The latest news pertaining to the SLM program.
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 […]
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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This weekend the Institute of Salesian Studies (ISS) in Berkeley, CA, hosted 6 candidates who were furthering their process of discernment in becoming Salesian Lay Missioners for the 2010-2011 year. While on the weekend, the candidates learned about who Don Bosco and the Salesians are, the Salesian Oratory Criteria, Catholic Social Teachings, and also learned
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February 28 finally dawned – the day we had long been preparing for (which in Bolivian standards is actually about 2 weeks). An even greater event than the coming of the inspectora from Italy, the relic of St. John Bosco, the founder of the Salesians (the religious community that I serve with), was coming to visit Bolivia on it´s world-wide tour with it´s first Bolivian stop at Casa Maín.
Don Bosco Visits Bolivia (and Casa Maín) Read More »
Hello friends and family, I hope you are all well and that this Lenten season brings you closer to God. Last week was an incredibly busy yet spiritually fulfilling time here in Ji-Paraná for our Salesian community and parish. We had such an amazing and blessed week and my soul is on fire with the
St. John Bosco’s Holy Relics pass through SLM sites in South America Read More »
So I made it to Ethiopia with no problem. The volunteers were at the airport waiting for me with one of the Salesians at 2am! I made it to bed around 4 or 5am after showering and getting situated. Right as I was going to bed, the “call to prayer” was being sounded by the
On a typical weekend, 200 to 300 young people gather at the San Jose Oratory where Miriam Hernandez, a Salesian Lay Missioner originally from St Dominic Savio in Bellflower, CA, starts her daily ministry. In August 2009, Miriam began a one-year mission assignment working in the oratory. Miriam’s daily schedule is pretty intense. She starts
Lay Missioner Miriam Hernandez Talks of Experience in Tijuana Read More »
New Rochelle, N.Y. — After four weeks of orientation at three sites, 23 young women and men (18 women, 5 men) were commissioned as Salesian Lay Missionaries (SLMs) on Saturday, August 8. Fr. Thomas Dunne, superior of the New Rochelle Province (SUE), presided over an early morning Mass at the Don Bosco Retreat Center in
23 Lay Missioners Commissioned Read More »
March 8, 2009 – Seven men and women recently came to Don Bosco Hall on the campus of the University of California, Berekely, to discern the call to become Salesian Lay Missioners. The candidates arrived on Friday, March 13th, and departed on Sunday. Topics covered during the weekend included: “Who Are the Salesians?”, “Who Are
Candidates Discern the Call to Lay Mission Work Read More »
