Year of Faith Declared by Pope Benedict XVI

This coming 11 October 2012 to 24 November 2013 is declared as the YEAR OF FAITH  by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. The previous year, it was declared as the Year of the Mission.

What is a Year of Faith?

The upcoming Year of Faith is a “summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the One Savior of the world” (Porta Fidei 6). In other words, the Year of Faith is an opportunity for Catholics to experience a conversion – to turn back to Jesus and enter into a deeper relationship with him. The “door of faith” is opened at one’s baptism, but during this year Catholics are called to open it again, walk through it and rediscover and renew their relationship with Christ and his Church.

With his Apostolic Letter of October 11, 2011,Porta Fidei, Pope Benedict XVI declared that a "Year of Faith" will begin on October 11, 2012 and conclude on November 24, 2013. October 11, 2012, the first day of the Year of Faith, is the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) and also the twentieth anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. 

During the Year of Faith, Catholics are asked to study and reflect on the documents of Vatican II and the catechism so that they may deepen their knowledge of the faith.

Cross Roads: How To Plan For An Amazing Life

How to plan for an AMAZING LIFE?

Makati District Youth Ministry invites you once again in for the Monthly Formation dubbed as "CROSSROADS : How to plan for an AMAZING LIFE!" this coming July 28, 2012 (4PM-8PM) to be held at Don Bosco Parish - Makati.

Come with your friends and let us all have a great afternoon again. Hope to see you there!

The 1st Catholic Social Media Summit

Times are indeed changing and the church and the the ministers are using the social media networks and other technologies in evangelization and  ‎education.  And 2012 has been declared the Year of the Mission.

And today we have now the 1st Catholic Soaical Media Summit with the theme: "Ministering Grace to this Generation"

Now happening this July 14-15, 2012 at the Renaissance Convention Center, River Banks Center Marikina City, Philippines

Registration Fee: 1,000.00

For more information email them at  ypopportunities@gmail.com

Also contact them at 09164831443 / 09321469436 / 09228426820

Telefax: (02) 709-64-86

This event is brought together by the Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines, CBCP Commission on Mission, Youth Pinoy, Plus Big and the Catholic Media Network.

Vatican confirms dates of WYD 2013 in Brazil

The Vatican has confirmed the dates for the upcoming World Youth Day on 2013 at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

According to the organizers, the announcement was made in Rome during the meeting of the Pontifical Council for the Laity and members of the local organizing committee from Rio last December.

Rio will host the World Youth Day 2013 from July 23rd to 28th.

Organizers furthered that besides the dates, the official logo for the World Youth Day Rio 2013 was also selected during the meetings from a group of proposals drawn from an international contest and will be launched soon.

Representing the committee were Rio Archbishop Orani João Tempesta who is also president of the local organizing committee, Bishops Antonio Augusto Dias Duarte and Paulo Cezar Costa with Monsignor Joel Portella Amado, the general coordinator of WYD 2013, Fr. Marcio Queiroz, communications director, Fr. Renato Marins, director of the main events and Fr. Marcos William Bernardo, director of cultural events. (Jandel Posion)

source CBCP news

NEW YEAR MESSAGE OF OUR ARCHBISHOP LUIS ANTONIO TAGLE

Our greetings of a Happy and Blessed New Year come as a message of hope in the midst of the ruins surrounding us. We express once more our communion with people whose lives were reduced to rubble by typhoon Sendong and human irresponsibility. But how can we forget the multitudes whose lives are ruined daily by poverty, disease, corruption, lack of employment, inadequate services and abuse of creation? They are very much present in our thoughts and prayer.

Some people might think that mentioning the ruins of life does not belong to a New Year message that purports to center on hope. But in the Bible, hope arises and becomes truer in absurd and difficult situations. Christian hope does not consist in wishes or in the denial of truth but in an unwavering trust in God. God is our hope. God declared to John, “Behold, I make all things new” (Rev. 21:5). If we eliminate God in the promotion of life and the construction of society, we will find ourselves buried in ruins of our making. Pride and false self-sufficiency destroy; they never build a world fit for human beings. We should know by now that God is not an extraneous factor in genuine development. The Psalmist aptly said, “Unless the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build” (Ps. 127:1). A Blessed 2012 will come only if we place our

hope in God.

(signed)

+ Luis Antonio G. Tagle

Archbishop of Manila


And from Katolikong Kabataan we wish you A Blessed New Year 2012!

5th Carmelite Communication Day: “Truth, Proclamation and Authenticity of Life in the Digital Age”

When: August 24, 2011

Time: 1:30PM

Where: Titus Brandsma Center- #26 Acacia St., New Manila, Quezon City

What: The media ministry of the Order of Carmelites in the Philippines, and the Carmelite Center for Socail and Pastoral Communications initiate a day of communication for all the members of Carmelite family and its partners in the mission. This activity aims to strengthen our relationship and ensure a unified pastoral endeavor through relevant and dynamic communication programs. Everyone is invited to attend and participate in the event.

Welcome the Youth of the World!

In Madrid, the WYD has started and the Pope has also arrived, now see the crowd with the youth of the world. I'm wondering where is the Philippines?