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. This will be followed by the news. These are people who lived their
ordinary lives in extraordinary ways. Their unique stories inspire us to be rooted
in our faith. God calls each one of us to inspire our brothers and sisters and to
be witnesses of our faith. The Faithful Witness of this week is Fr Saju Chakkalakal,
a CMI priest and President of Dharmaram Vidhya Shetram in Bangalore, South India.
Incidentally Dharmaram trains over 1000 students in theology, philosophy, Cannon Law,
Spirituality and counseling. Fr Saju was born and brought up in a traditional Catholic
family in the Southern Indian state of Kerala. Last week, in the first part of this
interview he spoke about his life, faith experiences, and his mission. In the second
part of this interview today he shares his personal life, vision, and a message for
the youth. xxx Our Faithful Witness of today, Carmelite Father Saju
Chakklakal of Bangalore, India shares with us his personal faith experiences, vision,
and more. Father Saju welcome back to Vatican Radio. Let me begin with a very personal
question. Listen: Have you ever
encountered any difficult situation where your faith came as a help? Share with
us one or two of your outstanding faith experiences. What are your personal faith
enhancing activities? There is a general feeling that youth are not interested
present day faith expressions and are away from the Church. What do you think? What
is your message for the youth of today.
Thank you Father Saju. That was
Father Saju Chakklakal, a Carmelite priest from Bangalore, India, sharing faith us
his personal faith experiences and his vision. 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 Carmelite Father Saju Chakklakal from India. 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, 25 October 2013