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Sunday, 11 October 2015
Sunday, 4 October 2015
PROGRAM SCHEDULE OF 16th CCPI NATIONAL CONFERENCE, BANGALORE
4th October 2015
Hi Friends,
All of us, the executive members, the local organizers
and the participants, are getting ready
and looking forward to an eventful and enriching experience at the 16th CCPI
National Annual Conference. I cordially welcome all of you friends to the
Conference at Montfort College, Bangalore.
I am forwarding the Program
Schedule of the 3 day Conference I have received from the Montfort Team for
your personal planning.
Currently CCPI association has
178 members and many more will be joining our ranks in the coming days. If all of us pool our efforts together many
more Catholic Psychologists could be brought into our national network and
fellowship. In the past two years 38 new
members joined CCPI. It’s a promising
trend in the growth of the organization. There is 27% increase in membership.
Those of you who have not given
me the photo for ID please bring it
along with you. Your ID will be mailed to you later.
Wishing you all safe journey and
a fruitful learning and fellowship at the conference,
Yours Sincerely,
Dr.Jose Puthenveed
Secretary, CCPI
Thursday, 13 August 2015
Monday, 10 August 2015
16th CCPI CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
16th
CCPI CONFERENCE
Theme:
Trauma Recovery and Growth
Through Counseling and Psychotherapy
Venue: Montfort College (Sampurna Institute of Advanced
Studies) No. 184, Old Madras Road,
Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Dates: October 9, 10 & 11 2015
Dear Members and
Friends of CCPI,
Time
has come for all us to decide formally to join the 16th CCPI
Conference at Bangalore! I am inspired
by the commitment of our senior members to the cause of CCPI and their unfailing patronage to the
Conference. Last Conference at Pala Kerala was a great event with the highest
number of participants. Our life membership is also steadily increasing giving
us greater strength and reminding us of our added responsibility as ministers
of mental health in our Country. I am
hopeful more Catholic Psychologists will join us in the coming years and make
our professional fellowship a great force in the Catholic Church and in the
Indian Society.
I am glad to mail to you the mail attachments of 16th CCPI National
Conference to be held at Montfort
College, Bangalore. Details of the program and the brochure will be mailed to you shortly.
Join the 16th CCPI National Conference to enhance our professional
skills and fellowship. Those of you who have not booked your tickets kindly do
it one of these days. Please note that registration
and accommodation will be open only at 5 PM on 8th of October, 2015.
CCPI ID cards
will be issued to the members who have sent their photos. If you wish to get
your ID please send your photos by mail. To get clarity of photo your scanned
copy should have minimum 300 dpi.
Please
download the Registration Form and select your option. Then save the filled in form and send the same in
attachment to the mail created for the conference: ccpibangaluru16@gmail.com . Kindly follow the above instruction to help the
organizers.
You can also
login to our website: http://www.conferenceofcatholicpsychologistsindia.org/joomla16/index.php/events to find the
Registration Form. Copy the Reg.Form from the Events section and paste it in a
new document send the same as an attachment to the Gmail indicated above.
Those of you
coming from Kerala and Tamilnadu can get down at Krishna Rajapuram (K.R.Puram)
Railway Station. From there to the Venue is about Rs.40.00 only.
Life members interested in
giving presentation on the CCPI Theme should send their presentations in PowerPoint (10-15 minutes) to Mr. Antony George
Maxwell Gmail: lightonthemt.n@gmail.com. Last date
for receipt: 30th September 2015.
We
have started a WhatsApp CCPI Group. Download WhatsAPP in your Smart Phone and sent a request to my Mob.No: 9447189614.
Name of our group: CCPI
Attachments:
1)
Registration Form
for the 16th CCPI Conference with fees option
2)
Admission Form for
new members to CCPI (New membership will be given at the venue).
N.B.
Let us make this a Mega Event to cherish! Kindly forward this mail to your many of your
FRIENDS!
Looking forward to meet you at the Conference in person,
With warm regards and prayers,
Rev.Dr.Jose Puthenveed
Secretary CCPI
Mob: 09447189614
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REGISTRATION FORM & FEES
Accommodation (Resident Participants)
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Room Charge
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Block your choice
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CCPI Member/ Sampurna Alumnus
Registration with Single Room Accommodation*
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₹ 4,700.00
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Yes
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No
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CCPI Member/ Sampurna Alumnus
Registration with Shared Room Accommodation*
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₹ 4,150.00
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Yes
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No
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CCPI Member/ Sampurna Alumnus
Registration without Accommodation
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₹ 2,800.00
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Yes
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No
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CCPI Member/ Sampurna Alumnus Spot
Registration **
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₹ 2,800.00
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Yes
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No
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Non Member Registration with
Single Room Accommodation*
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₹ 4,950.00
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Yes
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No
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Non Member Registration with
Shared Room Accommodation*
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₹ 4,400.00
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Yes
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No
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Non Member Registration without
Accommodation
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₹ 3,000.00
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Yes
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No
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Non Member Spot Registration**
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₹ 3,500.00
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Yes
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No
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* Accommodation includes breakfast
and dinner
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** No Accommodation for spot
registration
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Thursday, 18 June 2015
POPE FRANCIS DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
POPE FRANCIS DELIVERS
STRONG MESSAGE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
18th June 2015
Vatican
Pope Francis has published a sweeping
condemnation of humanity’s treatment of the environment, blaming “unfettered
greed” for increased pollution, inequality, and global warming, “mainly as a
result of human activity,” and urging everyone to act quickly, as the Earth
begins “to look more and more like an immense pile of filth.”
