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Local CRI Unit of Kurnool gathered on 8th of August at KDSSS premises. More than seventy religious participated in the Seminar. The theme of the seminar was the challenges of the consecrated life: The Year of the Consecrated – An Introspection. The seminar started with the welcoming words by Fr. Solomon CPPS, the Vice-President, followed by introductory talk by Sr. Mina Devis, the CRI President of Kurnool Unit. Fr. Bollikonda Jayaraj OCD was the main speaker of the day and he introduced the theme of the day in an elaborative way and highlighted the goals and motivations that every religious must ponder especially in this year of the Consecrated Life and he also pointed very strongly the “credibility crisis” of the religious life today. He emphasized that, what is really essential during this year if that the religious have to continue to witness to that spirit which prompted their Founders. To “Leave everything in order to gain everything”. And after the seminar there was a group discussion. Eight groups were divided and each group was given a question for the discussion. After the discussion, there was a sharing from each group. After this we had the Eucharist, celebrated by Rev. Fr. A. Showrappa, the Dean of Kurnool. He gave a very inspiring homily on the life and activities of the religious in our diocese and took all of us back to the history of the various religious congregations that laid the foundation for the mission in the diocese. And then we had a delicious and sumptuous meal and then all left back to their places. - (Fr. Thomas Reddy OCD, the Secretary. CRI)