By Father Michael Mendl, SDB [cincopa 10707681]New Rochelle, NY – The Salesians of Don Bosco commissioned 28 young women and men as Salesian Lay Missioners (SLMs) or Salesian Domestic Volunteers (SDVs) on Saturday, August 7, at the close of a week of retreat. Father Thomas Dunne, SDB, provincial superior of the New Rochelle Province, presided […]
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I must have seen the Chicago skyline hundreds of times in my life. But Saturday morning, the sky was clear, the plane came in right over the lake, and I glimpsed the most beautiful sight of the city I have seen in my life. Coming home after being gone for nearly a year probably just
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Overview: Salesian Missions was saving the children of Haiti long before the earthquake. Salesian Missions has been working in Haiti since 1936 and will stay in Haiti as long as there are children in need. Before the quake, food and basic needs were provided to youth and their families. Primary schools gave opportunity to smiling
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(Johannesburg, South Africa) – The World Cup is over and in some ways life has gone back to normal here in South Africa. I did make it to one more World Cup game, Germany vs. Ghana at Soccer City in Johannesburg. I know that they have shown the spectacular stadium on television but it is
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(ANS – Amaga) – In Amaga, Colombia, the Salesian community suffered the loss of 2 past pupils and 13 fathers of students in the school on June 16 as the result of an explosion of built-up methane in the mine in which they were working. The Salesian Ciudad Don Bosco, which includes various youth centers
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(ANS – Calcutta) – The Salesians in the Calcutta Province (INC) have launched a joint project with the Indian Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development to training and prepare for work the poorest young people. The first lessons began on June 20 in the state of West Bengal, part of INC. Taking part were hundreds
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New Rochelle, N.Y. — On July 6, a new “class” of Salesian Lay Missioners (SLM) arrived at Maryknoll, N.Y., to begin four weeks of discernment and orientation. The first three days are dedicated to forming group and Salesian identity. About 10 days follow of various forms of cultural orientation, under the direction of the Maryknoll Missioners, together with smaller
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The following is a general e-mail sent by Jeremy along his cycling route in Wyoming. Jeremy spent over a year as a Salesian Lay Missioner at the Salesian-run school in Okinawa, Bolivia where he taught at both the Bolivian and Japanese schools. ————————————————————————— I realized a last week that three weeks had already passed on this cross-country
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(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
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