By Bro. Malvino Alfonso, OCD, India
INDIA -The Karnataka-Goa Province of the Discalced Carmelites and the Diocesan Centre for Biblical Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman hosted a three-day Bible symposium on the role of scripture in the digital and artificial intelligence era.
The event, held last week at the Divine Springs Retreat Centre in Xellim, Loliem, carried the theme “Biblical Text in Its Context in the Digital and AI Age.”
It was organized to mark the Jubilee Year 2025 and the centenary of the canonization of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus.
Auxiliary Bishop Simião Fernandes of Goa and Daman, chairman of the Western Region CCBI Bible Commission, inaugurated the symposium.
“Bible is a light for our path. We need to fall in love with the Bible and make use of it in our daily life,” he told participants. He urged them to make scripture “a bread for their daily use.”
The symposium aimed to train priests to preach with greater depth, equip participants with digital research tools, and reintroduce the insights of the Church Fathers into contemporary teaching.
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