2013-02-21 10:02:05

Encountering Faith - Dr. George Pattery, SJ


Welcome to our special program on the Year of Faith, THE FAITHFUL WITNESS, a series on the lives of Inspiring People and Witnesses of faith in the Catholic Church from around the world. These are people who lived their ordinary lives in extraordinary ways. They are examples of great fortitude and virtue. Their unique stories inspire us to be rooted in our faith. God calls each one of us today to inspire our brothers and sisters and to be witnesses of our faith.
Last week we listened to Father Dr. George Pattery, S.J about his journey of faith. He is currently the acting President of Janadeepa Vidayapeeth, Pune, India, the biggest ecclesiastical faculty in South Asia. Prior to this assignment, Fr. Geroge had been the Jesuit Provincial superior of the Calcutta Province. He had been a professor at Visva Bharati University in West Bengal for many years, teaching philosophy and comparative religions. He has done his doctorate from the Gregorian University in Rome on ‘the faith and justice struggle in Mahatma Gandhi’.
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Our Faithful Witness of today Fr. Dr. George Pattery shares with us his encountering of faith. Fr. George, welcome back to Vatican Radio once again. Last week you shared with us how your faith has been enhanced by faith of other people.
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    You have been working in Calcutta for many years, with local communities. What is your experience with their faith expressions?
    Fr. Gerorge, presently you are the acting President of JDV, Pune, the biggest ecclesiastical faculty in South Asia, engaged in training priests and religious, who are called to build the church of the future in India…. Share with us your experiences there!

That was Jesuit Father George Pattery sharing with us his faith experiences.
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You have been listening to THE FAITHFUL WITNESS our weekly series based on the lives of Inspiring People and Witnesses of faith in the Catholic Church from around the world. Our Faithful Witness of today has been Jesuit Father Dr. George Pattery from Calcutta. He will tell us more about the challenges of Indian Church especially in this year of faith, next week. If you have a faith experience to share with us, let us know. Visit our website radiovaticana.va. This program is brought to you by Vatican Radio’s English Service for South Asia.By P.J. Joseph SJ
FRIDAY, 22 February 2013








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