StoryTelling America

Oral Histories or Documentaries may utilize personal, and at times, powerful stories from the experiences of people's lives.  Whether it's the traumatic accounts of such things as wars or economic struggles or simply people's common life stories of schools, communities or events defined by location, activities or shared emotions - oral histories provide insightful perspectives to times, places and events.

This project, call "The Story", was developed by the diocese of Sioux Falls Education Formation department to promote and teach the Catholic faith to people across the diocese and, possibly, beyond.

The Story features people with interesting "connecting" stories. These personal accounts are expressed with spiritual energy and emotion derived from their experiences to not only give the viewer a new perspective, but provide an opportunity for them to be motivated to want to learn more.

The Story, is a part of a multi-media, multi-disk package designed to be an effective tool in evangelization, adult faith formation and cathechetical training.

The Story was produced to give the Church's teachings context in an understandable way that is related to daily living.

Here excerpted segments from The Story.