The latest news pertaining to the SLM program.
by Stephen Lilly, Salesian Lay Missioner Tuh Rou Noo? (Is everything good?) In the morning before school, I pull out all the Amharic and Wallaytigna phrases I can remember in order to greet the children. Whenever I ask “Tuh Rou Noo?” the answer without fail is “Tuh Rou” (Good). And so it is: the sun […]
Soddo, Ethiopia: “Tuh Rou Noo?” Read More »
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
Marching With the Saints: Salesian Style! Read More »
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,
“Turned Upside Down”: Mission Congress 2011 Read More »
Ever since I was six years old my family and I have been a part of Saint Dominic Savio Parish. Here is where I grew up attending mass and other activities. As I got older I entered youth ministry and “Savio”, as we call it, became my home. I got involved as much as I
What An Experience: One SLM’s reflection on her mission in Mexico Read More »
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
Salesians Commission 22 Lay Missioners Read More »
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
One Last Reflection: South Africa Read More »
(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
South Africa – One Salesian Lay Missioner’s Year-End Reflection Read More »
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
Salesian Lay Missioners 2010 Begin Orientation Read More »
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
Returned Lay Missioner Cycles for Change – Coast to Coast! Read More »
