St Dominic Savio, born 175 years ago today!
Posted: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:23
Today the Salesian Family celebrates the 175th birthday of St Dominic Savio, born on 2nd April 1842, near Turin.
Dominic studied with Don Bosco at the Turin Oratory, planning to become a priest. He lived a life of great piety, and was renowned for his cheerfulness, and for his intense desire to be a saint, something Don Bosco taught was a possibility for all of us.
He frequently played the peacemaker... Read More »
Christian Leadership in Education - 2nd Edition is out now!
Posted: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 10:52
We now have the eagerly-awaited 2nd Edition of this popular book in stock!
In the ten years since it first appeared, Christian Leadership in Education by Fr David O'Malley SDB has become a highly valued resource for teachers and all those who work with young people in a Christian context.
Among the many reasons for its popularity is the way Fr David integrates Christianity with professional practice,... Read More »
FMA MISSION DAY
Posted: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 09:15
FMA PROVINCIAL MISSION DAY - 25th March, 2017
Under the title of "Don Bosco: the Magic Weaver", 40 Salesian Sisters and Collaborators came together to study what it means to "Walk with the young" and "Waste time with the young".
Sr Lucy Rose FMA from the General Council in Rome offered some reflections on the Salesian Family and the Strenna.
Helen MacDonald led the first session allowing people to reflect... Read More »
Author, Alex Wheatle MBE enthrals at St John Bosco Battersea
Posted: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:03
Award winning author Alex Wheatle, MBE, delighted and enthralled students, staff, parents and governors at Saint John Bosco College, Battersea, on World Book Day, Thursday 2nd March with tales from his life and readings from his books.
Alex read from his critically acclaimed Young Adult fiction "Liccle Bit" and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize winning "Crongton Knights" detailing how he'd thought... Read More »
Canonical Visit from Sr Lucy Rose FMA
Posted: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:02
On 16th February, the Salesian Sisters GBR welcomed Sr Lucy Rose Ozhukayil FMA as she arrived for her Extraordinary Visitation. Sr Lucy Rose is a General Councillor of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, based at the General House in Rome. She will remain with us until 3rd April, visiting the communities and the wide range of works the Sisters carry out in Britain.
This... Read More »
Lenten Wednesdays - 'Called to offer the tenderness and mercy of God the Father'
Posted: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 18:44
For our Lenten reflections this year, in partnership with our Mission Office, we have taken the theme for Salesian Mission Day 2017. We will be returning to the roots of the Salesian missionary vocation by learning more about our missionary presence with the indigenous peoples of America. This week, hear about the Mapuche (People of the Land) of Argentina, where Don Bosco sent... Read More »
Scottish Salesian group at Flame 2017
Posted: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:30
Danny Sweeney, Justice and Peace Scotland's Social Justice Co-ordinator, is a long-standing Salesian volunteer. He accompanied the Salesian Sisters' URSpace group to the recent Flame 2017 event at Wembley Arena, where he joined BOVA, the Colombans and Assumption Volunteers in presenting a lunchtime workshop encouraging young people to imagine the experience of refugees.
The URSpace group included around... Read More »
Chertsey Year 7 students on Hobbit-themed Retreat
Posted: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:53
Retreats are an important part of spiritual life at our Salesian schools. The Chaplaincy at Salesian School Chertsey tells us about the Year 7 Retreats, which concluded last week
Each pupil in school is given the opportunity to reflect on God, self and neighbour. Recently, the Year 7 pupils received a retreat experience with fellow members of their tutor groups in a safe, spiritual... Read More »
Cardinal Bo's words of hope for the young
Posted: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:06
One of the many highlights of Flame 2017 last weekend was hearing Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, the very first Cardinal of Myanmar and a Salesian. At the end of the event, Salesian Link was delighted to spend a few moments in conversation with him.
Cardinal Bo began our conversation, of course, by speaking of Don Bosco's devotion to the young: "Don Bosco loved all young people. He said that he loved them... Read More »
St John Bosco Arts sends first UK school delegation to China
Posted: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 10:56
From Croxteth to China, globetrotting St John Bosco Arts College is the first to send a delegation of students from the UK to the Chinese city of Wenzhou.
St John Bosco Arts College Liverpool is the first school to send a delegation of students from the UK to the Chinese city of Wenzhou, after being selected to represent the city as an ambassador school in China.
Students and teachers from St John... Read More »