Vatican – A day of celebration for the Salesian Family: the Rector Major is a cardinal
Posted: Mon, 2 Oct 2023 14:44
(ANS - Vatican City) – The Ordinary Public Consistory at St. Peter's Square this morning, 30 September 2023, was indeed a celebration of the universality of the Church and a renewal of the thrust of evangelization, during which the Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, was officially created Cardinal.
There was great emotion for the entire Salesian... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
Posted: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:31
Our Gospel today has Jesus telling the story of the two sons; while Luke shares the amazing story of unconditional love in the beautiful and enduring tale of the Prodigal, Matthew tells the tale of the Father asking his sons for help in the vineyard-always a symbol for the reign of God. Simply put it is a story that many parents can identify with in trying to get the children to help around the house.... Read More »
Salesians at Farnborough Career Day
Posted: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:38
This week, the Salesians have been at the Farnborough Careers Day, promoting Vocations.
Br Paulin Meba SDB, Br Luca Grgatović, Fr Pat Sherlock SDB, Br Nhan Le SDB and Fr Gerry O'Shaughnessy SDB were all in attendance, sitting next to the SAS!
Image from Fr Ste Lloyd SDB
Installation of Chaplaincy Team at SJBC Battersea
Posted: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:28
On Tuesday, at St John Bosco College, Battersea, students made their commitment as part of the Chaplaincy Team.
We wish them a happy year working together.
Image from Fr Gregory Echegwo SDB
Sunday Reflection - 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
Posted: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:09
On one level today's parable appears to be very unfair—at least if we judge it by modern work practices. However, the vineyard owner makes it abundantly clear, from the outset, how much he is going to pay the workers: the workers who start out at the beginning of day agree to their rate of pay. What becomes obvious is how much God loves humanity—the greatest part of creation. The Vineyard... Read More »
The missionaries of the 154th Salesian Missionary Expedition: Dominic Nguyen Quoc Oat, from Vietnam (VIE) to Great Britain (GBR)
Posted: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:28
(ANS - Rome) – The witness of the missionaries who have returned to his country, the desire to evangelise and above all to completely fulfil "the dream that Christ has for me" were the motivations that prompted young Vietnamese Salesian Dominic Nguyen Quoc Oat to apply for the missions. Next Sunday he will leave with the 154th Salesian Missionary Expedition, bound for England.
Who are you?
I am... Read More »
Religious of the Diocese of Salford meeting
Posted: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:08
On Saturday, Fr Ste, Br John Bunmee, Br Mario and Fr Gerry O joined Religious of the Diocese of Salford at the Little Sisters of the Poor in Plymouth Grove.
Fr Gerry has recently been appointed a Vicar for Religious for the Salford Diocese. Together with a Franciscan, Sr Joan and Fr Rob SMA, he organised a day of recollection.
The day was led by a Sister of Sion, Sr Teresa: she helped us to appreciate... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
Posted: Fri, 15 Sep 2023 09:11
Just as we begin the new school year, today's Gospel seems like a maths problem that Miss Wilson used to set us back in the day when I was in St Elizabeth's primary school. She would often set us problems that demanded real thinking--we had no calculators or mobile phones to rely on.
Jesus never tires of talking about forgiveness; the forgiveness that lies at the heart of the Gospel message: the forgiveness... Read More »
Jubilees in the Province
Posted: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:52
September 8th celebrations for Fr Kieran and Fr Bernard who both this year celebrate 40 and 70 years as Salesians of Don Bosco.
Fr Bernard shared that he has never regretted a single day of his life since entering the noviciate at the end of his studies at Thornleigh.
Fr Kieran commented that his 40 years as a Salesian have been filled with great joy.
It was also a blessing for Fr Kieran to be able... Read More »
Rector Major's message - September 2023
Posted: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:42
Rediscover the great value of closeness, friendship, and simple joy in everyday life, and the value of sharing, talking, and communicating.
I'm writing these lines, dear friends of Don Bosco and of his precious charism, as I read the draft of the Salesian Bulletin for September. My greeting is the last thing inserted: I'm the last to write – just as Don Bosco used to do – so as to be in... Read More »