Promoting College Success: Disney and Edison Sponsorship with the Salesian Family Youth Center as Organizer

By Luis Chacon On February 16th, two members of our Salesian Family Youth Center, JC and myself, attended a Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce event at SoFi Stadium. In an unfamiliar place, we found ourselves lost in the parking lot. But in life’s mysterious way, we crossed paths with a kind elderly man who initiated a conversation. When he learned that we were from … Continue reading Promoting College Success: Disney and Edison Sponsorship with the Salesian Family Youth Center as Organizer

Don Bosco’s Childhood Dream – A Theological Reading Newly Translated

(Bosco.Link) –  UPS, Rome, 14 September 2023 — The theme for Strenna 2024 “The Dream that makes you dream”: A heart that transforms ‘wolves’ into ‘lambs’, has been announced, and it has already provoked wide interest. Don Bosco’s childhood dream (at nine or ten years of age, as he himself reminds us in the Memoirs of the Oratory) is so fundamental to who he was … Continue reading Don Bosco’s Childhood Dream – A Theological Reading Newly Translated

One Day at a Time…

By Luis Chacon Last week, a troubling incident unfolded right outside the Salesian Family Youth Center (SFYC) that left us with mixed feelings of concern and gratitude. As JC and I were leaving the SFYC, we witnessed a disturbing altercation involving three high school students from a nearby school. It was a situation that highlighted the critical role that the SFYC plays in our community, … Continue reading One Day at a Time…

Inactivity: How Does an Inactive Lifestyle Affect Your Body?

Abstracted by Sheila Kun RN, BA, BSN, MS Sedentary Lifestyle or Sitting Disease is harmful for our health. We presented the prevalence and global data last week recognizing that globally 28% of adults aged 18 and over were not active enough. Now let us explore how bad is inactivity. From Medline Plus online information, it clearly delineates the risks of an inactive lifestyle: From the … Continue reading Inactivity: How Does an Inactive Lifestyle Affect Your Body?