From the Vault - Episode 8: Mission in the World Today with Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil

Welcome to InSpirit: From the Vault - a special summer collection featuring powerful, previously unreleased episodes from the past year.In this episode, Fr. Thomas has the privilege of interviewing His Excellency, Archbishop Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil (Diocese of Guwahati). A priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco (S.D.B.), Archbishop Thomas shares from his wealth of experience in mission and evangelization in Northeast India. A Nobel Peace Prize nominee for his efforts to create peace in the region, Archbishop Thomas speaks from his heart about what it means to be a missionary and what our mission is.About our Guest:Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil was ordained a priest in 1965 for the Salesians of Don Bosco. He has served in the province of Guwahati, Assam (Northeast India). In 1981, he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Dibrugarh by St. John Paul II. In 1992, he became bishop of the newly established Diocese of Guwahati and was elevated to Archbishop of the same province in 1995.He served as Chairman for Evangelization for the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences for two terms. He worked closely with St. John Paul II and was one of the main editors of the Asian Synod document Ecclesia in Asia. He was also one of the main contributors to the Synod on the Word of God in 2008. In 2009, he was entrusted by Pope Benedict XVI to write the reflections for the Holy See’s Way of the Cross.Archbishop Thomas was one of the main mediators for peace in Assam and coordinated the Joint Ecumenical Peace Team, which was committed to dialogue in Northeast India. For this, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. He received the Dr. A.P.J.. Abdul Kalam World Peace Award in 2023.He has authored close to 200 articles, authored numerous books, and is a world-renowned speaker on the topic of culture, evangelization, and mission. Video editingJoseph A. Abraham - https://www.josephaabraham.com/