HOLY CROSS MEDIA MINISTRY: Important dates in the life of Fr. Moreau

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Important dates in the life of Fr. Moreau

Important dates in the life of Fr. Moreau
1799 Born February 11, 1799 in Laigné-en-Belin, a little village near Le Mans, France, the 9th of 14 children; his father was a wine merchant.
1814 Entered the diocesan seminary.
1821 Ordained a priest at age 22.
1835 Taught and served as assistant superior in Le Mans; named leader of the Brothers of St. Joseph founded by Fr. Jacques Dujarié. Founded the society of Auxiliary Priests.
1837 United the brothers and priests into the Association of Holy Cross.
1840 Professed vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.
1844 Received the vows of Leocadie Gascoin and three Marianites.
1857 Received papal approval of the constitutions for the Association, which became the Congregation of Holy Cross.
1866 Resigned as superior general, but continued an active preaching and retreat ministry.
1872 Celebrated his Golden Jubilee.
1873 Died on January 20 at age 73.
1955 The cause for his beatification was introduced in Rome.
2003 Proclaimed Venerable.
2007 Beatified in Le Mans

ABOUT SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS

The Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross is an international community of women religious located at Saint Mary’s in Notre Dame, Ind. Founded in 1841 in Le Mans, France, the congregation numbers approximately 500 members worldwide and has sisters ministering in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ghana, India, Mexico, Peru, Uganda and the United States. Their ministries focus on providing education and healthcare services, eradicating material poverty, ending gender discrimination, and promoting just, mutual relationships among people, countries and the entire earth community.
Contact: http://www.cscsisters.org/

CONGREGATION OF HOLY CROSS

About the Congregations of Holy Cross, The Holy Cross sisters, brothers and priests were founded by Father Basil Anthony Moreau, CSC, who was beatified in Le Mans, France, in 2007. Since their beginnings, the four Holy Cross congregations have grown and spread throughout the world. Their members serve in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America to further the educational and pastoral vision of Father Moreau.
For more information, please visit the following Web sites www.marianites.org (Marianites of Holy Cross); www.holycrosscongregation.org (Congregation of Holy Cross); www.sistersofholycross.org (Sisters of Holy Cross); and www.cscsisters.org (Sisters of the Holy Cross).

Peace Rally

Peace is the need of the hour. The state of Tripura has been torn apart by violence for the last three decades. The impact of this unsecure and violence has resulted in the slow progress and developement of the state. One time, the state of tripura was one of the most backward states in India and in the northeast.

Therefore we need peace in change the status of Tripura and move forwared to developemt. Violence due to Militancy is only aspect, we need to grow in different aspects of our lives in order to make a leap in development.. The end of militancy does not mean that we have peace in our state...

So, we still need to promote and propagate peace.... without peace we cannot progress...

UNIFORM ACCOUNTING SYSTEM FOR NORTHEAST

The second Session on Quicken 2002 training was successfully conducted for the confrerers of Holy Cross in Meghalaya region on October 8, 2009. The training was organised for the region of Meghalaya. Thanks to Fr. Clement Amo who accomodated the training programe at Good Shepherd Higher Secondary School, Jongksha. There were 12 participants including the fathers, brother, sisters and office staff.

The training session was mixture of inputs and practical. The computer lab of the school was made available for this. The resource person Fr. John PKC, csc, Director of Holy Cross Media Ministry, Northeast India expressed gratitude to the confrerers who took seriously about this project and made it by participating in it.

Superior General appeal

In a letter dated March 22, publicly released this week, the superior general of the Congregation of Holy Cross, the founding order of the university, wrote to Obama with a pro-life appeal.
Father Hugh Cleary told the president, "I have been deluged with angry e-mails regarding Notre Dame's decision to invite you to campus for the honors you are to receive."
He noted his inability to influence these decisions, given the legal alienation of the congregation from the university, and the primary role of the boards of fellows and trustees.
However, in his role as superior of the school's president, the priest asked the president "to rethink, through prayerful wrestling with your own conscience, your stated positions on the vital 'life issues' of our day, particularly in regard to abortion, embryonic forms of stem cell research and your position on the Freedom of Choice Act before Congress."
"It is clear," he noted, "that your positions on some of the fundamental 'life issues' of our nation can neither be supported by the mission and ministry of the Congregation of Holy Cross, the University of Notre Dame nor the faithful Catholic community."
Father Cleary stated: "Mr. President, may I be so audacious as to suggest that you have made a mistake in your position supporting abortion rights as the law of the land.
"May I suggest, with all humility for I am far from perfect, that you give your conscience a fresh opportunity to be formed anew in a holy awe and reverence before human life in every form at every stage -- from conception to natural death. For we are all the Children of God."
He appealed to Obama to take the Catholic views and principles seriously, and to "stand up for the truth of life, walk through that door and take us, as a nation, with you."

ASHA PRESS

Today, Rev. Fr. Roy Thalackan, CSC the provincial Superior of the Fathers of Holy Cross, Norteast province laid the foundation stone for the newly constructed building of ASHA PRESS, here ASHA campus in the presence of Fr. C. Abraham, Director of ASHA and Fr. John PKC, Director of Holy Cross Media Ministry with the computer students.

ASHA - Holy Cross Press, will start functioning from the month of May 2009. It will try to supply the requirements of all the Holy Cross Schools in Tripura and besides these, it will be use for publishing books and periodicals which will be beneficial to the people.

HOLY CROSS SCHOOL AGARTALA GETS A NEW BUILDING

“Moreau Block” – the extension building of Holy Cross School, Agartala, constructed through the generous contribution of Holy Cross world-wide through the Solidarity Fund and the additional contribution from the Province of Northeast was Blessed and dedicated on February 17th, 2009. His Excellency Shri. D.N. Sahaya the Governor of the State of Tripura Inaugurated the building while Very Rev. Fr. Hugh Cleary, CSC the Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross blessed the School building. The Governor appreciated much the quality education provided by Holy Cross in Agartala and in the interior villages of the State. He hoped that the plans of Holy Cross for Higher education program in Agartala will be materialized soon. Father General spoke about the philosophy of Holy Cross Education and invited the students to make use of the new facilities for their growth using all their energy for the creation of a better world of love. The students of the School performed an exhilarating cultural extravaganza during the occasion. The extension block named as “Moreau Block” consists of 20 classrooms and an Examination Hall with washrooms attached to every floor.

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