FILM AND FAITH

Before the year was over, our staff members of the Dilaab Foundation Inc. were able to do a physical clean up of our office. The accumulation of seven years became obvious when we collected several piles of papers. More space is now available. The psychological benefits are also immeasurable: a sense of ending one cycle and starting a new one.

Fr. Peter Malone, MSC an internationall-recognized film juror, started a two-day seminar on film and faith. The event was a collaborative effort between the Communication Foundation for Asia (CFA) and Dilaab.

Fr. Malone is an International Consultant to the CBCP Committee for Film. He was President of the International Organization for the Cinema (OCIC) and of the SIGNIS (World Catholic Association for Communication) until 2005. He has written 25 books on film, including "Movie Christs and Anti-Christs," "The Film" and Films and Values." He is co-author of "Lights, Camera...Faith!" a 3-volume movie lectionary.

Film and Faith aims at enriching pastoral work through a better understanding and appreciation of the use of film. Film has become a major disseminator of culture in our time and we need to equip our people with the categories and tools to be critical about the movies they watch.