Here’s an interesting video about the Salesians of Don Bosco as we celebrate 150 years!
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Celebrating 150 Years
Posted in Salesians, tagged Don Bosco, Salesians, Salesians of Don Bosco, St. John Bosco, Video on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Salesian Coadjutor Brother
Posted in Salesians, tagged Brother, Salesians, St. John Bosco on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an awesome video on the Salesian Brother! Salesians of Don Bosco are made up of both brothers and priests. They are both complimentary vocations, the order needs both priests and brothers if we are to serve the young and the poor well. The video is in Spanish but hopefully you can entiendo some of [...]
Why We Stay with Don Bosco
Posted in Jesus, tagged Christian, Don Bosco, Eternity, God, Heaven, Jesus, Salesians on July 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Fr. Javier has done it again! Here is his third installment!
Why is it that we stay with Don Bosco? Quite simply, Don Bosco leads us to Christ.
We read in the Biographical Memoirs that the boys at the Oratory used to point to Don Bosco and comment: Doesn’t he look like Jesus? There is a direct [...]
Jesus’ Overpowering Love
Posted in Jesus, tagged Catholic, Don Bosco, God, Jesus, Lord, Love, Prayer, Routine, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Salesians, Spiritual Life, St. John Bosco on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This month is devoted to focusing on the love of Jesus. As Catholics we focus on Jesus’ Sacred Heart as the fullness of that love.
You can find a good article explaining the love of Jesus and His Sacred Heart here
If we are not careful, I think it is easy for our lives to become [...]
My Brother From Another Mother
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Blessed Brother Artemides Zatti, Brother, Coadjutor Brother, Don Bosco, Lay Brother, religious life, Salesians, Salesians of Don Bosco, St. John Bosco, Venerable Simon Srugi, Vocation on June 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Have you ever heard of a religious brother?
Many people know what a priest or a nun or sister is, but few understand what a brother is. Right now there are about 60,000 religious brothers in the world, why is it that they are so unknown?
Although I am studying to be a religious priest, my friend [...]
Old School Philly Trip
Posted in Salesians, tagged Brother, Don Bosco, formation, Philadelphia, Priest, religious life, Road Trip, Salesians, St. John Bosco, Vocation on June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sons of Mary (Salesian wanna-bees) took a trip to Philly last year……enjoy
Jesus Went Street Level!
Posted in Holy Mother Church, tagged Catholic, Church, Corpus Christi, Don Bosco, Jesus, Pictures, Procession, Salesians on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are two pictures from our Corpus Christi procession. We walked through the streets of our village carrying Jesus. This feast which was last Sunday celebrated the great gift of the Eucharist, where Jesus gave us His body, blood, soul and divinity by changing common bread and wine into himself.
St. John Bosco always taught his [...]
Archbishop Burke…a new Don Bosco
Posted in Discernment, Holy Mother Church, tagged Archbishop Burke, Catholic, Catholic Church, Church, Don Bosco, God, Jesus, priesthood, religious life, Salesians, St. John Bosco, St. Louis, Vocations on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
St. Louis will ordain nine men to the priesthood this Saturday. That is a lot! They have seen a large increase in vocations and many in St. Louis attribute it to their inspiring bishop who is willingly meets the men in formation (seminarians) where they are at. Read the entire article here.
Archbishop Burke, whether he [...]
Throwing Your Life Away, Like Jesus, For Jesus
Posted in Discernment, tagged Calling, Celibacy, Chastity, Church, Discernment, God, God the Father, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joy, Life, Love, marriage, natural, priesthood, religious life, Salesians, Salesians of Don Bosco, Sex, supernatural, Vocation on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Every so often I meet people who not only think living a celibate life (remaining single to build up God’s Kingdom) is unnatural, but they almost feel like they have to “save me” from this “terrible” thing I’m walking into by joining the Salesians and studying to be a priest.
Sometimes the conversation goes more or [...]
Mary Help of Christians, Patroness of China
Posted in Holy Mother Church, Mary, Prayer, Salesians, tagged Benedict XVI, China, Chinese, Chinese Church, Christian, Church, Holy Father, Holy Mother Church, Jesus, Mary, Mary Help of Christians, Novena, Pope, Pope Benedict, Pope Benedict XVI, Prayer, Rector Major, Salesians on May 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Holy Father has asked all Church faithful to pray for the Church and people of China on May 24th, the feast of Mary Help of Christians, who is the Patroness of China.
As Salesians we have a deep love for the wonderful people of China and the Church there. Our Rector Major Fr. Chavez has [...]
