The Religious Education Media Center is a diocesan-wide system providing spiritual nourishment through various audiovisual materials. The center came about because of the dedicated interest in religious formation of all people by Monsignor James K. Lafferty and other members of the Diocesan Office of Education in cooperation with then-Bishop Frank Greteman. The major role of the Media Center is to help teachers and instructors of religious education to build the faith life of people of all ages.
People today live in a technological society.
The vast majority of people have access to television, radios, and movies. It is another role of the Church to try to counter-balance these negative images with support for proper Christian values and beliefs. It is this philosophy that has become the foundation of the Media Center. With proper use of audio-visual materials, people can be brought closer to the kingdom of God. The Religious Education Media Center came into existence in the spring of 1976, although much planning had been done before this time.