Day: July 24, 2024

Rector Major, Salesian World News

The Message of the Vicar: On Wings of Hope

By Father Stefano Martoglio, SDB While continuing my service as Vicar in the coming months, quietly, very simply, and completely in continuity, I’ll replace the Rector Major in leading the Congregation to the General Chapter, the 29th, in February 2025. Dear Readers of the Salesian Bulletin, I’m about to write these lines with trepidation because, having been a reader of the Salesian Bulletin since I … Continue reading The Message of the Vicar: On Wings of Hope

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Don Bosco, Formation, Salesian World News

The Annual Retreat in the Life of Don Bosco and the Beginnings of the Salesian Society

(ANS – Rome) – The Salesian annual retreat is something precious and during this time of the year many Salesians are doing their annual retreat. It is also good to go back to our origins and reclaim its value and what was lost along the way. From 1842 to 1872 (32 years), Don Bosco would walk for 7 hours from Turin to Saint Ignatius at Lanzo to do his annual spiritual exercises. This was a practice he learned at the Convitto with Fr. Cafasso. … Continue reading The Annual Retreat in the Life of Don Bosco and the Beginnings of the Salesian Society

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Province News, Salesian Clubs / Youth Centers, Salesian World News, Youth Ministry

Salesian Camps Serve Over 900 Children and Youth in Los Angeles This Summer

By JC Montenegro, Ph.D (ANS – Los Angeles, California) – This summer, Salesian Camps are significantly impacting Los Angeles by serving over 900 children and youth through two vibrant programs run by the Salesian Family Youth Center and St. Dominic Savio Church. These programs share a standard structure, empowering around 300 young volunteers—mostly teenagers—to serve approximately 600 children. Transformative Success Stories At the counselor level, young people … Continue reading Salesian Camps Serve Over 900 Children and Youth in Los Angeles This Summer

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Province News, Salesian Clubs / Youth Centers

Salesian Summer Camp Posts

Here is a glimpse of some of the Salesian summer oratories in which young people around the province are having a fun and growth-filled summer. St Luke’s Church, Stockton, CA – We have a lot of HAPPY CAMPERS! We are more than halfway through our second week of camp!  https://www.instagram.com/stlukechurch/ Salesian Family Youth Center, Los Angeles – Camp Salesian: Discover the Power of Empathy Build … Continue reading Salesian Summer Camp Posts

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Salesian World News, Social Communications

Don Bosco Youth Net Launches New App for Animators and Educators

(ANS – Heverlee) – “Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw,” the European network of Salesian youth organizations, in partnership with Bosco Base, the Salesian Youth organization in Flanders (BEN) is launching “Animakit,” their new app for Games and Tools for animators. After more than two years of brainstorming and hard work, Animakit is now available on both the AppStore (iOS) and the PlayStore (Android). Thought as a toolkit for Salesian animators, … Continue reading Don Bosco Youth Net Launches New App for Animators and Educators

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Don Bosco, Salesian World News, Youth Ministry

Don Bosco’s Educational Journey (4/4)

By Redaktor Strony / June 14, 2024 / Salesian Bulletin Online – (Continued from previous article) The Market for Young Workers The historical time in which Don Bosco lived was not one of the happiest. In the neighborhoods of Turin, the saintly educator discovered a real “market for young workers”: the city was becoming more and more full of inhumanly exploited minors. Don Bosco himself remembers that the first boys he was … Continue reading Don Bosco’s Educational Journey (4/4)

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