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Salesian Strenna 2022
13 December
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“Do everything through love, nothing through constraint” is the theme that the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, has chosen for the 2022 Strenna, inspired by St Francis de Sales, in a timely...
75 Salesian years in Glenorchy, Tasmania!
07 December
Fr Bernie Graham
On Friday 19 November celebrations were held at Dominic College, Glenorchy, Tasmania to mark the 75th Anniversary of the arrival of the Salesians in Glenorchy. In 1946 under the leadership of Fr...
Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor
25 October
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Australian Bishops Social Justice Statement 2021 (Excerpts) The full Social Justice statement is availble to be read here. The millennium drought, the 2019-2020 bushfire season, Covid-19, and the...
A Country Boy
22 October
Fr Hugh McGlinchey
We are accustomed to reading of Don Bosco in an urban situation. Cobblestoned streets, dark laneways, drab monotonous buildings, the grime and dirt, the hustle and bustle of city life! But Don Bosco...
The Heart of the Good Samaritan in a Wounded World
19 October
Mother Yvonne Reungoat
In his latest encyclical Fratelli Tutti- On Fraternity and Social Friendship , Pope Francis invites us to dream "as a single human family, as fellow travellers sharing the same flesh, as children of...
Much greater than the hills of Monferrato!
14 October
Fr Ángel Fernández Artime
All of Don Bosco’s pedagogy is encapsulated in his autumn outings: familiarity and camaraderie; joy and celebration; a time to walk, as one walks along the paths of life; space for conversation and...
It's Springtime!
11 October
Fr Frank Freeman
These days, as the evenings lengthen, morning walks are very rewarding. Spring is everywhere. The songs and nesting activity of birds are evident; flowers, scrubs and trees are bursting into life....
Sr Chiara Cazzuloa elected Mother-General
08 October
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The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians have elected Sr. Chiara Cazzuola, (currently Vicar General) as the new Mother General of the Institute. Currently gathered in Rome to participate in the...
2022 Salesian Strenna Insights
24 August
Fr Ángel Fernández Artime
Dear Brothers, Sisters and Friends, Just six months ago we gave the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians – as has been our tradition since Don Bosco’s time – and the whole Salesian Family, the...
Justice Squad's 10 hour famine for Salesian...
17 August
Maria Beswick
Twenty-two Year 5 and 6 students recently gave up a day of eating to raise money for charities that are supported by the Justice Squad, a socially minded group of young leaders from St Gerard...
Youth leaders grow Salesian Youth Movement
04 August
Teaghan Dolan
On Saturday the 31st of July, young people representing each province of the EAO region gathered together with near 100 other young people and SDB representatives from around the world to officially...
Farewell Br Michael!
30 July
Olga Eliott
After 22 years serving as the Director of Salesian Missions, Br Michael Lynch passed on the reins as he moved onto new ministries. Working alongside him during that time has been a great blessing....
Alafua Community Sewing Program
26 July
Lauren Hichaaba
It is the dream for every Salesian mission and work to become sustainable but this beautiful goal presents many challenges depending on the various contexts around the world. The dream and goal,...
Saying Thank-You is a Wonderful Gift!
20 July
Mother Yvonne Reungoat
On 25 April 2021 the World Feast of Gratitude 2021 was celebrated, Networked for a culture of life. With a simple and affectionate message, I intend to reach all the Daughters of Mary Help of...
That Human Heart so Capable of Great Things!
16 July
Fr Ángel Fernández Artime
Let me share a truth that is deeply engraved in my heart. I have said it more than once: in a world like ours, which is very complex and beset by so many dark powers and realities, we must make...
My God has Clay Upon his Hands
14 July
Fr Frank Freeman
The poet Hilaire Belloc was attracted to the apocryphal gospel of James which contained many imaginative stories of the young boy Jesus at Nazareth and to which he lent his poetic skills: When Jesus...
Towards an Ever Greater "Us"
30 June
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"I'm afraid that they will take us away from here because we are undocumented, I'm afraid that the situation in my Country will not be solved, that we will not be able to return to our families,"...
"We Are All In The Same Boat"
23 June
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The Covid-19 pandemic in Thailand goes on, where the number of people who remain infected is somewhere between 2,300 - 3,000 people. There have been infections ranging from those working in big...
