(ANS – Rome) – There was a meeting at the Salesian Generalate on Saturday, March 27, called in order to coordinate the various activities responding to the emergency and future reconstruction in Haiti. The meeting brought together the various Salesian agencies active in the vice province of Haiti and represented a significant stage in the […]
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(ANS – Boretto) – An altar was dedicated on Sunday, March 21, to Blessed Artemides Zatti (1880-1951) in the village of Boretto, Italy, birthplace of the Salesian brother honored the “Good Samaritan of Patagonia.” Present at the celebration in the parish church of St. Mark were the mayor, local council members, the pastor Fr. Gianfranco
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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.
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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
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