You are how the good news gets around - and CCC helps!

New Ulm - Newspaper and television headlines are challenging the media and entertainment industry on the issues of moral values in daily communications. This issue confronts us every time we watch the television, go to the movies, rent a video, listen to the radio, or use the Internet.

The Catholic Communication Campaign,(CCC) to be held in parishes throughout the New Ulm diocese May 20, wants to continue its tradition of providing direction and guidance during this millennium with this year’s national campaign theme, Renewing the Mind of the Media.

On the local level, parish and individual contributions to the Catholic Communication Campaign help support:

• A free Sunday Mass leaflet reaching out to shut-ins who are not able to celebrate Mass in the parish;

• The Prairie Catholic, free to every Catholic household in the New Ulm diocese;

• Media Resource Center, providing print and electronic materials for Directors of Religious Education, Catholic school teachers, catechists, small Christian communities, parish adult education organizations, parish pastoral ministers, parish councils and leaders and families;

• Our Men In Black Website www.OURMIB.ORG promoting vocations to the priesthood for the New Ulm diocese.

A thought provoking, insightful and spiritually challenging 2001 campaign this year entitled, "Choosing Your Moral Compass" has been developed to mark the Communications Campaign. This innovative campaign challenges individuals and families to reflect on how the social communications, particularly the entertainment industry, has influenced our moral choices.

The U.S. Bishops statement on Renewing the Mind of the Media: A Statement on Overcoming Exploitation of Sex and Violence in Communications, provides a framework for the launch of the Catholic Communication Campaign. For a free copy of this document contact Paula Marti, Director of Communications, (507) 359-2966.