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On June 6th 2020, Fr. Thomas Pulickal was ordained a priest for the Jesus Youth movement by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago. He is the third Jesus Youth priest …
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Ashani Perera is not your ordinary Catholic youth. She is an epitome of hope to those who have lost hope in serving the Lord as a “normal” person. Born premature, …
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Please could you tell us a bit about yourself – your family and the impact it had on your faith formation.

I come from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, India. We …
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The Call

The Lord touched me and called me during my final year of Bachelors at NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad Kerala. I had gone for a Jesus Youth program …
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Dinoj Joseph was in the news recently for designing a cost effective, portable Operation Theatre.He shares with us this remarkable journey of understanding his talents and using it for the …
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As a Jesus Youth of America, one of the first encounters I had with the movement involved the joy and passion of a young mother and wife. When I met …
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Lester Miranda is a Jesus Youth former full-timer who lives in Leicestershire,UK with his wife Yonyta    Miranda and his parents.Having encountered Christ in 2009, he has been actively involved in …
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Thomas Isaac Thekkumury a.k.a Tomy grew up in Trivandrum, Kerala as the 7th of 9 children. He was brought up in a sport loving family that grew to be a …
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Sabitha grew up as Sabida Radhakrishnan. Her father is a Hindu and mother is a Latin Catholic. She has a younger sister, Sarika. Her father wasn’t very religious and followed …
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Fr Kevin Mundackal made history when he became the first U.S. born priest to be ordained for the Syro Malabar church. Born into a family where faith was the top …
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