Through this post, we are releasing the digital scan of the book The Church I Love – A Tribute To Rev . Placid J Podipara published in the year 1977 .
“1977 – The Church I Love” by Fr. Placid J. Podipara is a small but significant theological and ecclesiological work that reflects the deep personal and spiritual attachment of Fr. Placid to the Catholic Church, especially the Syro-Malabar Church. Fr. Placid Podipara, a pioneering Syro-Malabar theologian, uses this book to express his love and vision for the Church.The book opens with reflections on why the author loves the Church, drawing from his life as a priest, scholar, and member of the Syro-Malabar Church. He speaks not just of institutional loyalty but of spiritual belonging and identity.
Fr. Placid emphasizes that his love is not just for the universal Catholic Church but also for the Eastern heritage of the Syro-Malabar Church. He defends its East Syriac liturgy, theology, and traditions as authentic and valuable expressions of Catholicism.
He expresses deep commitment to the unity of the Catholic Church, while also highlighting the richness of diversity in rites. He argues for equal respect for Eastern Catholic Churches, which often faced Latinization and marginalization.
He concludes with a call to faithfulness, inviting all members of the Church to love it with understanding, commitment, and critical faithfulness, not blind acceptance, but informed and sincere devotion.
This document is digitized as part of the Dharmaram College Library digitization.
Metadata and link to the digitized document
Metadata and link to the digitized document are provided below. A facility to read the document online is provided in the item page.
- Name: The Church I Love – A Tribute To Rev . Placid J Podipara
- Published Year: 1977
- Number of pages:180
- Printing: K.C.M. Press, Ernakulam
- Scan link: കണ്ണി