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This morning as Fr Balaswamy was sorting out his collection of books and files (something I'm sure he's not done in ages!) he managed to lay hands on his licentiate dissertation. And the theme he did was 'The idea of Apostolic Consecration in the Constitutions of 1984'. His guide was Fr Adrian Vaan Luyn (Luke Van Luuy), the same one who would later become the Vicar of the Rector Major.
As Fr Bala reminiscences he completed his studies in straight two years, just as his Provincial Fr Thayil told him to. Fr Thayil was surprised that Fr Bala secured 'summa cum laude' - we too were, when we heard it! Fr Bala attributes it all to his tricks of the trade. He said Fr Peter Briado was the examiner and to impress him he carried a whole load of books to the exam hall. The first part of the oral exam was about India! When the questions started coming, he was asked what was the whole pile of books and Fr Bala elaborated the first one - the only one he really read! Fr Braido was impressed and told him that he could now hold the chair of Salesian Spirituality in India! Wow!
This morning as Fr Balaswamy was sorting out his collection of books and files (something I'm sure he's not done in ages!) he managed to lay hands on his licentiate dissertation. And the theme he did was 'The idea of Apostolic Consecration in the Constitutions of 1984'. His guide was Fr Adrian Vaan Luyn (Luke Van Luuy), the same one who would later become the Vicar of the Rector Major.
As Fr Bala reminiscences he completed his studies in straight two years, just as his Provincial Fr Thayil told him to. Fr Thayil was surprised that Fr Bala secured 'summa cum laude' - we too were, when we heard it! Fr Bala attributes it all to his tricks of the trade. He said Fr Peter Briado was the examiner and to impress him he carried a whole load of books to the exam hall. The first part of the oral exam was about India! When the questions started coming, he was asked what was the whole pile of books and Fr Bala elaborated the first one - the only one he really read! Fr Braido was impressed and told him that he could now hold the chair of Salesian Spirituality in India! Wow!
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| Fr Balaswamy being embraced by Fr Benji, when the latter came to visit the Province during the official visit of the former Rector Major, Fr Pascual Chavez |
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