General Formation Secretariat, Rome
conducted its academic visit of Kripalaya, the Institute of Philosophy
and Religion from 19th June to 22nd June, 2016. The team members were Brs. Charles Alphonse, Jaime Rey, Albert D’
Souza, Christy Vattakuzhy and John Paul.
The purpose of the academic visit was -To spend quality time with our brothers in the formation centers
and experience the fraternal life lived in our formation house.
-Get to know the Formation Programme and its various aspects (Course
details, affiliations and collaborations)
-To get to know the details about the presence of the staff members
(Number of Staff members and their qualification, Spiritual Director,
and other residential staff)
-Verify the academic requirements and infra-structures (Library
facilities and other aspects)
-Dialogue with the staff and the students after meeting them personally
-To further encourage them to live our Capuchin Charism and also share
about the Ratio preparations.
The mode of conducting the visitation was:
- Meeting with the Professors
- Meeting with the Students
- Meeting the Professors & students individually
- Meeting with the entire formative & academic community
- Reviewing of the Formative Structures & buildings Over all the team was truly happy about our infra structure and the
facilities that are offered.