Niranjan Kanmury - PhD Defense

Dear Friends & Colleagues,

Appreciative of your encouragement and friendship, I cordially invite you to attend the defense of my doctoral thesis entitled: “A Light to the Nations”: A Study of Light Metaphors in Isaiah 40–66.” The defense will take place on Thursday, January 28, 2015 at 02:00 pm in the Promotion hall, Naamsestraat 22, Leuven.

Please join us for the reception immediately following the defense at Louis-Jansens hall in the Holy Spirit College, Naamsestraat 40, Leuven.

Kind regards,

Niranjan Kanmury

Invitation launch event KU Leuven Alumni chapter India

KU Leuven Alumni Chapter India

Launch event Leuven, 26th February 2016 Programme 6 pm: Lighting of the lamp ceremony and welcome speech by Vice Rector K. Malfliet 6.15 pm: Indian music & dance performance (Indian Students Association Leuven - ISAL) 6.35 pm: Speeches by Prof. I. Goddeeris (KU Leuven), S. Dutta  (ISAL), Dr. C. John (LIFT), V. Vervueren (KU Leuven) and Prof. B. Broeckaert (KU Leuven) 7 pm: Reception with Indian finger food and drinks Registration Please RSVP using this form before 19th February 2016. Venue Heilige Geestcollege/Holy Spirit College Naamsestraat 40 3000 Leuven

Unnatha Kavuvila -PhD Defense

Dear Friends,

I am happy to extend a cordial invitation to the public defense of my doctoral dissertation entitled: Scripture and Christian Ethics: Rethinking their Relationship through the Paradigm of Discipleship and Liturgical Anamnesis.

Venue: Conference Room, Maria Theresia College/Pope's College, Sint-Michielsstraat 6, Leuven.

Date: 25.11.2015 (Wednesday)

Time: 3 pm (15 hr)

Your presence is valued for three events of the day: public defense, reception (Conference room Pope's college), and a dinner in Notre Dame at 7 p.m.

Requesting your prayers and blessings,

Sr.Unnatha Kavuvila

John Christopher - PhD Defense

Varghese Chiraparamban -PhD Defense

Dear Friends,

Prayerful Greetings from Varghese VC!

I am pleased to invite you to the public defense of my doctoral dissertation entitled “The manifestation of God’s merciful justice: A theocentric reading of Romans 3:21-26” on 20 October (Tuesday) 2015 at 2pm in the Promotiezall of the KU Leuven, University Halls, Naamsestraat 22, Leuven.

Programme

2.00 p.m.: Public defense in the Promotion Hall (first floor)

4.00 p.m.: Reception in the Jubilee Hall (first floor)

7.00 p.m.: Dinner in the Museum Hall (ground floor)

I take this opportunity to thank you most sincerely for your love, encouragement and support at different levels.

Looking forward to your esteemed presence on 20^th October,

Fr. Varghese Chiraparamban

Jojo Joseph Varakukalayil _ PhD Defense

Dear Friend, 

Greetings from Jojo!

With joy and gratitude, I invite you for the public defense of my PhD dissertation entitled: "Racism and the Body: on Levinas’s Ethicization of the Embodied Subject." The defense will take place at the Kardinaal Mercier Hall of the Higher Institute of Philosophy at KU Leuven, Belgium on Friday, 23 October 2015 at 02.00 pm.

While acknowledging my indebtedness to you, I cordially invite you to attend the defense and the reception to follow thereafter at the Raadzaal of the Institute.

I also gladly invite you to the dinner on the same day, Friday at 7.30 pm at the Holy Spirit College. Would be grateful, if you could let me know latest by Wednesday if you happened to be absent for this gathering. 

Requesting your prayers and blessings,

Fraternally,

Fr. Jojo Joseph Varakukalayil CST

Jomon Jose - PhD Defense

Dear Friends, 

With immense joy and gratitude I invite you for the public defense of my doctoral dissertation entitled: 

"How Normative is the Past? Discussing Moral Responsibility in the Perspectives of Child Labour, Child Marriage and Discrimination Against 

and Neglect of Female Children in North India"

Venue: Romero Room

Date: 27th May 2015​

Time: 2 pm

Along with the invitation, your presence is most valued for three ​events of the day: Public Defense, Reception (in Romero Room) and dinner in Holy Spirit College Louis-Janssens Hall, at 7. pm.

