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Ncwa Women Empowerment Seminar
NCWA ORGANIZES WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SEMINAR
The Nagaland Catholic Women’s AssociaChurch. tion (NCWA) under the leadership of V. AngeAddressing the assembly on women’s health la, NCWA president, Florette Sekhose, NCWA Sr. Rita Miasalhou said, “Healthy women give Gen. Sec. (both parishioners of Christ King birth to healthy children. Since our health is in Parish, Kohima) and other office- bearers orour hands we should, as far as possible, eat organized a seminar on Women Empowerment ganic food and be very careful when it comes at Mount Tabor Retreat House, Kohima, from to medication without proper prescription. Fr. 25 through 27 June 2016. Alex Vizo presented a paper on the “Mystery
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Speaking on the topic “Empowerment of the Eucharist and the Faith of the Catholics”. of Women for Peace and Development” Dr. During the seminar the NCWA came up Rose Mary Dzüvichü emphasized that womwith concrete plans for 2016: (1) To organize en should recognize and fight for their rights. Retreat/Seminar at Parish-level for women/ Women play a key role in peace building pomen and youth, (2) To recommend to the Diolitically, socially and economically, she added. cese of Kohima to form a committee on gender
Dwelling on the theme “The importance policy, and (3) To create awareness for clean of Confession and the power of absolution” Fr. elections. Vimedo said that sin can be forgiven by priests Apart from the above mentioned resource in the name of God. According to him women persons, Fr. L. John spoke on the significance are a priority and key to human family and the of Eucharistic Adoration. He said there are Kingdom of God. three types of prayers: vocal prayer, meditation
Rita Chaya deliberated on the CBCI (Cathand contemplation. The Thanksgiving Euchaolic Bishops’ Conference of India) Gender rist on the concluding day was celebrated by Policy for empowerment of Catholic women Fr. Solomon Vizo and Fr. Peter Salew sdb. highlighting the importance of gender equali- Jonas Kerketta sdb ty and giving prominent roles to women in the
