For viewing during classes periods, the video can be viewed in four sections. Some discussion points/questions are recommended below:

Part I - “ 30 minutes up to and including Fr. Rutilio Grande's murder

- Opposition political candidate in the very beginning spoke of problematic events of the century beginning with "La matanza" in 1932. May be important to note that 30,000 were murdered in a peasant uprising and invite students to research the event.

- What are the important issues named in this first section of the movie? (land reform, wages, human rights abuses).

- Why and how are Church leaders associated with the struggle of the poor (Some church leaders work with the poor, see their struggle, encourage their struggle for more just lives. Liberation theology encourages Christians to hear the gospel message of love and liberation as God's desire for God's people)

Part II - 30 minutes from when Romero faces the death of Fr. Grande, the boy and the old man to Romero's discussion with advisors, including the military chaplain who threatens to inform Rome of Romero's recent decisions

- Name the ways in which Romero is showing leadership (Funeral as one Mass in cathedral to tell others that this murder cannot continue; Demanding to know if the lieutenant had instructions to torture Fr. Osuna; calling president-elect a liar)

Part III - 30 minutes from the confrontation between the military and Romero at the Church in Aguilares to the Romero weeping at the sight of Fr. Osuna's body outside the jail

- Romero says that "economic injustice is the root cause of all problems." How is Lucia's death, for example, rooted in economic injustice? How does Romero take a stand against economic injustice?

- Explain how the Central American Free Trade Agreement is considered another economic injustice at issue today. Provide handouts from web sites listed above (#1) and challenge students to read more about CAFTA. Review topic at next meeting.

Part IV - less than 30 minutes to the end

- Romero accuses one of his priests of waging class warfare -- do you agree with his accusation?

- Ricardo, the lieutenant, addresses the stuggle of Salvadorans to have what the North Americans have, to live as they do. Is this the Salvadoran struggle? For what sector of the Salvadoran society? How is this an example of class warfare? What do we in North America have that others want so desperately?

- Note that Romero says that the mission of the Church is "to identify with the poor … and then to join with them in the struggle for justice." The struggle of the poor is a very different struggle.

- How does the struggle for peace and freedom, for justice and dignity continue today?

- Who are the Romero's of our day? In what ways do you/can you follow the example of Archbishop Oscar Romero?