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’. xxx 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. Listen: 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. xxx 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