Dear Salesian sisters and brothers, As Covid-19 restrictions ease up in many places, I pray that God and his Mother, Mary, keep us all safe and vigilant. We are not out of the woods yet and many might feel that we are getting back to normal. While all of us are anxious to return to some normalcy and visit with one another or perform pre-covid-19 … Continue reading Provincial Letter May 29th, 2020
By: Fr. Tom Juarez San Luis Rey – Laredo, TX On Tuesday May 11 following the 6:30 evening Mass I went shopping for our community to the northern part of our city, wearing my mask to prevent illness. While pushing my cart filled with fruit and vegetables through the kitchen utensils area a couple ahead of me stopped, stared at me, and asked if I … Continue reading News from San Luis Rey
By Sheila Kun RN, BSN, MS, CPN, FCCP During the COVID-19 lockdown, my young friend Sarah, an intelligent, Master-prepared, fervent catholic, wrote this thought-provoking piece on Limbo for her Journal Club. I asked Sarah’s permission to share with you. I hope you will savor this very amazing piece of reflection on Limbo. Here in my apartment, my life has been put on hold. So, I’ve … Continue reading Are we in Limbo?
Joseph Kowalski was born at Siedliska, Poland, a little farming town near Rzeszow, on March 13, 1911, the son of Wojciech and Sofia Borowiec. The family’s faith was deep and practical. He was baptized on March 19, feast of St. Joseph, in the parish church at Lubenia, about 2½ miles from the town, which at that time did not have a church. Following his parents’ wishes, … Continue reading Blessed Joseph Kowalski, Salesian Priest and Martyr
By Fr. John Roche, SDB Coordinator for Vocations For the last six weeks, while so much of the world has observed shelter-in-place, I have reached out to more than 100 persons who have contacted me in the past three years. A vast majority of these men have been directed toward our Congregation as part of the Vocation Network “Vocation Match” test. I went through every … Continue reading Pray and Work for Vocations
By Sheila Kun RN, BSN, MS, CPN, FCCP By now you are totally well-informed of the signs and symptoms of the COVID-19 virus and what to do when you experience major changes in your respiratory system. These are the people that would be hospital bound and they would be under either acute observation or intensive care management. But what if you have symptoms that are … Continue reading Sensible Advice from a Nurse in the UK –If You Get Covid-19
Dear Salesian sisters and brothers, I pray you are all keeping safe. Many of us are still “sheltered-in-place” and wondering when it will be safe to travel, visit friends or move around more freely. Of course, folks still go out for groceries and essentials. Others, perhaps, are still working at their normal jobs. We pray for everyone’s safety. Two significant events are taking place these … Continue reading Provincial Letter May 21st, 2020
(ANS – Alicante, Spain – May 13, 2020) – During these weeks of isolation, it has often been said that this is a good time to resume some abandoned activity or to finish some pending task. David Pastor Corbí, an artist from Alicante, says he has recently created a work he has had in mind for 20 years: a portrait of Don Bosco at the … Continue reading New painting of Don Bosco
From ANS – Published May 12th, 2020 In general, we hear that young people are: passionate, fearless, idealistic, reckless. Young people are indeed like this, sometimes it could be an advantage or a danger. But, on a cold December 1859, in the silence of the outskirts of Turin, in a modest room, 19 young people listened attentively to the words of a dreamer priest and … Continue reading Thanks for being so impulsive
By Miriam Hernandez Coordinator for Youth Ministry – Salesian Boys and Girls Club Los Angeles I know youth ministers and teachers alike are all trying to find the best practices to stay connected to the teens in our ministries during this time of quarantine. Many times we might feel so restricted by all the changes happening, I know that I have. The current pandemic has … Continue reading Leading a virtual youth group
Dear Salesian sisters and brothers, I wish all of you a very Happy Feast of Mary Dominica Mazzarello today, May 13th. In a special way, I wish the Salesian Sisters a Happy Feast Day! Mary Mazzarello was a simple peasant girl who opened herself to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and allowed herself to be guided by Don Bosco and other important figures in … Continue reading Provincial Letter May 14th, 2020
By Sheila Kun RN, BSN, MS, CPN, FCCP During the COVID 19 viral season, one of the challenges is not able to exercise. Oh, do I miss my gym routine. 4 months ago, when I was doing my daily gym routine, I would count the hour, or minutes, and hope that hour of Zumba would finish quickly. Now that the lockdown is in place, getting … Continue reading You can do it!
Bosco Tech faculty and staff have been hand delivering personalized yard signs to each senior this week (practicing safe social distancing measures.) Here are a few shots of our terrific (and surprised) soon-to-be graduates and their families. Continue reading Bosco Tech faculty and staff deliver yard signs to Seniors
Dear Vocation Seeker! Believe it or not, life will go on and your calling to serve the Lord is as real now as when you first reached out. I have decided to reach out to you to assure you that you are not forgotten. Your Vocation Match was sent to me and I need not explain to you what has happened in the months weeks, and days since that request. … Continue reading Responding to your Vocation Match at the time of the Pandemic
Check out this video made by the parent of one of the school families acknowledging the efforts of the School Faculty to online educate students during this pandemic time. Continue reading Ss. Peter and Paul School – Together Video
By Sheila Kun RN, BSN, MS, CPN, FCCP Knowledge is power; in this viral season, knowledge is not only power, but a peace of mind. The question about how safe it is to get takeout food from restaurants has been on my mind. This Sunday April 26, 2020 I got my answer from the LA Times. The article on “Can I catch COVID from food?” … Continue reading COVID 19 and Food
Dear Salesian sisters and brothers, I write to you today, at the end of the feast of St. Dominic Savio. Happy Feast day! I hope you celebrated this important Salesian feast as well as possible, despite our limitations and restrictions with the CoronaVirus Pandemic. As we have already mentioned in earlier letters, Dominic Savio formed part of the group of young boys who helped out … Continue reading Provincial Letter May 7th, 2020
Submitted by Frank Lavin Dear Salesian Community: It is with great joy, pride and some sadness that we announce the retirement of the Salesian Boys’ and Girls’ Club at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco of our Director of Programs, Joselyn Staley. Her official retirement will begin July 1, 2020. Joselyn will be greatly missed at The Club. We wish her health, happiness, … Continue reading Director of Programs – Joselyn Staley Retires
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