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(Pictured: Sue with Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime)

This year I was invited by Don Fabio Attard to attend the School for Youth Ministry Delegates in the Pisana as an official translator for the English speaking provinces. Although I did say beforehand that I felt it would be too challenging Don Fabio thought it would be beneficial to me in my role in GBR.

So I went for two weeks... Read More »

A Church of England high school with a Salesian Catholic chaplain was the perfect venue this week for the Salesian Chaplaincy Network to explore being 'Salesian anywhere'.

After four years with the Savio House community, Sam is now the first ever chaplain at St Michael's C of E High School, Crosby. She and Jess, a chaplain at a non-Salesian RC school, shared their experience bringing Don... Read More »

The latest book from Don Bosco Publications evolved from the reflections of one religious during the Year of Consecrated Life, inaugurated by Pope Francis in November 2014.

Fr Michael Cunningham SDB leads us though the development of consecrated life from its earliest foundations to its challenges in a turbulent and rapidly changing present, and outlines his hopes for its future.

In times when a significant... Read More »

In the first week of June, 46 members of the Salesian Province went to Hinsley Hall, Leeds for their annual retreat.

This year the retreat was preached by Fr Eamonn Mulcahy CSSp, a priest in the Diocese of Salford, who helped the Province to explore the Missionary dimension of our call to Religious Life and Priesthood. People agreed that the whole Retreat was excellent and was very capably led by Fr... Read More »

On May 24th the Battersea community invited Salesian family and friends to celebrate the great feast of Mary Help of Christians in our new community house. Br Ste started the evening with a simple prayer service recognising Mary as the mother of the church and helper of us all. Fr Tom gave us a reflective goodnight thought then we relaxed together with food and drink sharing stories and memories of... Read More »

A team of students and staff from Thornleigh Salesian College ran 10k in the recent Great Manchester Run to raise funds for Tanzania.

The College's Tanzania Project takes a group of students every other year to spend a month in Moshi, where they volunteer in schools and clinics. Students spend the previous year raising funds which will be used to buy materials and equipment to take to the schools which... Read More »

There's close - good friends.

There's closer still - best buds, best friends, whatever you want to call it.

Then there's the closest ever - spouse, children, significant other, etc.

And then there's beyond close - The Holy Trinity.

Get it? Maybe.

The Gospel reading illustrates to us just how closely intertwined the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are. What binds them? Love.
Love. That just trips off the tongue,... Read More »

In addition to his visit to Farnborough, Cardinal Bo also visited the Salesian community and parish at Battersea on Pentecost Sunday, where he celebrated both the 9.30 and 11.30 Masses, enabling him to meet many parishioners in this multicultural community.

In his homily, the Salesian Cardinal of Myanmar (Burma) spoke of the challenges of life in Myanmar, where as a Salesian since 1976,... Read More »

Friday 13th May was a day of great celebration for the community and for Salesian College Farnborough. Cardinal Charles Maung Bo SDB, archbishop of Yangon in Myanmar (Burma), found time to visit us during an intense programme of events in the UK.

Arriving by train from London after an early morning meeting with Hugo Swire, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, he went first to St... Read More »

When Jesus visited the disciples in the upper room, they were feeling hopeless, afraid and alone, with no idea what to do next, despite all that he had told them while he was living with them.

When they received the Holy Spirit, they were transformed, and equipped to take the Good News out to the whole world.

We all have times when a bad experience shakes us so much, we don't know where to turn, and... Read More »