| | The
1,500 enriched couples who are members of the Diocesan Commission on Family and
Life in the Diocese of Tagbilaran will gather today at the Metro Centre Hotel,
this city, on the occasion of their 8th Diocesan Congress on Family and Life.
With
the theme "The Family: Transmitter of Faith," the congress will kick-off
with a holy mass at 8:30 in the morning to be officiated by Bishop Juan de Dios
Pueblos, DD, bishop of Butuan.
According
to Sister Pilar Go, MMB, Diocesan Coordinator of the Commission on Family and
Life, and Rev. Fr. Desiderio Magdoza, Diocesan Director of the Commission on Family
and Life, there are three invited speakers for the day-long congress.
| | | Bishop
de Dios Pueblos will be the keynote speaker who will speak about the "Family:
Transmitter of Faith" (parents as primary educators and formators; family:
the basic community of love and faith, and family: sharing in the life and mission
of the church). He will be introduced by Pabs and Margie Magdoza.
Bernard
Cañaberal, professor, Ateneo de Manila University and visiting professor
- East Asian Pastoral Institute (EAP) will talk about "Media: Challenging
Family Faith." He will be introduced by Loy and Shionee Jalad.
Ed
Sorreta, who will be introduced by Nick and Judith Ipong, will talk about "Communication
in Marriage and Infidelities." |
Sr.
Go and Rev. Fr. Magdoza stressed that "the family is the first basic cell
and community of society. The hopes and dreams of the Filipino family for life
in all its fullness in the reign of God is one that never fades. The Filipino
family nurtures a deep sense of the sacred and this brings the family and the
nation to God, the ultimate Being and Creator of Life, and the reason for this
hope."
They
added that God works unceasingly in the Filipino family, in its culture of resiliency
in the face of misery and poverty, stability in the face of unrelenting change
and solidarity when it is threatened with fragmentation.
On
the occasion, Sr. Go will give a welcome address, while Rev. Fr. Magdoza will
deliver the statement of purpose. |
