At the Marian Shrine in Haverstraw-Stony Point, N.Y., Brother Michael Leschinsky was ordained deacon on Saturday, May 22. The ordination Mass was part of the New Rochelle Province’s annual Marian Day celebration–the external feast of Mary Help of Christians for the Salesian Family and the friends of the Marian Shrine. Bishop Dominic Marconi, a retired auxiliary […]
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The 40-mph winds were whipping around 23-year-old Chris O’Keefe and the wind chill was below zero as he tried to cross from Georgia to North Carolina on the Appalachian Trail.
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Chicago, IL – From April 30th through May 2nd, fourteen men and women participated in the Salesian Lay Missioner Discernment Weekend. During the weekend, the candidates learned more about the work of the Salesians, the methodology of their ministries, as well as learning more about the different locations where the SLM program sends. The overall
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New Rochelle, NY – National Volunteer Week seeks to highlight the good works provided by volunteers and the organizations and causes served. Most people think of volunteering as a morning helping out at a soup kitchen, stuffing envelopes once a month at their churches, or delivering hot meals to the elderly once a week. All
(ANS – Addis Ababa) – Last weekend the Salesian vice province of Ethiopia-Eritrea (AET) held two significant events connected with youth: a refresher course for Salesians and a meeting of young volunteers involved in the vice province. On April 16 and 17, 23 Salesians met at Addis Ababa for a refresher course on youth ministry,
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Over the course of its 20+ year history, the Salesian Lay Missioner (SLM) program has had countless blessings. It has seen over 350 men and women, young and old, from all backgrounds, be transformed after spending one year, two years, and in some instances three years, working alongside the Salesians in countless ministries. Most often
(ANS – Port-au-Prince) – The efforts of the Salesians to deal with the emergency and the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake continue. Further progress was made at a meeting, April 10-13, of mission offices and NGOs at Port-au-Prince as a follow-up to the meeting in Rome on March 27 at which support for Haiti’s
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(ANS – Rome) – There was a meeting at the Salesian Generalate on Saturday, March 27, called in order to coordinate the various activities responding to the emergency and future reconstruction in Haiti. The meeting brought together the various Salesian agencies active in the vice province of Haiti and represented a significant stage in the
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(ANS – Boretto) – An altar was dedicated on Sunday, March 21, to Blessed Artemides Zatti (1880-1951) in the village of Boretto, Italy, birthplace of the Salesian brother honored the “Good Samaritan of Patagonia.” Present at the celebration in the parish church of St. Mark were the mayor, local council members, the pastor Fr. Gianfranco
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Anaheim, CA – With over 40,000 people in attendance, the Religious Education Congress in California offers a unique opportunity for Catholics from all over the world to join together and attend keynote addresses, masses (with a variety to choose from), and many workshops. [showtime] It was in one of these workshops that returned SLM, Giovanni
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