This is a good thing. Many East Indians are very intelligent, hard working and family or community oriented. What I don’t get from the article, or what I may have overlooked, is why are these young men choosing to devote their lives to the Christian faith vs the Hindu or Budhism of their ancestors?
My guess is those two faiths do not put a great importance on spreading their influence through good deeds, community services or public acts. As long as they speak understandable english and wish to live as Americans, I say, bring it on.
There is a dearth of American born men who wish to become a priest. I, for one am in favor of allowing women to also accept the collar. Women can be as loyal, as sincere, as devout, as astute in their faith as men can. The woman’s expression of faith will, of course be perceived as different. That’s okay. I think, eventually, it will occur.
Catholic ping!
Not enough jobs in the call centers?
I’m putting a seminarian in India through school with CNEWA. Previously, I sponsored a seminarian in Ethiopian (now-Father Negasi Yohannes, a great young man), and two religious Sisters in India.
There were Catholics in India for a long time, evagelized by St. Thomas the Apostle.
There are many Thomases in India, named after him. Most come from south India.
When we worked for ARAMCO we got to know several Catholic Indians. Saudis hired people "of the Book," which would be Christians, Muslims...and even a Jew or two, always an AMERICAN Jew. I met one American Jewess there. She was NOT working for ARAMCO but was working in a hospital near the Red Sea.
Hindus were never hired because they were not "of the Book."