He ties environmental degradation
directly to poverty — saying the continued abuse of the natural world has the
greatest effect on residents of the developing world and serves to keep them at
a disadvantage — and abortion, writing that a “throwaway culture” leads to a
diminished respect for all human life.
The encyclical is particularly critical
of unregulated markets and wealthy nations in the global north unwilling to
sign on to global environmental accords.
Laudato Si’,
or Praise be to you, a sprawling, 184-page document touching on a variety of
ways that human beings interact with their surroundings, from deforestation and
unclean water to architecture and urban planning.
The title, Laudato Si', is taken from a hymn by St Francis of Assisi that
contains strong emphasis on harmony between God and the creatures of the world.
Favorite quotes from the Encyclical.
(5) The destruction of
the human environment is extremely serious, not only because God has entrusted
the world to us men and women, but because human life is itself a gift which
must be defended from various forms of debasement."
(25) Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods. It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day. Its worst impact will probably be felt by developing countries in coming decades. Many of the poor live in areas particularly affected by phenomena related to warming...
(50) Instead of resolving the problems of the poor and thinking of how the world can be different, some can only propose a reduction in the birth rate. At times, developing countries face forms of international pressure which make economic assistance contingent on certain policies of “reproductive health”... To blame population growth instead of extreme and selective consumerism on the part of some, is one way of refusing to face the issues. It is an attempt to legitimize the present model of distribution, where a minority believes that it has the right to consume in a way which can never be universalized, since the planet could not even contain the waste products of such consumption.
(52) We need to strengthen the conviction that we are one single human family.
(66) The creation accounts in the book of Genesis contain, in their own symbolic and narrative language, profound teachings about human existence and its historical reality. They suggest that human life is grounded in three fundamental and closely intertwined relationships: with God, with our neighbor and with the earth itself. According to the Bible, these three vital relationships have been broken, both outwardly and within us. This rupture is sin.
(71) All it takes is one good person to restore hope!
(95) The natural environment is a collective good, the patrimony of all humanity and the responsibility of everyone. If we make something our own, it is only to administer it for the good of all. If we do not, we burden our consciences with the weight of having denied the existence of others. That is why the New Zealand bishops asked what the commandment “Thou shall not kill” means when “twenty percent of the world’s population consumes resources at a rate that robs the poor nations and future generations of what they need to survive”.
(117) When we fail to acknowledge as part of reality the worth of a poor person, a human embryo, a person with disabilities – to offer just a few examples – it becomes difficult to hear the cry of nature itself; everything is connected. Once the human being declares independence from reality and behaves with absolute dominion, the very foundations of our life begin to crumble.
(120) Since everything is interrelated, concern for the protection of nature is also incompatible with the justification of abortion. How can we genuinely teach the importance of concern for other vulnerable beings, however troublesome or inconvenient they may be, if we fail to protect a human embryo, even when its presence is uncomfortable and creates difficulties?
(146) In this sense, it is essential to show special care for indigenous communities and their cultural traditions. They are not merely one minority among others, but should be the principal dialogue partners, especially when large projects affecting their land are proposed.
(155) Human ecology also implies another profound reality: the relationship between human life and the moral law, which is inscribed in our nature and is necessary for the creation of a more dignified environment... Valuing one’s own body in its femininity or masculinity is necessary if I am going to be able to recognize myself in an encounter with someone who is different. In this way we can joyfully accept the specific gifts of another man or woman, the work of God the Creator, and find mutual enrichment. It is not a healthy attitude which would seek “to cancel out sexual difference because it no longer knows how to confront it”.
(218) In calling to mind the figure of Saint Francis of Assisi, we come to realize that a healthy relationship with creation is one dimension of overall personal conversion, which entails the recognition of our errors, sins, faults and failures, and leads to heartfelt repentance and desire to change.
(225) No one can cultivate a sober and satisfying life without being at peace with him or herself. An adequate understanding of spirituality consists in filling out what we mean by peace, which is much more than the absence of war. Inner peace is closely related to care for ecology and for the common good because, lived out authentically, it is reflected in a balanced lifestyle together with a capacity for wonder which takes us to a deeper understanding of life.
(235) The Sacraments are a privileged way in which nature is taken up by God to become a means of mediating supernatural life. Through our worship of God, we are invited to embrace the world on a different plane. Water, oil, fire and colours are taken up in all their symbolic power and incorporated in our act of praise.
