A Catholic bishop has paid tribute to Catholic media figure Sister Ma. Consolata Manding, FSP, who died over the weekend.
Bishop Marcelino Antonio Maralit, chairman of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Social Communications, recalled her unwavering dedication to her mission, calling her a “true media missionary.”
“I would always remember her to be a ‘very positive force to be reckoned with…’ A true daughter of St. Paul,” Maralit said
Sr. Consolata died on July 27 at San Juan de Dios Hospital from “acute respiratory failure and pneumonia, secondary to lung metastasis.” She was 77.
In 2002, Sr. Consolata earned her doctorate degree in communication from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, with a dissertation on Modules for Media Literacy Education. That year, she became the directress of the newly established Paulines Institute of Communication in Asia (PICA), a role she held until her passing.
PICA offers a graduate program in Media Literacy Education and a Certificate Program in Communication and Media Education.
Throughout her ministry, the nun was often invited to give talks and seminars on various media-related topics, such as the role of media in inter-religious dialogue and peace-building both locally and abroad.
Sr. Consolata also organized media literacy workshops for Catholic school teachers and pastoral workers in collaboration with Fr. Norman Pena of the Society of St. Paul.
In the CBCP, she was among the founding members of the Catholic Initiative for Enlightened Movie Appreciation (CINEMA), which sponsors seminar workshops for aspiring movie reviewers.
Sr. Consolata’s remains lie at the Queen of Apostles Sanctuary of the Daughters of St. Paul on FB Harrison Street in Pasay City.
She will be laid to rest at the Lipa Catholic Cemetery in Lipa City following the funeral Mass at the Queen of Apostles Sanctuary at 7 a.m. on Friday, August 2.