Bishops in Taiwan recently acknowledged the importance of communication skills by initiating a training workshop on dealing with the mass media. The three-day workshop entitled “How to Deal with the Media” was conducted by the Jesuit work, Kuangchi Program Service (KPS), in January, at the invitation of Taiwan’s Chinese Regional Bishops Conference.
Fr James B Reuter SJ passed away at the age of 96 in Our Lady of Peace Hospital in Manila on December 31, 2012. Jesuit Communications in the Philippines remembers Fr Reuter, to whom it owes a debt of gratitude for founding the Jesuit Communications Foundation and for championing Jesuit and Church presence in the mass media in the Philippines.
In Memoriam
Jesuit scholastics and brothers from across the Conference gathered in Cambodia at the end of the year to reflect on healing a broken world. Mark Lopez SJ, Chairman of SBC 2012 Core Organising Committee, provides this report of the meeting.
People in Indonesia have been flocking to cinemas across the country to see SOEGIJA, the film based on the life of Monsignor Albertus Magnus Soegijapranata SJ, the first local Catholic bishop in Indonesia. The film is produced by Jesuit work, Studio Audio Visual (SAV) Puskat.
Casa de Produção Audiovisual (CPA) has been awarded the Next Generation Prize for its programme, The Youth Parliament, at Prix Jeunesse International 2012 Munich, Germany.
In a decade, Casa de Produção Audiovisual has built a reputation for producing good film and animation productions that tell stories of the people of Timor-Leste. In recent years, it has begun producing films in conjunction with non-profit organisations and government departments to raise awareness of political and social issues in Timor-Leste.
While he was in Australia in January, Fr General Adolfo Nicolás SJ responded to questions on vital areas for the Society in the country, including refugees, communications and social justice.
Refugees
How can we advance and expand the educational work that is being done to foster peace-building and reconciliation in post-conflict settings?
A short film produced by Jesuit work Casa de Produção Audiovisual (CPA) in Timor Leste will be screened and catalogued by the 2012 Prix Jeunesse International. The biennial festival that promotes excellence in children’s television will be held in Munich from June 1 to 6.
The film, The Youth Parliament, is part of Wisdom of the People, a weekly series CPA produces that is aired on the local television network.
A group of young Jesuits in the United States has launched a new website called The Jesuit Post. The content will range widely, with hopes of covering “Jesus, politics, and pop-culture … the Catholic Church, sports, and Socrates”.
The first set of articles include pieces on Dr Who, the New Translation of the Roman Missal, Tim Tebow, yoga, Paula Deen, and health care reform.
During the penitential season of Lent, Thinking Faith will be reflecting upon the ‘seven deadly sins’ by relating each of them to a film. It begins with a look at the powerful thriller Seven, starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, and examines the history of the seven deadly sins, asking what accounts for their perennial attraction.
Fr Nicholas Austin SJ