In the beginning...let there be BLOG!

More than two thousand years ago, Jesus commanded his disciples to “go to all the nations and proclaim the good news”. With meager resources at their disposal but with strong faith and trust in God’s providence and protection, they left everything and off they went as far as their feet could go. St. Thomas reached India. St. James travelled to Spain. St. Peter journeyed to Rome. They travelled not without difficulty but their perseverance paid off. With their witnessing, people came to know who Jesus was. Many were converted and believed.

The disciples accomplished a lot but the mission continues. Jesus’ command stays the same, “to go to all the nations and proclaim the good news”. With the same mission and the same message, modern day disciples are called to go out into the world again. They are to proclaim the good news not only through the pulpit. They are to go out not only by air, land and sea but also by the new media of mass communication.

The Church recognizes the importance and usefulness of these new media of communication. The late Pope Paul VI in his Decree on the Media of Social Communication affirms the “inherent right of the Church to have at its disposal and to employ any of these media insofar as they are necessary or useful for the instruction of Christians and all its efforts for the welfare of souls”. In this technologically advanced society, to proclaim the Gospel and to bring Christ in the public square, the Church needs the help of the media of mass communications.

This blog was born as a humble response to Christ’s commands, a meager contribution to the Church’s call to new evangelization and a modest attempt to bring the Church up close.

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