As I return from the National Conference for Catholic Youth Ministers (NCCYM) held in New Orleans this past weekend, the plane ride offers a great chance to reflect on the experience as a “first time attendee”. [cincopa AkGA1bqVnUze]Going into the conference, I really didn’t know what to expect. Working for the Salesian Lay Missioners at …
From October 28 – 31 the annual Mission Congress was held in Albuquerque, NM. The congress was held in conjunction with the Catholic Volunteer Network’s annual conference, making it a very well-attended and rich weekend full of sharing, learning, and, “mission networking”. In attendance were over 400 delegates from various mission organizations: priests, brothers, sisters, …
(South Orange, NJ) – The last of four discernment weekends took place this past weekend at the offices of youth ministry and vocations for the Saelsians’ US East (SUE) province. Due to the timing of the weekend, the number of attendees wasn’t as high as previous weekends, but what was lacking in number was made …
South Orange, NJ – From June 4th through the 6th thirteen men and women participated in the Salesian Lay Missioner (SLM) discernment weekend. Both coasts brought candidates eager to learn more about the SLM program in order to help them discern whether or not God is calling them to give a year+ to the Salesians. …
