Circle of the Spirit VHS 60 min.
Viewers experience the traditional native dances performed amid the silhouette of powwow fires.
Tribal members tell of the coming of the Jesuit 'blackrobes' in 1837 and the tensions that have existed between acceptance of Christian beliefs and their traditional tribal spirituality. The perspective of the Church and how it relates to Native Americans today is seen through the eyes of Archbishops Raymond Hunthausen and Thomas Murphy of Seattle. The remarks of Bishop Charles Chaput of Rapid City, one of two Native American Catholic bishops in the U.S., enables viewers to appreciate both the religious and cultural differences inherent in being both Native American and Catholic. VHS Six lectures 1991 Katherine Tillman explores the life of Cardinal John Henry Newman and his rich, compeling thought on problems of faith, reason, conscience, authority and the central role of the lay Catholic. A Documentary VHS 78 min.