Your prayers and cooperation are my support, hence I beseech your support. 

United in Love

Jomon Jose Chakkarakadan

Joshy George Pazhukkathara CMI - PhD Defense

Dear  Friends,

Happy Easter!!!

Greetings from Joshy CMI!

This is to invite you for the public defense of my doctoral dissertation entitled:

“Christ’s Presence in the World through the Liturgy: Sokolowski’s Phenomenology of Disclosure and Schmemann’s Liturgical Theology”

The defense will take place at Kleine Aula (Lokaal – 00.15, Sint-Michielsstraat 6, 3000 Leuven) in Maria Theresa College on Monday, 20^th April 2015 at 06.00 pm.

While acknowledging my indebtedness to you, I cordially invite you to attend the defense, and the reception and dinner (which will take place soon after the defense), at the Holy Spirit College Louis-Janssens Hall, Naamsestraat 40, B-3000 Leuven.

I would be grateful if you could let me know latest by Saturday 8^th of April if you happened to be absent for the dinner that follows the defense. 

Requesting your prayers and blessings,

United in Christ Jesus,

Joshy George Pazhukkathara CMI

Sain Vadakkan CST - PhD Defense

Dear Fathers,

Prayerful Greetings from Fr. Thomas (Sain) Vadakkan CST!

I am pleased to invite you to the public defence of my doctoral thesis in order to obtain the degree of Doctor in Theology, on 15 December (Monday) 2014 at 2pm in the Promotiezall of the KU Leuven, University Halls, Naamsestraat 22, Leuven. Afterwards you are very welcome to a reception in the Jubilee Hall of the University Halls.

The Tile of the Doctoral Thesis: On the 'Naturalness' of the Indian Caste System: Christian Ethics and Neo-Darwinism in Discussion about Its Evolutionary Origin and Its Racial Connotations

with regards,

Fr. Thomas Vadakkan CST

Roy Palatty CMI - PhD Defense

Dear Reverend Fathers and Sisters,

Greetings from Roy!

This is to invite you for the public defense of my doctoral dissertation entitled: "Capabilities and Resources: Sen and Dworkin on Justice, Equality and Markets." The defense will take place at the Kardinaal Mercierzaal Hall of the Institute of Philosophy on Friday, 19 September 2014 at 10.30 am.

While acknowledging my indebtedness to you, I cordially invite you to attend the defense and the reception which will take place right afterwards at the Salon of the Institute.

I invite you for a dinner on the same day, Friday at 7.30 pm at the Holy Spirit College.

Requesting your prayers and blessings,

United in Christ Jesus,

Fr Roy Palatty CMI

New Team for LIFT

Dear Friends, 

We, the CC of the LIFT, take this opportunity to thank all the members of the LIFT for your continuous support, active co-operation, and more over, great involvement in our meetings throughout last year. Now time is up to hand our steering over to a more effective and dynamic CC. 

We wish all the members of the newly elected CC - Bittoy Kulathinal, Yesudas Remias, Martin Sankoorikal, Joshy Parokkaran, and Mary Ann Madhavathu - all the best wishes and success in the following year.

Let's make our intellectual pursuits and discussions more lively!

Thanking you,

Roy Palatty, Unnatha Kavuvila, Christopher John, 
Thomas Vadakkel, and Shiju Thekkemuriyil

Paul’s Vision of the Body of Christ

Dear Friends,

Greetings from the LIFT!

We would like to bring to your kind attention that the next LIFT meeting is on Wednesday, 29 January 2014.

Thomas Vadakkel will be the main speaker.

You are heartily invited to the event.

Theme: Paul’s Vision of the Body of Christ: A Paradigm of Inclusion (1 Cor 12:12-27).

In this topic we focus on certain paraenetic dimensions of Paul’s body of Christ image by centering on the following questions: How does Paul envision his image of the body of Christ in 1 Cor 12:12-27? What is the uniqueness and distinctiveness of the use of the image of body in Paul in terms of its inclusive vision compared to the ancient body usages? 

Time: 6 pm, Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Venue:  Holy Spirit College, Leuven

Looking forward to your esteemed presence and co-operation,

CC LIFT