05/10/2026
The staff of the Campus Ministry Office Main Campus with three student volunteers from the Recollect Augustinian Youth (RAY), Liturgical Yodelers โ Recoletos (LYRe), and Confraternity of Augustinian Recollect Altar Servers (CARAS) joined the 2nd Catholic Mass Media Congress held last October 3-4, 2026, at the Recoletos Coliseum of the University of San Jose - Recoletos Basak, Campus with the theme, TO WORK AND TO TAKE CARE: Human Dignity at the Heart of AI Innovation in Media Ministry.
The said congress was mostly attended by young people from different parts of the country, mostly from the Visayas, who are engaged in the Social Media Ministry in their parishes and schools. There were also priests, sisters, youth animators, and radio hosts who participated in the Congress. In his keynote address, Most Rev. Rex Andrew Alarcon, DD, shared that as we serve the Church as members of the Social Media Ministry, we are supposed to be stewards of the Digital Garden. He gave us three points on how to become stewards in the Digital Garden: first, to cultivate the Good; second, to care for Truth; and third, to reveal the Beautiful. Further, he said that we need social communicators who are not just technically creative but morally discerning. Our task is not just to capture beautiful subjects but to direct the people to the Beauty of who is our Lord Jesus Christ.
The 2nd CCMMC had three plenary sessions with Mr Howie Severino, Ms Alex Rich and Ms Gretchen Ho as speakers. Their passion for storytelling and advocacy of truth were inspirations for the young people to also be courageous in proclaiming Godโs beauty and truth on the social media platform. The breakout sessions and workshops were also avenues for the participants to learn new skills, interact and be empowered to do their mission as communicators of Hope and Truth.
The Congress culminated with a commitment rite and a Holy Mass, which was presided over by the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cebu, His Excellency Bishop Albert Uy, DD.
May the things we learned from the congress empower us to maximize the use of digital platforms in telling stories of beauty, truth and hope.