(243) At the end, we will find ourselves face to face with the infinite beauty of God (cf. 1 Cor 13:12), and be able to read with admiration and happiness the mystery of the universe, which with us will share in unending plenitude. Even now we are journeying towards the sabbath of eternity, the new Jerusalem, towards our common home in heaven. Jesus says: “I make all things new” (Rev 21:5).
(25) Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods. It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day. Its worst impact will probably be felt by developing countries in coming decades. Many of the poor live in areas particularly affected by phenomena related to warming...
(50) Instead of resolving the problems of the poor and thinking of how the world can be different, some can only propose a reduction in the birth rate. At times, developing countries face forms of international pressure which make economic assistance contingent on certain policies of “reproductive health”... To blame population growth instead of extreme and selective consumerism on the part of some, is one way of refusing to face the issues. It is an attempt to legitimize the present model of distribution, where a minority believes that it has the right to consume in a way which can never be universalized, since the planet could not even contain the waste products of such consumption.
(52) We need to strengthen the conviction that we are one single human family.
(66) The creation accounts in the book of Genesis contain, in their own symbolic and narrative language, profound teachings about human existence and its historical reality. They suggest that human life is grounded in three fundamental and closely intertwined relationships: with God, with our neighbor and with the earth itself. According to the Bible, these three vital relationships have been broken, both outwardly and within us. This rupture is sin.
(71) All it takes is one good person to restore hope!
(95) The natural environment is a collective good, the patrimony of all humanity and the responsibility of everyone. If we make something our own, it is only to administer it for the good of all. If we do not, we burden our consciences with the weight of having denied the existence of others. That is why the New Zealand bishops asked what the commandment “Thou shall not kill” means when “twenty percent of the world’s population consumes resources at a rate that robs the poor nations and future generations of what they need to survive”.
(117) When we fail to acknowledge as part of reality the worth of a poor person, a human embryo, a person with disabilities – to offer just a few examples – it becomes difficult to hear the cry of nature itself; everything is connected. Once the human being declares independence from reality and behaves with absolute dominion, the very foundations of our life begin to crumble.
(120) Since everything is interrelated, concern for the protection of nature is also incompatible with the justification of abortion. How can we genuinely teach the importance of concern for other vulnerable beings, however troublesome or inconvenient they may be, if we fail to protect a human embryo, even when its presence is uncomfortable and creates difficulties?
(146) In this sense, it is essential to show special care for indigenous communities and their cultural traditions. They are not merely one minority among others, but should be the principal dialogue partners, especially when large projects affecting their land are proposed.
(155) Human ecology also implies another profound reality: the relationship between human life and the moral law, which is inscribed in our nature and is necessary for the creation of a more dignified environment... Valuing one’s own body in its femininity or masculinity is necessary if I am going to be able to recognize myself in an encounter with someone who is different. In this way we can joyfully accept the specific gifts of another man or woman, the work of God the Creator, and find mutual enrichment. It is not a healthy attitude which would seek “to cancel out sexual difference because it no longer knows how to confront it”.
(218) In calling to mind the figure of Saint Francis of Assisi, we come to realize that a healthy relationship with creation is one dimension of overall personal conversion, which entails the recognition of our errors, sins, faults and failures, and leads to heartfelt repentance and desire to change.
(225) No one can cultivate a sober and satisfying life without being at peace with him or herself. An adequate understanding of spirituality consists in filling out what we mean by peace, which is much more than the absence of war. Inner peace is closely related to care for ecology and for the common good because, lived out authentically, it is reflected in a balanced lifestyle together with a capacity for wonder which takes us to a deeper understanding of life.
(235) The Sacraments are a privileged way in which nature is taken up by God to become a means of mediating supernatural life. Through our worship of God, we are invited to embrace the world on a different plane. Water, oil, fire and colours are taken up in all their symbolic power and incorporated in our act of praise.
(243) At the end, we will find ourselves face to face with the infinite beauty of God (cf. 1 Cor 13:12), and be able to read with admiration and happiness the mystery of the universe, which with us will share in unending plenitude. Even now we are journeying towards the sabbath of eternity, the new Jerusalem, towards our common home in heaven. Jesus says: “I make all things new” (Rev 21:5).
Read
the Encyclical in pdf :
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Dear CCPI Members, Participants &
Friends
Warm
greetings from the CCPI !
The 16th
Annual Conference is scheduled to be held in
October 9,10,& 11 2015
at
Montfort College (Sampurna Institute of Advanced Studies)
No. 184, Old
Madras Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Theme
Trauma
Recovery and Growth
through
Counseling
and Psychotherapy
The conference schedule outlining
the three-day sessions will be sent to you in due course.
Kindly book your tickets for seats/berths from today as railways require four months
advance booking in time. Early birds berth in comfort.
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Of
CCPI 2015 CON FERENCE
Trauma
Recovery and Growth through Counseling and
Psychotherapy
Dates:
Rev.Dr.Jose
Puthenveed
Secretary
CCPI
Contact
Details: 09447189614 / Monfort College :
080 – 25284050/ Bro. George Padikara 9448855435
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