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Friday, October 26, 2007

WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!



Wilson is studying in Canada. He is one of the active members of Moreau Studio who is wholeheartedly working for the growth of Moreau Studio even when he was in Panisagar. The Halam people are very happy with him for the love and care he has shown for them and they remember him well. Moreau studio wish him all the best for his study and also good health.

All the best

Director

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

JUST TO SAY "THANK YOU"


Moreau studio take this opportunity to express a sincere thanks to all those who visited this blogspot.

Monday, October 22, 2007

Let's celebrate in the name of Moreau


2007 is the year of Rejoicing and Spiritual Renewal for the Congregation of Holy Cross. There have been celebrations after celebrations everywhere at the Beatification of Basil Anthony Moreau. Quite many people got the chance to witness this great event and the others celebrate this occasion at the regional level or in our own places as meaningful as possible.


I am sure that these celebrations are meant to share our joy for the recognition of our founder as a saint and ofcourse to make known this simple person called Basil Moreau to those who have not known him. I am hopeful that this celebration will help us feel more proud of our Congregation and its founder.


In India, there are series of celebrations coming up one after the others. The northeast province of Tripura just concluded their celebrations while the southern province combine with the brothers are just getting ready for their celebrations. And ofcourse the meghalaya region and mizoram of the northeast province are waiting for their turn in a queue.


What about the rest of our vast country, where many priests and religious have not even heard about Holy Cross Congregation, without mentioning the founder. Are we trying to reemphasis ourselves, our presence to these regions where people already known about Holy Cross?






Friday, October 19, 2007

Golden Jubilee celebration of Fr. Mathew, CSC

Farewel to Fr. Mathew


We bid farewel to you, dear Fr. Mathew,
We say thank you for all your love and care.
We love you, you care for you
We will always remember you
Good bye.......

The Innocent smiling face of Fr. Mathew


This picture is taken during the Golden Jubilee celebration of
Fr. Mathew's as religious of Holy Cross, in the month of January 2007.
Fr. Mathew will be remembered for his innocent smiling and loving care
for each one of us.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Golden Jubilee of Fr. Mathew

This section is dedicated to Fr. Mathew Vedakkedom, csc

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Fr. Mathew Vadakkedam, csc


Good bye Fr. Mathew,
May you be welcomed by the angles of God
In the heavenly abode
May the Good Lord,
Reward you for all the services you rendered and all your hardworks;
which you have done to your best capacity.
May you be our intercessor for us to continue your footsteps, and fulfil your uncomplete mission
Fr. Mathew, you have run the race, you have won the race.
Good bye

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Beatification Ceremony of Fr. Basil Moreau


This is the Church where beatification ceremony took place in Lema, France
on the September 15, 2007

Children and the Media


"Children and the Media: a Challenge for Education"
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
1. The theme of the Forty-first World Communications Day, “Children and the Media: A Challenge for Education”, invites us to reflect on two related topics of immense importance. The formation of children is one. The other, perhaps less obvious but no less important, is the formation of the media.
The complex challenges facing education today are often linked to the pervasive influence of the media in our world. As an aspect of the phenomenon of globalization, and facilitated by the rapid development of technology, the media profoundly shape the cultural environment (cf. Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Letter The Rapid Development, 3). Indeed, some claim that the formative influence of the media rivals that of the school, the Church, and maybe even the home. “Reality, for many, is what the media recognize as real" (Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Aetatis Novae, 4).
2. The relationship of children, media, and education can be considered from two perspectives: the formation of children by the media; and the formation of children to respond appropriately to the media. A kind of reciprocity emerges which points to the responsibilities of the media as an industry and to the need for active and critical participation of readers, viewers and listeners. Within this framework, training in the proper use of the media is essential for the cultural, moral and spiritual development of children.
How is this common good to be protected and promoted? Educating children to be discriminating in their use of the media is a responsibility of parents, Church, and school. The role of parents is of primary importance. They have a right and duty to ensure the prudent use of the media by training the conscience of their children to express sound and objective judgments which will then guide them in choosing or rejecting programmes available (cf. Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio, 76). In doing so, parents should have the encouragement and assistance of schools and parishes in ensuring that this difficult, though satisfying, aspect of parenting is supported by the wider community.
Media education should be positive. Children exposed to what is aesthetically and morally excellent are helped to develop appreciation, prudence and the skills of discernment. Here it is important to recognize the fundamental value of parents’ example and the benefits of introducing young people to children's classics in literature, to the fine arts and to uplifting music. While popular literature will always have its place in culture, the temptation to sensationalize should not be passively accepted in places of learning. Beauty, a kind of mirror of the divine, inspires and vivifies young hearts and minds, while ugliness and coarseness have a depressing impact on attitudes and behaviour.
Like education in general, media education requires formation in the exercise of freedom. This is a demanding task. So often freedom is presented as a relentless search for pleasure or new experiences. Yet this is a condemnation not a liberation! True freedom could never condemn the individual – especially a child – to an insatiable quest for novelty. In the light of truth, authentic freedom is experienced as a definitive response to God’s ‘yes’ to humanity, calling us to choose, not indiscriminately but deliberately, all that is good, true and beautiful. Parents, then, as the guardians of that freedom, while gradually giving their children greater freedom, introduce them to the profound joy of life (cf. Address to the Fifth World Meeting of Families, Valencia, 8 July 2006).
3. This heartfelt wish of parents and teachers to educate children in the ways of beauty, truth and goodness can be supported by the media industry only to the extent that it promotes fundamental human dignity, the true value of marriage and family life, and the positive achievements and goals of humanity. Thus, the need for the media to be committed to effective formation and ethical standards is viewed with particular interest and even urgency not only by parents and teachers but by all who have a sense of civic responsibility.
While affirming the belief that many people involved in social communications want to do what is right (cf. Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Ethics in Communications, 4), we must also recognize that those who work in this field confront "special psychological pressures and ethical dilemmas" (Aetatis Novae, 19) which at times see commercial competitiveness compelling communicators to lower standards. Any trend to produce programmes and products - including animated films and video games - which in the name of entertainment exalt violence and portray anti-social behaviour or the trivialization of human sexuality is a perversion, all the more repulsive when these programmes are directed at children and adolescents. How could one explain this ‘entertainment’ to the countless innocent young people who actually suffer violence, exploitation and abuse? In this regard, all would do well to reflect on the contrast between Christ who “put his arms around [the children] laid his hands on them and gave them his blessing” (Mk 10:16) and the one who “leads astray … these little ones” for whom "it would be better … if a millstone were hung round his neck" (Lk 17:2). Again I appeal to the leaders of the media industry to educate and encourage producers to safeguard the common good, to uphold the truth, to protect individual human dignity and promote respect for the needs of the family.
4. The Church herself, in the light of the message of salvation entrusted to her, is also a teacher of humanity and welcomes the opportunity to offer assistance to parents, educators, communicators, and young people. Her own parish and school programmes should be in the forefront of media education today. Above all, the Church desires to share a vision of human dignity that is central to all worthy human communication. "Seeing with the eyes of Christ, I can give to others much more than their outward necessities; I can give them the look of love which they crave" (Deus Caritas Est, 18).