NEWS
(ANS – Rome) – The Advanced Formation Course for Salesian leaders in Europe, organised by the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome in collaboration with the Sector for Youth Ministry of the Salesian Congregation, will begin on 23 September.
(ANS – Belo Horizonte) – At the weekend of 19 to 21 July 2024, the St John Bosco Province of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, hosted the 14th Salesian Cooperators (ASC) Congress at the Salesian Institute in the city, Capital of the State of Minas Gerais. A total of about 370 Salesian Cooperators from the six ASC Provinces of Brazil took part, guided in their work by the World Coordinator of the ASC Association, Antonio Boccia, and also accompanied by the Central Delegate of the Rector Major for the Salesian Family Secretariat, Fr Joan Lluís Playà.
(ANS – Bled) – Fifty-six years ago, the “Colloqui Salesiani” was held for the first time in Lyon, France. During a meeting of those responsible for forming the young Salesians in France and Belgium a year earlier, the question arose whether such a gathering could not be held on a large scale, on a European level, reflecting openly and critically on the Salesian heritage. It should be a meeting where Salesians, later also the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, lay collaborators and Salesian cooperators, reflected on the pedagogical, historical and spiritual theological legacy of Don Bosco. Since the meeting in 1968, many contemporary themes of Salesian pedagogy and spirituality have been studied.
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INTERVIEWS
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RMG – Interview with Fr Francisco Lezama, Provincial of Uruguay(ANS – Rome) – Fr Francisco Lezama was born in the city of Montevideo on 11 September 1979. He got to know the Salesians in the Salesian work of Las Piedras, where he took part in youth groups and parish activities.
EDITORIAL
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Myanmar – Tragedy of Innocent Children in the midst of Armed Conflicts(ANS – Naypyidaw) - Myanmar finds itself immersed in profound grief and anguish as innocent lives, particularly those of children, continue to be mercilessly lost in the enduring armed conflicts. Families are left devastated by the tragic loss of their loved ones while the relentless violence shows no signs of abating. This week, a heartfelt plea from Myanmar reached our community, shedding light on the heart-wrenching death of a young girl Juliet in a military airstrike, prompting a unified call for prayers and action.
EVENTS
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Spain – 2024 Pastoral and Theological Updating(ANS – Santiago de Compostela) – The two Provinces of the Salesians of Don Bosco in Spain, Saint James the Greater (SSM) and Mary Help of Christians (SMX), are organising their Theological and Pastoral Updating meetings this year for the second part of July. This is an event that has become traditional, organised by the Formation Delegates of both Provinces, and aimed mainly at cultivating spirituality and ongoing formation among Salesians throughout the country.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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Solomon Islands – Salesian presence in the country(ANS – Honiara) – The presence of Don Bosco has reached every continent in the world. We can say that only Antarctica is missing, and even in the islands of Oceania the Salesian charism, which is well adapted to the different cultures and traditions, is spreading.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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WHEN AN EDUCATOR TOUCHES HIS CHILDREN’S HEART— OR THE ART OF BEING LIKE DON BOSCOTHE MESSAGE OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime
The art of being like Don Bosco: “Remember that education is a matter of the heart, of which God alone is the master, and that we can achieve nothing unless God teaches us the art and hands us the key” (The Biographical Memoirs of Saint John Bosco, XVI, 376).