By Rick Quintero, PhD – (Los Angeles, California) – The Works of Mercy group at the Don Bosco Mission Center will be operating a bit differently in November. First, we will be preparing fewer burritos—only 200—and we will not be going to Skid Row. However, we will still distribute at our priority spot—the park across the street from the Center and the local Boyle Heights … Continue reading November Info for Mission Center’s Works of Mercy
By Socorro M. Manzanilla, BA, MPH – Salesian Cooperator – (Rosemead, California) – The passion and vision of Nolan and Nicholas Adalin, co-founders and leaders of Kidz Feeding Kidz (KFK), are more evident than ever this Thanksgiving. Both are students: Nicholas is a sophomore at Don Bosco Technical Institute, and Nolan, a Bosco Tech graduate, is now a freshman at USC. The young men’s benevolent actions, … Continue reading Kidz Feeding Kidz: Thanksgiving Partners for the Good of Youth and Families
By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB – As we begin a new Liturgical Year, our Church invites us, the chosen and loyal, together with her to “Walk in the Light of the Lord.” In Genesis, the first thing God shares on all creation is just that, light. “Let there be light,” He said, and chaos and darkness were overcome by His presence and power. Isaiah sensed God’s light and in it saw a … Continue reading Walk in the Light / Camina a la luz
(ANS – Rome) – Behind every great saint stands a mentor, and behind Don Bosco stood a woman whose quiet strength, unwavering faith, and maternal genius sculpted not just a son, but an entire movement that would transform millions of lives. Mamma Margaret—Margherita Occhiena—was far more than Don Bosco’s mother. She was his first teacher, spiritual guide, co-architect of his educational vision, and the living embodiment … Continue reading The Heart Behind the Saint: How Mamma Margaret Shaped Don Bosco’s Mission and Holiness
(ANS – Madrid) – Every November 25, the Salesian Family remembers Mamma Margaret, as she was known to hundreds of children when she helped her son, Don Bosco, in the early days of the Valdocco oratory. Declared Venerable by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006, the mother of the founder of the Salesians was, without knowing it, the first cooperator of the educational work of the Salesians, … Continue reading Mamma Margaret and the Ethics of Care
