NEWS
Poland – Visit of Mother Chiara Cazzuola on the occasion of the centenary of the presence of the FMA
(ANS – Warsaw) – From 9 to 13 June 2022, on the occasion of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Presence of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Poland, the Superior General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Sr. Chiara Cazzuola, together with the Visiting Councilors Sr. Paola Battagliola and Sr. Lidia Strzelczyk, visited the Polish Provinces of Mary Help of Christians (PLA) and Our Lady of Jasna Góra (PLJ).
(ANS - Doba) - Complicated also by supply difficulties due to the international situation, a serious food emergency is affecting many African countries. This is a real danger to the lives of millions of people throughout the continent. On the sidelines of the Day of the African Child, celebrated yesterday, June 16, throughout Africa, it seems appropriate to recall the Salesian commitment to guarantee the right to food for the youngest children, a commitment that is being carried out in many different places, including Chad.
(New Rochelle) – Fr. Marcin Kaznowski, SDB, the provincial of the Krakow Province (PLS), visited the SUE province from Tuesday, June 7 to Friday, June 17. The primary purpose of his coming to USA is to visit Salesians from the PLS province serving in the SUE province: Fr. Krzysztof Cepil, Fr. Tomasz Grzegorzewski, Fr. Zbigniew Majcher, and Fr. Andrzej Papiezs. He spent a few days with the Salesians in Chicago, IL; Cherry Hill, NJ; and Woodbridge, NJ. For much of the visit, he will stay in the provincial house, and from there go to Port Chester, Salesian Missions, and other Salesian communities. While in New Rochelle, Fr. Marcin talked about the Salesians from the PLS province working in Ukraine and how the Salesian works in Poland have adapted because of the war in Ukraine.
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RMG – 150 years ago Fr. Orione, light of charity in the world, was born(ANS - Rome) - St. Luigi Orione was born in Pontecurone, in the province of Alessandria, Italy, on June 23, 1872. For three years, from October 1886 to August 1889, he was a student at the Valdocco Oratory in Turin. Don Bosco, who soon noticed his human qualities, counted him among his favorites, assuring him, "We will always be friends." During his time in Turin, he also became acquainted with the charitable works of St. Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, close to the Salesian oratory, until he later started his "Little Work of Divine Providence." On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of "don Orione," as he is universally known, we post an interview with Father Tarcisio Vieira, who has just been confirmed by the General Chapter of the Oriones as the Congregation's Director-General.
EDITORIAL
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Listening With Our HeartLittle John was watching the television and the sight of the African children being shown in utter poverty made him cry, and after sobbing in desperation he got up and pulled out a few slices of bread and went near the television and started pushing those slices in every small little hole on the back of the television. In his simplicity, he thought he was offering a little bread to those hungry children. The little boy expresses best what it means to listen with the heart.
The attentive gaze of a mother by the side of her child, and the slightest cry or movement of the child makes her respond immediately with a gentle touch or a caress, and this too is perhaps another example of what it means to listen with the heart. The mother feels what the child needs.
Listening with the heart is the experience of a noble, loving, compassionate person. Looking around, we see millions of people who suffer in silence every day. Everyone longs to be heard and listened to. But the raging fire and chaos, noise and humdrums have caused so much of deafness within, and we only listen to some sounds. We have lost the quality to empathize, to listen and to feel.
The call to listen with the ear of one’s heart, is the invitation of Pope Francis in light of the 56th World Communications Day, that is popularly celebrated on the Ascension Sunday every year. Are we really truly listening? Why do we struggle to listen? How can we listen with our heart? These can be some areas of introspection as we ponder on this theme of the World Communications Day – “Listening with the ear of the heart”.
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Italy – "Auxilium Faculty: female perspectives for Rome as an educating city"(ANS - Rome) - An event on the theme "Auxilium Faculty: female perspectives for Rome as an Educating City" was held yesterday, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in the Sala della Protomoteca on the Capitol Hill in Rome, organized by the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences "Auxilium," in collaboration with the Municipalities XIII and XIV of the Municipality of Rome, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (1872-2022).
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RMG – "Communication, Management and Governance": the latest article by Fr. Gildasio Mendes in the series "St. Francis de Sales Communicator. Inner pilgrimage, wisdom in the art of communication."(ANS - Rome) - On the day of the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a devotion closely linked to the figure of St. Francis de Sales, we publish the last of six articles written by Fr. Gildasio Mendes, General Councilor for Social Communication, on the theme, "St. Francis de Sales Communicator. Inner Pilgrimage, Wisdom in the Art of Communication."
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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«MY NAME IS SEAN CAYD». The Story of an Unimaginable GiftDear Readers, friends and most especially friends of Don Bosco's charism, I send you my affectionate greeting. They always come with gratitude for the sympathy you have towards Don Bosco, the saint of the world's youth, and the closeness, respect, or curiosity you feel towards those of us who try to continue his mission in the Church and the world. With all my heart, I thank you!