by Fr. Mike Mendl, SDB Bro. Gerard Joseph Richard passed into eternity from Sherbrooke, Que., at 6:45 a.m. on August 31. Since March 2019 he had been living at a Sherbrooke nursing home, Centre d’hebergement Argyll. He was a professed coadjutor brother of the Salesians of Don Bosco for 8 days less than 68 years. At 100 years, 7 months, and 1 day, Bro. Gerard … Continue reading Bro. Gerard Richard, SDB (1923-2023)
(ANS – Rome) – Among the missionaries who will receive the Missionary Cross from the hands of the Rector Major on September 24 is a young Salesian in formation, Klimer Xavier Sánchez Carrión. The Ecuadorian, just 24 years old, is destined for the Salesian mission in Mozambique, and is not hiding the energy and enthusiasm that is driving him. Can you introduce yourself? I was … Continue reading From Ecuador (ECU) to Mozambique (MOZ): Klimer Xavier Sanchez Carrion Salesian Missionary
(ANS – Nazareth) – The Salesian Family of the Holy Land and the Province of the Middle East (MOR) inaugurated the celebrations for the centenary of the consecration of the Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent in Nazareth, on Saturday and Sunday September 2-3, 2023. The celebrations were presided over directly by the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, accompanied by, among the many present, the … Continue reading The Rector Major Presides over the Celebration of the Centenary of the Consecration of the Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent in Nazareth
(ANS – Rome) – The Third Seminar for the Promotion of the Causes of Beatification and Canonisation of the Salesian Family will take place in Turin at the Salesian Mother House from September 6 to 10th. It follows those organized in 2016 and 2018. One of the most beautiful fruits that has come from Don Bosco is the host of saints and candidates for holiness … Continue reading “In the Circle of the Saints”: III Seminar for the Canonization and Beatification of the Salesian Family
by Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB Jesus has told us firmly that we must love God and our neighbor as well. It is also a firm teaching of gospel living that the love we show our neighbor is a sure indication of how much we truly love God. It is not that Jesus simply stated a great principle, “Love God and love your neighbor as yourself.” … Continue reading Proper Conduct Among Us
by Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB Jesús nos ha dicho con firmeza que debemos amar a Dios y a nuestro prójimo. También es una enseñanza firme de la vida evangélica que el amor que mostramos a nuestro prójimo es una clara indicación de cuánto amamos verdaderamente a Dios. No es simplemente que Jesús haya enunciado un gran principio: “Ama a Dios y ama a tu prójimo … Continue reading Conducta Adecuada Entre Nosotros
