SAD NEWS!

With great sorrow I regret to announce the passing away of Rev. Fr. Varghese Kalluvachel (age 66), Salesian priest of the Province of Kolkata and a former Visiting faculty member at Sumedha Centre (Photo below)

He died this morning (26/11) at 1.30 am at Caritas hospital, Kottayam Kerala.

Fr. Varghese used to take sessions on Consecrated life at Sumedha, as part of the Sumedha Sadhan programme. He himself had attended a full Sumedha Sadhana programme earlier. He had doctorates in philosophy and Consecrated Life.

Besides being a scholar he was a jovial human being who loved entertaining people with his numerous jokes. I am sure he will make heaven a more joyful place!

We also received the sad news of the death of Rev. Fr. Sebastian Alancheril, my former Provincial in Kolkata and my former Rector at Don Bosco, Delhi. He is the one who as Provincial gave me permission to study psychology in the US and who as Rector of Don Bosco, Delhi, when I returned to India, encouraged me in setting up Bosco Psychological Services at Don Bosco Tech, Okhla. I owe him much. May he rest in peace.

Jose Parappully

RE-READING CONSECRATED LIFE

The penultimate module of the 29^th Sumedha Sadhana was “Re-Reading Consecrated Life” in the 7^th and 8^th weeks of the programme.

It was facilitated by Dr. Varghese Kalluvachel SDB. Dr. Kalluvachel, a Salesian of Don Bosco from the Province of Kolkatas,  has a doctoral degree in Religious Life from the Claretian Institute of Consecrated Life at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and another in Philosophy from the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome. He is currently  professor of Consecrated Life at the Salesian University. 

Dr. Kalluvachel is also an alumnus of the Sumedha Sadhana programme.

This module on “Re-Reading Consecrated life” was introduced for the first time this year as part of Sumedha Sadhana to honour the Year of Consecrated Life - 2015.

Kalluvachel’s presentation of the history of the evangelical vows and of community life was found especiaslly useful by the participants. They found it a very relevant contribution towards deepening their psychospiritual integration. It led to a deeper understanding of religious life and provided inspiration and motivation to live it more meaningfully.

The last module of the Sumedha Sadhana programme – Spiritual Retreat- commenced on 25th July. This Sumedha Sadhana programme concludes on August 2. It is facilitated by Dr. Jose Parappully, the Director of Sumedha Centre.

The next Sumedha Sadhana (SS-30), the last for this year, commences on October 2 and concludes on December 3.