Dear Salesian Family, Salesian Young People, and Friends: It brought me joy and happiness after spending a few days visiting our Salesian SDB community in Laredo, TX, and joining the Salesian Sisters in celebrating Saint John Bosco’s Feast Day with the young people of San Antonio, Texas. The Salesian Mission in Texas is so alive and active! I am also helping a Busy Students’ Retreat … Continue reading A Letter from Vocations Coordinator

Abstracted by Sheila Kun RN, BA, BSN, MS I chose this topic to share with all the seniors because falls and fractures are realities of life for us seniors. How many times have you heard from your family or friends that they or someone they knew fell and suffered serious consequences or death? I thought this would be a good time to bring this issue … Continue reading Falls and Fractures in Older Adults

(ANS – Aleppo) – As the death toll and damage caused by the terrible earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey worsens, there are numerous testimonies from those who, like the Salesians, are already on the front lines providing all the necessary aid. A detailed account of what is happening during these hours comes from MOR’s Provincial Delegate for Social Communication, Fr. Pier Jabloyan. “The earthquake … Continue reading Syria – Salesians’ Testimonies on Terrible Earthquake

(ANS – Aleppo) – “We still don’t know how we will organize ourselves, amidst the cold, the snow and the situation of many buildings after almost 12 years of war. The population urgently needs help”. These were the first words that Fr Alejandro León, Superior of the “Adolescent Jesus” Province of the Middle East (MOR), sent from Aleppo, in Syria, a tormented land, as Pope Francis often defined … Continue reading Syria – An Emergency within an Emergency

The Salesian Volunteer Program recently celebrated the life and legacy of Saint John Bosco with two meaningful events. On Sunday morning, January 28th, a group of young volunteers gathered to prepare and deliver food packages to the homeless community in Skid Row. The volunteers spent over two hours making around 400 sandwiches and assembling packages with granola bars, sandwiches, and water bottles. Despite the forecast … Continue reading Celebration of Don Bosco in the Salesian Volunteer Program

St Francis de Sales: The Bee and the Blossoms 2nd edition: is a collection of peer-reviewed academic papers by various Maltese authors covering different aspects of the saint. On the occasion of the 400th anniversary since St. Francis’s death, the Salesians in Malta have prepared this publication that looks at Francis de Sales as an author, a theologian, a spiritual director among other aspects. In … Continue reading St Francis de Sales: The Bee and the Blossoms 2nd edition