On Friday 26 May, the liturgical feast day of the Picpus Martyrs, a second meeting of the 4th Stage took place via zoom, starting at 4.30 pm (Italian time). The theme was "Religious Life and the Media". The moderator was Fernando Cordero sscc.
As reading material, he proposed Pope Francis' message for World Social Communications Day 2023, entitled Learning to communicate with the heart.
After a brief introduction, Fernando posed a practical question based on each brother's experience for reflection in the language group: How do we use our social networks?
After this there was a plenary sharing of each language group, followed by reactions and comments. The dialogue focused on being aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the media.
On the one hand, it facilitates evangelization and the visibility of our pastoral works. On the other, it can diminish the quality of our fraternity.
According to Fernando, "We live in a very fragmented world with lots of screens. We are aware of the need for communication. However, we are aware of the need to look after our centre, to avoid superficiality and dispersion".
12 brothers participated: 5 (Indonesia), 2 (India), 2 (Philippines), 1 (USA) and 2 (Africa).
05/28/2023