Day: August 5, 2025

Province News

Animating Summer Camps as a Salesian Family

By Judy Alvarez, Salesian Cooperator (Los Angeles, California) “He [Don Bosco] was always aware of the need for cooperative charity in educational and pastoral service, convinced that the Holy Spirit raises up charisms for the benefit of the whole Church.” – Salesian Family Charter Numerous Salesian camps took place this summer in the Province of St. Andrew the Apostle in the Western United States. These … Continue reading Animating Summer Camps as a Salesian Family

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Fr. Ed Liptak, Gospel Reflection, Province News

Wisdom Leading to God/ La Sabiduría Que Conduce a Dios

By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB Sacred Scripture has the Lord Jesus utter some terrible words, that whoever in anger calls his brother ‘Raqqa or Fool,’ is himself worthy of separation from God and hellfire (See Mt 5:22 ). Such judgement belongs to God not anyone else, and Christ’s terrible meaning is that one who judges another, says harshly and means it, “Go to Hell!,“ separates … Continue reading Wisdom Leading to God/ La Sabiduría Que Conduce a Dios

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Fr. Shijumon Thottupurathu, Gospel Reflection, Province News

Digi Evangeli: Aug 10, 2025 -English and Spanish

By Fr. Shijumon Thottupurathu, SDB Reflection In English What is my treasure? To what do I give priority in my life?What is faith, and how do I grow in my faith in God? Blessings. Reflection In Spanish En todo lo que hacemos, estamos llamados a dar la prioridad a nuestro Dios. Sin Él, crecemos en la avaricia y nos sentimos vacíos, porque lo que acumulamos … Continue reading Digi Evangeli: Aug 10, 2025 -English and Spanish

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Holy Father, Salesian World News, Salesian Youth Movement

Youth Jubilee, the Angelus: Close to the Young Who Suffer and Looking Ahead to Seoul 2027

(ANS – Rome) – The thought is for everyone. For the young people of Gaza, Ukraine, the lands bathed in the blood of conflict, for Pascale, who died of a heart attack on the way to Rome, and for Maria, who died before embarking on the journey. It is for the companions – bishops, priests, religious men and women, educators – who took charge of these … Continue reading Youth Jubilee, the Angelus: Close to the Young Who Suffer and Looking Ahead to Seoul 2027

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Salesian World News, Salesian Youth Movement

From Argentina to Rome: Youth and Bishops United for the Jubilee of Hope

(ANS – Rome) – From July 29 to August 3, 2025, over a thousand young people from Argentina took part in the Jubilee of Youth in Rome, presided over by Pope Leo XIV, alongside hundreds of thousands of other youth from around the globe. The experience was marked by vigils, Eucharistic celebrations, fraternity, and a deep commitment to peace and to the most vulnerable. A Key … Continue reading From Argentina to Rome: Youth and Bishops United for the Jubilee of Hope

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Salesian World News, Salesian Youth Movement

Youth Jubilee in Rome: Many Young Ukrainians Among the Participants, With the Salesians Always at Their Side

(ANS – Rome) – Among the million boys and girls who participated in the Youth Jubilee, there were about 2,000 Ukrainian pilgrims who travelled to Rome. They were from the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Latin Catholic Church and followed the Jubilee program together with young people from all over the world. Accompanying some of these young people were Salesian bishops Maksym Ryabukha, Bishop of … Continue reading Youth Jubilee in Rome: Many Young Ukrainians Among the Participants, With the Salesians Always at Their Side

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Salesian World News, Volunteers

From Mission to Life: When Animation Makes People Rediscover Christ in the Yard, In Prayer and Among the Suffering

(ANS – Cairo) – The Zeitun Oratory is a little piece of paradise in the chaos of Cairo. Its courtyard is small compared to the Salesian oratories in Italy, but it is able to welcome everyone who passes through. From June 30 to July 20, several young Italian volunteers spent three weeks there, sharing the spaces of the Salesian community and providing leadership with Egyptian and … Continue reading From Mission to Life: When Animation Makes People Rediscover Christ in the Yard, In Prayer and Among the Suffering

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Province News, Province Schools

DBTI Student’s Giant Robot Steals the Show

By Karen Krynen, DBTI Director of Communications (Rosemead, California) – Last summer, Don Bosco Technical Institute’s rising junior, Marcos Posada (CSEE ’27), made a last-minute trip to a science and engineering convention that completely changed his life in the best possible way, he tells us! In 2024, Marcos attended OpenSauce, where engineers, hobbyists, and artists gather under the umbrella term “makers” to showcase wild projects. … Continue reading DBTI Student’s Giant Robot Steals the Show

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Salesian Family, Salesian World News

August 5, 2025, 153rd Anniversary of the Foundation of the FMA Institute: the Message of Mother Chiara Cazzuola

(ANS – Rome) – On August 5, 2025, the anniversary of the foundation of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Mother General, Sr. Chiara Cazzuola, reaches all the FMA through a video message from Rome, where the Youth Jubilee has just taken place. “We celebrate August 5th as the date of birth of our Institute 153 years ago, in the Jubilee of … Continue reading August 5, 2025, 153rd Anniversary of the Foundation of the FMA Institute: the Message of Mother Chiara Cazzuola

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