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Saturday, 24th March 2012 at 10h00
Public Lecture on: "VATICAN: What lessons for going forward?"
Speaker: Prof Jan Jans of Tilburg University of the Netherlands
Prof. Jan Jans, STD, studied moral theology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) and is currently associate professor of ethics at Tilburg School of Humanities (the Netherlands).
Since 2001, he has been visiting professor at St. Augustine College of South Africa.
Venue: Pauline Conference Centre
142, Eleventh Ave, Cnr Queen Street - Kensington
Parking available
Donation: R30.00
Refreshments will be served
Saturday 22 October 2011 at 10h00
Talk on: “Oscar Romero, Bishop and Martyr - Guiding Light for the 21st Century”
Venue: Pauline Cultural Centre - 142 Eleventh Avenue (Cnr Queen Street)
Speaker :Julian Filochowski
Julian FilochowskiJulian Filochowski is Strategic Development Adviser at Jesuit Missions in London; a Director of the Tablet magazine; Denis Hurley Association trustee; and Chair of the Romero Trust.
After studying Economics at Cambridge Julian became a Volunteer in Central America before joining the Catholic Institute for International Relations (CIIR). This involved campaigning on Latin American human rights issues, working closely with Brazil’s Archbishop Helder Camara and Oscar Romero in El Salvador. There followed 21 years as CEO of CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development).
During a ‘sabbatical’ year studying the writings of Archbishop Romero, Julian was awarded an honorary doctorate in Human Rights by the Jesuit University in San Salvador.
Media Literacy in a Digital Era
The Pauline Cultural Centre has organised for the month of October, 2011, Lectures and Workshops on Media Literacy. They are a response to the Message of Pope Benedict XVI for the World communications Day 2011: “Truth, proclamation and Authenticity of Life in the Digital Era”
Programme
● Wednesday 5 October 2011
Morning lecture to the priests of Johannesburg
Topic: The Theology and Spirituality of Communication
Venue: Benoni Centre
Evening Public Lecture
Topic: The Theology and Spirituality of Communication
Venue: St. Augustine College of South Africa
53 Ley Road, Victory Park, Johannesburg
● Thursday 6 October 2011
Evening Lecture open to all
Topic: Influence of Digital Culture on Faith Formation
Venue: St. Charles Parish – 35 Road No 3, Victory Park
● Saturday 8 October 2011
Topic: Joy & Hope in films
During the One-day Workshop organised by the Jesuit Institute.
Venue: Sacred Heart College – 15 Eckstein St. – Observatory, Johannesburg
● Saturday 9 October 2011
One-day workshop for parish Youth Group Animators and Leaders
Topic: Youth Ministry in a Digital Era
Venue: Pauline Cultural Centre – 142 Eleventh Avenue (Cnr Queen Street) -
Kensington
Time: 9.00am to 16.30
● Saturday 13 October 2011
Talks at St. Benedict ‘s College – Bedfordview - Johannesburg
Morning: Popular Culture, Music and Advertising - for Grade 10 group
Afternoon: Influence of Digital Culture on Faith Formation - for Teachers
● Tuesday 18 October 2011
Workshop for Johannesburg Teachers
Topics: Theology and Spirituality of Communication
Influence of Digital Culture on faith Formation
Venue: Pauline Cultural Centre - 142 Eleventh Avenue (Cnr Queen Street)
Kensington
Time: 8.30am to 4.00pm
● Wednesday 19 October 2011
Workshop for Pretoria Teachers
Topics: Theology and Spirituality of Communication
Influence of Digital Culture on faith Formation
Venue: Pauline Cultural Centre - 142 Eleventh Avenue (Cnr Queen Street)
Kensington
Time: 8.30am to 4.00pm
The speaker: Sr. Rose Pacatte, Daughters of St. Paul
Sr. Rose Pacatte, MEd in Media Studies, is the Director of the Pauline Centre for Media Studies (PCMS) in Culver City, CA. USA. She is a noted national and international media literacy specialist and is an award-winning the film/TV columnist for St. Anthony Messenger (since 2003) and the National Catholic Reporter (since 2009) and contributes to periodicals and journals on media literacy education, spirituality, theology, and catechesis. Sr. Rose is on the boards of the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals, Journal for Media Literacy, Catholics in Media and is a co-director of the National Film Retreat. She has served on the Catholic and ecumenical juries of the Venice, Berlin, and Locarno, and Newport Beach film festivals.
Sr. Rose directs the Media Literacy Certificate Program at the PCMS and facilitates online courses on the Church and communications and media, faith and values for the University of Dayton. She is the co-author of the award-winning Lights, Camera, Faith series with Peter Malone, MSH, and with Sr. Gretchen Hailer, RSHM, is the co-author of Media Mindfulness: Educating Teens about Faith and Media (St. Mary’s Press, 2007).
Their book: Our Media World: Teaching Kids K-8 about Faith and Media was released in January 2010 and was awarded the Educommunication Award from the International union of the Catholic Press and received an award from the US and Canada Catholic Press Association in 2011.
Rose also does video and print essays on current films for www.AmericanCatholic.org and her weekly radio commentary “On Faith and Media” can be heard on the American Catholic Radio show at www.FranciscanMedia.org
Visit her Blog: http://sisterrose.wordpress.com
