Dear Salesian Family and Friends, Fr. Alejandro Rodríguez, professor of Salesian Education at the ISS in Berkeley, has published a number of books in Spanish and English since joining the Formation Team at Don Bosco Hall in 2020. His latest contributions includes a monograph entitled Benevolencia en San Francisco de Sales: Algunas ideas Educativo-pastorales en la formación de la persona (Berkeley: Institute of Salesian Studies, … Continue reading New Offerings in Salesian Educational Leadership at the ISS 

Salesian Province of the United States West Collaborates with RASS to Enhance Social Work The Salesian Province of the United States West recently held a meeting to analyze the situation of its social works. This meeting was directed by the “RASS” (Red América Social Salesiana), a network that creates articulation, training, and communication between more than 180 works and around 500 programs and social services … Continue reading Building Stronger Communities

As a member of the Salesian Family Youth Center, I was reminded of a story from the life of Don Bosco when he was young and one of his best friends was Jewish. Despite their religious differences, they were able to do good for each other and work for the good of their community. This story came to mind on March 16, when I had … Continue reading From Strangers to Empathy: Lessons from a Faith Leader Listening Session

By Juan Carlos Montenegro The annual celebration of Mission Day The Salesians in Bellflower, California, are hard at work creating a safe and welcoming environment for young people by offering training to become a Salesian Missionary volunteer at Camp Savio. The five-week program runs from the end of June through the whole of July in 2023, and training has already begun with around 160 young … Continue reading The Power of the Salesian Community 

(ANS – New Rochelle) – Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating World Water Day. Led by U.N.-Water, the organization that coordinates the United Nations’ work on water and sanitation, the day has been honored on March 22 every year since 1993. The day focuses attention on the importance of … Continue reading ‘Clean Water Initiative’ Brings Fresh Water to Global Communities

(ANS – Rome) – The year 2025 is approaching, the year in which the Congregation will celebrate and commemorate an event so fruitful for so many young people around the world: the 150th anniversary of the first Salesian Missionary Expedition (Turin, Nov. 11, 1875). For this occasion, there will be many initiatives at the local, provincial, and congregational levels. Among them, one starts today, March … Continue reading Toward 150th Anniversary of First Missionary Expedition: A Contest to Select the Anniversary Logo

The Salesian Family Youth Center, along with other Salesian Boys and Girls Clubs and Youth Centers, participated in a face-to-face meeting focused on the revision of the Strategic Planning of the Salesian Province of the West of the United States. The meeting was led by Father Fabian Cardenas, Delegate of the Salesian Youth Ministry, and Father Mel Trinidad, Provincial. During the meeting, the participants discussed … Continue reading Salesian Youth Centers Unite!

Abstracted by Sheila Kun RN, BA, BSN, MS. Aging is a diagnosis with 100% mortality. We seniors know it too well. As we grow older, we have fewer birthday or wedding parties. On the contrary, we attend more funeral services than we want to. Recently I have heard more friends and acquaintances coming down with strokes. Hence, I decided to spend the next few weeks … Continue reading Care Ministry: Stroke – A Senior’s Nightmare

by Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB Fue Juan, el Apóstol y Evangelista, y solo él entre los Doce, quien siguió a Jesús hasta el Calvario. En este quinto domingo de crepúsculo, la primera Escritura recuerda la injusticia de la muerte de Jesús. En el Evangelio, Juan describe el supremo acto de amistad y amor del Salvador, un acto que impulsó a Jesús a las manos de … Continue reading Reina La Injusticia

by Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB It was John, the Apostle and Evangelist and he alone among the Twelve, who followed Jesus to Calvary. On this 5th Sunday of gathering dusk, the first Scripture recalls the injustice of Jesus’ death. In the Gospel, John describes the supreme act of friendship and love of the Savior, an act which propelled Jesus into the hands of evil men, … Continue reading Injustice Reigns