on the U.S. Bishop's Statement "Political Responsibility: Proclaiming the Gospel of Life, Protecting the Least Among Us, and Pursuing the Common Good." Ideal for both individual and parish use.

T-106 Catholic Social Teaching: The Life And Dignity, Rights And Responsibilities Of The Human Person Part 2 ©1991, 60 minutes

Produced by the Catholic Telecommunications Network of America (CTNA), this discussion format video applies Catholic Social Justice tenets to the abortion issue.