Missions

Discovering the missionary vocation

The experience of Rodgers Chabala, a young Zambian missionary in Nigeria, starting from the rediscovery of Don Bosco when visiting his places. Young Salesian Rodgers...

Our Saints

Francis de Sales. The Da mihi animas (3/8)

THE “DA MIHI ANIMAS” OF SAN FRANCESCO DI SALES (3/8) First of all, we need to clarify what is meant by pastoral zeal:“Zeal does not...

St. Francis de Sales. Friendship (2/8)

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES AND FRIENDSHIP (2/8) Having met Francis de Sales through the story of his life, let us look at the beauty of...

Communications from the Rector Major

I understood how Don Bosco felt

The day after the solemn celebration of Don Bosco, I felt an intense emotion. After some rather strict controls, I crossed the threshold of...

There is much more ‘thirst for God’ than you might think

Today there is so much need for listening, for free and open dialogue, for personal encounters that do not judge and do not condemn,...

New missionaries

Don Bosco

Don Bosco and his daily crosses

Don Bosco's life had much suffering but he bore it all with heroic humility and patience. Instead, we would like to talk here about daily crosses, more the passing kind but no less heavy....

Don Bosco, la Salette, Lourdes

In the month that recalls the apparitions at Lourdes for us, we take the opportunity to point out the error into which, some time ago, the author of a negative life-story of Don Bosco...

Bullying. A new thing? It was also around in Don Bosco’s time

It is certainly no mystery for those who know the “living reality” of Valdocco, so well and not only the “ideal” or “virtual” one, that daily life in a decidedly restricted structure accommodating several...

Don Bosco and the Bible

In a chapter of the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation promulgated by the Second Vatican Council, which deals with 'Sacred Scripture in the Life of the Church', all the Christian faithful are urged to...

Salesian Family

ADMA – A way to holiness and apostolate according to Don Bosco’s charism

The Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA) was founded on 18 April 1869 by Don Bosco, as the second group of his work after the Salesians, with the aim of “promoting the glories...

Salesian Family. Like branches of a tree

I had always admired Don Bosco, his passion for young people, his spirituality made of joy and concreteness, but I was unaware that there was a large Family around him. When someone spoke to...

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