Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, was the 2022 recipient of the Elizabeth Thoman Service Award from the National Association for Media Literacy, USA. The Award honors those who have spent many years of valuable service in the field of media literacy.
In 1995, Sr. Rose founded the Pauline Center for Media Studies and is currently the Center’s director. In 2006, she created the Advanced Certificate in Media Literacy in Faith Formation–a course that is still taught annually and recognized as a catechetical specialization in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (USA) and in other dioceses. She has written or co-written several award-winning books on media education, is a contributor to the National Catholic Reporter, and has served as a member of Catholic or ecumenical juries in numerous international film festivals. She has been teaching communication courses for twenty years, most recently one entitled “Evangelization in a Digital Age” at the Catholic University of America.
Sr. Rose says: “I came to media literacy education in 1990/1991 when I met Sr Elizabeth Thoman at conferences for Catholic communicators. She spoke of media awareness and values and inspired me to pursue a graduate degree in education in this field. I am forever grateful to her because as Pauline sisters we are tasked with not only creating media but teaching media literacy–that is, critical engagement with the culture–to those with whom we share faith.”
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