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Teacher
Was Professor at University of Madras, India. Visiting professor at Fordham University, New York; Catholic Theological Union, Chicago; University of Valencia, Spain; Salesian University, Rome. Professor and dean of major seminaries.
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Trainer
Much involved in the training of leaders, teachers, youth workers, religious superiors, in India and in other countries. Has been resource person for training programmes in a dozen countries.
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Writer
Author of bestselling books (You Surprised Me, translated into Korean, Polish, Spanish and Tamil, with a US edition under the title, The Mystery of Me); A Closer Look; Happiness Right Now; A Radical Love, A Path of Light; and co-author of Do It, Learn It, Live it. Editor of five Master's level university text books. Author of over a thousand articles, mostly on psycho-spiritual topics. Regular columnist in The New Leader and Magnet.
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Guide
Through counselling and spiritual direction and guided retreats.
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Honours
Member of British Mensa. Thinker listed in the Marquis “Who's who in the World.”
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Studies
Schooling in India. Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate in Rome; research in psychology and religion at Oxford University; Post-doctoral studies at Harvard University & Boston College.
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Further Training
Counselling basics (India)
Counselling on Sexual Matters (British Post-graduate Medical Council, London).
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Further Training
Life Span Clinical Developmental Psychology (Harvard University).
Workshop for Experienced Spiritual Directors (Center for Religious Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)
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Further Training
Workshop for Experienced Spiritual Directors
(Center for Religious Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA),
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Further Training
followed by fortnightly spiritual direction sessions for fifteen months.
(Center for Religious Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA),
Knows English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Malayalam, Spanish and Tamil.
Professor, dean and spiritual director. Online animation of religious leaders and formators. TV talks on psycho-spiritual issues. National Secretary of the Conference of Religious of India (2013-2022). Founder and editor of Magnet magazine.
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International Seminars, Workshops, Spiritual Retreats
Sessions for Participants of Retreats International (Loyola University, Chicago) *
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International Seminars, Workshops, Spiritual Retreats
Retreat for an International team of religious educators (Nairobi, Kenya) *
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International Seminars, Workshops, Spiritual Retreats
Seminar on Psycho-spiritual Issues for staff and students of Salesian College of Philosophy (….., Tanzania) *
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International Seminars, Workshops, Spiritual Retreats
Seminar for the Religious of Thailand (Bangkok, Thailand) *
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International Seminars, Workshops, Spiritual Retreats
Training Seminar for the Major Superiors of Thailand (………, Thailand) *
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International Seminars, Workshops, Spiritual Retreats
Seminar for College Professors and other educators (Assumption College, Mino, Osaka, Japan) *
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International Seminars, Workshops, Spiritual Retreats
Spiritual Weekend open to all (Libertyville, Illinois, USA) *
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International Seminars, Workshops, Spiritual Retreats
Animation of Asian and Australian Units of Pax Romana, the International Movement of Catholic University Students (Hong Kong) *
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International Seminars, Workshops, Spiritual Retreats
Psycho-Spiritual Issues and Growth, open to all (Singapore) *
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International Seminars, Workshops, Spiritual Retreats
Religious Leaderships and Meaningful Celibacy (………., Sri Lanka) *
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International Seminars, Workshops, Spiritual Retreats
Psycho-Spiritual Issues (Ballygown, Northern Ireland) *
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International Seminars, Workshops, Spiritual Retreats
Spiritual Retreat for Students from 24 countries (Ratisbonne, Jerusalem, Israel) *
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International Seminars, Workshops, Spiritual Retreats
Psychology, Religion and Spirituality a talk to the professors of psychology, University of Valencia (Valencia, Spain)
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Programmes in India
Leadership Training for Heads of the Tamilnadu Government Departments (Anna Institute of Management, Chennai) *
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Programmes in India
Addressed the National Assembly of Major Superiors of Religious. (Chennai, 2000)
That talk was published in two parts under the title, "The Cost of Discipleship: The Challenges Facing Religious in India Today.” in Vidyajyoti Journal
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Programmes in India
Organized the National Assembly of Major Superiors of India
(in which over 600 major superiors take part)in Guwahati (2013), Bangalore (2015) and Chennai (2018).
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Programmes in India
Preached the Recollection for the Bishops of India (Bangalore, 2015)
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Programmes in India
Addressed the General Chapters of CMI and MSFS Congregations.
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Programmes in India
Three day sessions on formation at the General Chapter of the Missionaries of Charity (Kolkata)
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Programmes in India
Seminar on Psycho-Sexual Integration and Celibacy for the Jesuit Novice Masters of India.
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Programmes in India
Animation of the formators of St Peter's Pontifical Seminary Bangalore.
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Programmes in India
Training Seminars, Retreats, and other Animation programmes for Major Superiors, Local Superiors, Formators, and other religious and clergy in the following places:
Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkota, Nagpur, Bangalore, Mysore, Goa, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Bhubaneswar, Kochi, Aluva, Thirduvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Eluru Vijayawad, Vizianagram, Vishakapatnam, Raipur, Jagadalpur, Indore, Bhopal, Guwahati, Tura, Dimapur, Kohima, Agartala, Shillong, Barapani, Imphal, Varanasi, Ajmer, Chandigarh, Baroda, Jeolikote, Patna, Rishikesh, Dehradun, Jallandhar, Vellore, Yercaud, Kotagiri, Kanyakumari, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Nagpur, Mangalore, Nainital
While being a Catholic priest and a member of the Salesians of Don Bosco (an international religious order dedicated to the education of youth in 135 countries), he believes that life’s main task is to become fully human, and to treat everyone as a human being.
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