By Lisandro Albor Jr. The 2024 Provincial Chapter occurred from June 17-21 at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, CA. A Provincial Chapter is a significant event where selected members of the province come together in a fraternal way to discern the direction of the province. The purpose of this Provincial Chapter was particularly to prepare for the General Chapter, addressing important themes and … Continue reading 2024 Provincial Chapter Highlights
Featuring: Don Bosco Technical Institute, San Luis Rey Church, and Salesian Family Youth Center Tech’s 2024 LEGO Robotics Summer Camp Thirty-nine elementary and middle school students are having a great time at the Tech’s 2024 LEGO Robotics Summer Camp. Designing, constructing, and programming competitive robots, the young creators are being helped by members of the Techmen, Bosco Tech’s FRC Team 5669, and the all-girls FTC … Continue reading Province Photo News
(ANS – Rome) – Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Gen C are all terms that have now entered our daily lexicon. Trying to understand the differences between these categories, however, can generate confusion. Fr Maciej Makuła, SDB, a member of the Social Communication Sector, has catalogued the various generations and their different ways of approaching the world of communication. He presents an accurate examination of … Continue reading “Shaping Tomorrow”: Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Gen C – Differences in Communication
(ANS – Rome) – Expectation is growing and work is continuing for the third edition of the Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival (DBGYFF), the Salesian international youth film festival, dedicated this year to encouraging young people around the world to contribute through their short films in building up a world greener and sustainable, under the theme of the festival “I Have a Dream – Youth … Continue reading DBGYFF 2024: An Invitation to the Young to Build a Greener and Sustainable Future
(QUITO, Ecuador) – On Sunday, June 16, 32 lay people from the Salesian communities and works in the Province of Ecuador (ECU) began the study program called “Salesian Intensive” at the Salesian Ongoing Formation Centre America (CSFPA), located in Quito. For the first time, this formation proposal brings together participants from a single Province. This program, which will end next Friday, June 28, reflects the … Continue reading A Unique Salesian Formation Experience for Lay People in the Province of Ecuador
By Fr. Gustavo Martagon, SDB The first reading is a song of believing optimism: “God did not make death, nor does he delight in destroying the living” (Wis.). God is not the God of the dead but of the living. In this passage, God’s will to give “eternal” life, meaning a true and consistent one, is revealed to us… God has created us to enter … Continue reading Faith and Love Saved
Por P. Gustavo Martagon, SDB La primera lectura es un canto de optimismo creyente: “Dios no hizo la muerte ni goza destruyendo los vivientes” (Sab.): Dios no es Dios de muertos sino de vivos… Se nos revela aquí la voluntad de Dios de dar vida “eterna”, es decir, verdadera, consistente… Dios nos ha creado para que entremos en una relación vivificante con Él que empieza … Continue reading La Fey Y El Amor Salvan
Abstracted by Sheila Kun RN, BA, BSN, MS Source: Cleveland Clinic Can I prevent cataracts? Developing cataracts is a typical part of aging. However, you can take a few steps to protect your eye health and potentially slow the process: • Don’t smoke. Tobacco smoke raises your risk of cataracts. If you currently smoke, ask a healthcare provider for resources to help you quit. • Protect your eyes … Continue reading Prevention of Cataracts and Prognosis
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