THE BOMBAY SEMINARY: The First Rector – Backstory
We never know how or why God calls us, unworthy though we are, to consecrate our efforts and energies for His purposes. I must have said these words hundreds of…
THE BOMBAY SEMINARY: The Inauguration of the Parel Seminary, June 13, 1936
The storeys of the Bombay Seminary are engulfed with stories, each marked by perplexing patience, long labyrinths, bewildering events, and unending hopes. Finally, in 1936 the undeterred spirit and apostolic…
THE BOMBAY SEMINARY: Will it be Parel?
Before Parel surfaced as a viable location for the Seminary and became the subject of prolonged discussions and negotiations, other sites were considered and eventually abandoned by Archbishop Lima…
THE BOMBAY SEMINARY: The Third Innings
We have traveled through the winding roads of the history of the Bombay Seminary – a route brimmed by obstacles – personal and political, the dreary Double Jurisdiction, disunity,…