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. The Faithful Witness of this week
is Fr Joseph Shenosky. He is from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in
the United States of America. This mechanical engineer-turned Catholic priest is presently
the Director of Pastoral and Apostolic Formation at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
in Philadelphia. Last week he shared with us his personal inspirations especially
from Blessed Pope John Paul II. Today he shall share with us the challenges he faced
as a priest, and a formator, living and working with young seminarians. xxx
Our Faithful Witness of today, Fr Joseph Shenosky from the Archdiocese of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA shares with us his faith experiences, and the challenges
he faced in his life and mission. Fr Shenosky, a very hearty welcome to Vatican Radio.
We are very happy to have you with us today. Listen: Have you ever
faced any great challenge to your faith? Don’t you get depressed seeing nothing
is happening? You have been working in different fields, do you see somehow your
faith affecting other people and their faith affecting you? Even though we claim
we believe, often times, our life doesn’t reflect that, don’t you agree? If there
is one particular incident, faith experience or encounter with people which you like
to share with us today?
That was Father Joseph Shenosky from the Archdiocese
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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 today has been Fr. Shenosky from the US. 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, 03 May 2013