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Fr. J. Felix Raj, SJ is receiving the 1st CAB Community Development Award from His Eminence Telesphore P. Cardinal Toppo, Archbishop of Ranchi
CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION OF BENGAL
ARCHBISHOP’S HOUSE, 32 MOTHER TERESA SARANI, KOLKATA 700016
March 28,2008
Rev. Fr. Felix Raj s.j.
St. Xavier’s College, 30 Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata 700016
Dear Fr. Felix,
Sub: 1st CAB Community Development Award
Peace and Joy of the Risen Lord Jesus Christ be with you always!
First of all, we would like to congratulate your good self for being nominated to the First CAB Community Development Award. We thank you for your consent to receive this award. The program is scheduled for Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 5 PM. The venue will be informed to you shortly because St. Xavier’s College Auditorium is not available. We regret for postponing the Award function, which was earlier scheduled for 29.03.08.
On the basis of nominations received, CAB has finalized five awardees and your good self is one of them. The other four awardees are Archbishop Henry D’Souza, Rev. Frs. Rozario Stroscio sdb, Louis Gobetti sdb and Sr. Cyril Mooney ibvm. We are also happy to inform you that this is the First CAB Community Development Award and this public felicitation & award ceremony would be held only once in five years.
His Eminence Telesphore P. Cardinal Toppo, Archbishop of Ranchi has kindly agreed to grace the function as the Chief Guest. His Grace Archbishop Lucas Sirkar SDB has also kindly consented to attend.
In view of above, we look forward to your gracious presence at the above Felicitation and Community Development Awards Ceremony.
We hope the above is in order. Please acknowledge receipt of this letter.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
For CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION OF BENGAL, Eugene Gonsalves President
BOOK RELEASE FUNCTION
Book Release Ceremony of the Title : “Indian Economy: Economic Ideas, Development and Financial Reforms”, Essays in Honour of Prof. Raj Kumar Sen, edited by Fr. J. Felix Raj, SJ
On Sunday, March 30 at 5.00 pm at the St. Xavier’s School AV Room, 30 Mother Teresa Sarani (Park Street), Kolkata – 700 016.
His Grace Lucas Sircar, Archbishop of Kolkata has kindly consented to grace the occasion as Chief-Guest. Prof. Asis Banerjee, Vice-Chancellor, University of Calcutta will preside over the function. Rev. Fr. George Ponodath SJ, Rector, St. Xavier’s College will be the Guest of Honour.
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JESUITS ELECT NEW GENERAL
Rev. Fr. Adolfo Nicolas, 71 was elected 30th
Superior General of the 450 years old Jesuit Order. He
replaced Rev. Fr. Peter Hans Kolvenbach.
A Spanish missionary, based in Japan since 1967, Fr. Nicolas became the Provincial of the Japanese Jesuit province and later director of the East Asian Pastoral Institute in Manila.
Fr. Louis Gendron, the provincial of China, described him as “a leader who will walk with us and who will invite us to find together, in conversation and prayer, the way the Lord wants us to follow in our time.”
We congratulate Fr. Nicolas and assure him of our prayers and support.
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NATIONAL SEMINAR ON BRAHMABANDHAB UPADYDA Y
The National Seminar on Brahmabhandab Upadhyay: Seeker - Believer - Prophet, organized by the Goethals Indian Library and Research Society on October 7, 2007, was a great success. It was held on the occasion of Brahmabhandab's death centenary. For the inaugural session the St. Xavier's School A.V. Room was full, with around 120 participants.
Fr. Felix Raj, Director of the GILRS, gave the welcome address, mentioning the significant role played by Brahmabandhab in the foundation of Viswa Bharati, Santiniketan. Fr. Gispert-Sauch of Vidyajyoti College of Theology, who has made extensive research on Brahmabandhab over the years, delivered a very scholarly inaugural address.
Taking off from one of Fr. Gispert's remarks, Prof. Amlan Datta, former ViceChancellor of Vishwa Bharati University, Santiniketan, and a well-known scholar, gave deeply thoughtful reflections on how far - and how - a believer can be a seeker at the same time. Fr. George Pattery, Provincial, in connection with Brahma-bandhab's attempt to combine the Catholic-Hindu identity, helped to reflect on the problem of multiple identities, especially when religious faith is involved.
After the tea break, five speakers - Rev. K. P. Aleaz, Dr. Bishwanath Ghosh, Abanti Adhikari, Shri Jaiprakash Veeramani and Sch. Pandab Hansda, S.J. - presented papers on different aspects of Brahmabhandab's contribution.
The GILRS thanks all - professors, staff, and students - involved in the organization for this highly stimulating and well-organized seminar. At the end a delicious lunch was served for all.
Sylvester Mardi (2nd Yr. B.Com, SXC)
Fr. Felix Raj visited Assumption and Thammasat Universities in Bangkok, October 20-25, and delivered lectures on "Asian Model of Economic Development". He also attended the lIDS meeting to plan for the international conference in October 2008. He paid a visit to Myanmar, October 26 - November 2 and met friends and budding Indian Businesspersons.
Result of the Essay Competition
INDIAN MEDIA IS MANIACALLY OBSESSED WITH CRICKET
Congratulations to all participants especially to the winners.
Excerpts from your essays will be published in the Goethals News letters.
Prize Winners:
1st prize: Rs. 3000/- Saurav Bajaj
2nd prize: Rs. 2000/- Debleena Banerjee
3rd prize: Rs. 1000/- Abhishek Mukherjee
Fr. Felix Raj, Director, Goethals Indian Library & Research Society, met the winners on August 4, 2007, Saturday at 3.30 pm at St. Xavier’s College Parlour and handed over the prizes personally.
Themes for forthcoming issues of Goethals News
Fr. Adolfo Nicolas takes the oath of office as Superior General at the 35th General Congregation on January 19 in Rome.
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Fr. Gerard Beckers, S.J. (Babu)
(1924-2006)