Home Away From Home: Don Bosco (Nairobi, Kenya)
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U.S. SDBs Welcome 5 New Novices
by Fr. Michael Mendl, SDB [cincopa 10716954] New Rochelle, N.Y. – Fr. Thomas Dunne, provincial of the New Rochelle Province, received five young men into St. Joseph’s Novitiate in Port Chester, N.Y., on August 15. The brief rite of reception took place within a morning parish Mass at Holy Rosary Church, to which the novitiate
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Salesians Commission 22 Lay Missioners
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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One Last Reflection: South Africa
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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Haiti and the Salesians 6 Months After
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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South Africa – One Salesian Lay Missioner’s Year-End Reflection
(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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Colombia – Coal Mine Tragedy
(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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Salesians and government authorities collaborate in formation
(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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Salesian Lay Missioners 2010 Begin Orientation
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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