Vocation video for girls?

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I’m sure most folks here saw the Fishers of Men video that came out a couple of years ago. Anybody know if there’s a comparable video for women’s religious?
 
Women’s monasteries and convents are more apt at producing videos than the men’s sector of the vineyard. Fishers of Men was likely produced because there wasn’t anything out there for men.

Here at Cloister Outreach, we have a stack of videos which are okay for local use, but one would just about have to knock on monastery doors to see if there are any videos available for parish use. What we have came from the Carmels of Port Tobacco, MD (3); Arlington, TX (1); and the Cistercian nuns in Wisconsin (1).

One video of my particular liking was “The Real St. Therese” which was shot on location in Lisieux, France. Two nuns with great veils escorted the cameraman through the monastery. The DVD should be available from Leaflet Missal Company.

The Trappistines of Wrentham, MA, produced a DVD on their way of life. However, I’m not sure if they still do that.

Braverman films produced a video on the closure of the Parkersburg, WVa, Visitation Monastery, called “Breaking Silence.” A lifetime lease of the tape costs about $100.

My 2 cents.

Blessings,
Cloisters
 
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Women’s monasteries and convents are more apt at producing videos than the men’s sector of the vineyard. Fishers of Men was likely produced because there wasn’t anything out there for men.

Here at Cloister Outreach, we have a stack of videos which are okay for local use, but one would just about have to knock on monastery doors to see if there are any videos available for parish use. What we have came from the Carmels of Port Tobacco, MD (3); Arlington, TX (1); and the Cistercian nuns in Wisconsin (1).

One video of my particular liking was “The Real St. Therese” which was shot on location in Lisieux, France. Two nuns with great veils escorted the cameraman through the monastery. The DVD should be available from Leaflet Missal Company.

The Trappistines of Wrentham, MA, produced a DVD on their way of life. However, I’m not sure if they still do that.

Braverman films produced a video on the closure of the Parkersburg, WVa, Visitation Monastery, called “Breaking Silence.” A lifetime lease of the tape costs about $100.

My 2 cents.

Blessings,
Cloisters
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You have one from Arlington, TX!?!?!?! The Carmelites!?!? :eek: 😛 I LOVE Mother Maria!!! If I was called to the cloister, it would SO be with them! I heard they got another novice last year. 👍 Sr. Elizabeth Mary!
 
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I’m sure most folks here saw the Fishers of Men video that came out a couple of years ago. Anybody know if there’s a comparable video for women’s religious?
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I haven’t seen one like Fishers of Men, but If you go to YouTube and type in the search bar “The Cloister and Discernment” you’ll find a 2 part documentary that showed on ABC on 20/20, I think a couple years ago. Diane Sawyer interviews the nuns and there is a few women who you’ll meet that are thinking of joining and you’ll find out at the end if they did or not. I thought the footage was beautiful. If you haven’t seen it, maybe you’ll want to look into it. The video quality is a little blurry but you can still see it. Or you can search for it on another website. They actually have quite a few Nun videos on YouTube that are really nice.

At saltandlighttv.org/prog_special_beloved.htm they just came out with a documentary about the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia called “Beloved” they have a few minute video clip, you’ll have to buy the video on their website if your interested. I’m not called to become an active sister, but the video looks very beautiful.

They have so many women religious videos online. I’ve mostly seen them on sites like YouTube and on blogs.

I hope you find something you enjoy. 🙂

God Bless you!
 
It’s funny you ask this, because for a major college project I have just been working on, I am making an approximately 2-hour vocation DVD for women who are exploring the religious life. I interviewed 7 different religious communities and put together a DVD in which young people can pick a community chapter to watch on the DVD that are each about 15-22 minutes.
It’s definitely nowhere near as professional as “Fishers of Men”, but I did everything I could with the limited equipment and personnel that I had. lol
I am just about to be finished with it. 🙂
Praise God!
 
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