Salesian Aid returns hope to the Xavante People
04 June
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In recent weeks, several benefactors from various parts of Brazil have spent their time, energy and resources to help Xavantes indigenous people who find themselves in great need. Already amongst...
Stuck between fear and despair, Salesians keep...
02 June
Michael Gartland
Just two days after the order for the evacuation of the population of ten neighborhoods in the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday 29 May, some displaced people have returned...
Mary Help of Christians, Hope for the World
27 May
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Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, on the Feast Day of Mary Help of Christians, celebrated Mass in the basilica of Valdocco on Monday 24 May 2021, in a service that was designed as an embrace to the world...
A Woman for her time, A Woman for all time
21 May
Kierstin Ferrao
On May 15, 2021, the Province Centre of the Salesian Sisters – Scoresby, came alive with the celebration of the feast of St. Maria Mazzarello founder with St. Don Bosco of the Salesian Sisters....
Care for Creation - A Catholic's Urgent Duty
17 May
Fr Andrew Hamilton, SJ
Pope Francis hopes that the week dedicated to Laudato Si will rekindle the energy the Encyclical contributed to protecting the environment. This year the week is followed closely by the annual...
Missionary Life Requires Faith, it Repays in Joy!
14 May
Fr Joseph Chisomo
Fr Chisomo Joseph James Nakholi is a Salesian missionary living and working South Sudan, who recently interviewed about his experience so far. What are the roots of your Christian Vocation and...
COVID-19: A Calamity is Unfolding Across India
10 May
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“The second wave of covid-19 in India, particularly Delhi is extremely violent. Every phone call we receive is a desperate call for help or information of someone we know's death. We have lost many...
Dominic Savio - Fearless Model for Good
06 May
Michael Gartland
Today, May 6th is the Feast Day of St. Dominic Savio, one of the Catholic church's youngest saints and perhaps the most well known of Don Bosco’s students. He was from a poor working-class family...
"Papi the Clown" Learns from Young Salesian...
05 May
Grace Boscredon
Recently, Papi the Clown met and became very good friends with Fr Daniel Federspiel, who is the Provincial of the Southern France region. As a child, Papi was unable to go to school and never had...
Salesian Aid as COVID-19 Outbreak Devastates India
30 April
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India's situation in the face of a new wave of COVID-19 infections is worrying from a global perspective: according to the Indian Ministry of Health, the country recorded another 3,645 deaths in a...
Food Sovereignty Fosters Sustainability
29 April
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Increasing the sustainability and sovereignty of food for the rural communities of Cochabamba, Bolivia has been made a priority project by the Salesian NGO "Bosco Global". Supported by the Agency...
Study & Sport, Features of 2 Bosco Schools in...
23 April
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Over 300 young people between 5 and 17 years of age play sports and learn values thanks to the two socio-sports schools that the Real Madrid Foundation has set up in Senegal together with "Misiones...
Farewell, Old Friend
20 April
Michael Gartland
After 30 years of tireless work, the Salesian Bulletin farewells a prominent member of the team. Ashley Trethowan has long since been a driving force in the production of each issue of the Bulletin....
Easter Celebrations in Midst of Disaster
15 April
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The floods caused by cyclone Seroya in Timor-Leste and Indonesia have had a heavy toll. As of the 13th of April, there have been 223 victims who have lost their lives, 180 in Indonesia, 42 in...
The Long Road to a Better Future
13 April
Michael Gartland
For the past three years, Helen Colla has been contributing tirelessly to the Don Bosco High School in Salelologa. A volunteer with Palms Australia and something of a self-professed ‘workaholic’,...
Severe Flooding in Timor-Leste
07 April
Fr. Abilio Correia Guterres
On Monday 5th of April, Timor-Leste was struck by severe flooding, only adding to the worries already present after the country recently entered a fresh lockdown after news of a severe new COVID-19...
The True Resurrection
01 April
Rector-Major Ángel Fernández Artime
The one that touches peoples’ lives and transforms them My friends, readers of the Salesian Bulletin , I greet you again with all cordiality by means of this Salesian magazine founded by Don Bosco...
The Man Who Planted Trees
30 March
Jean Giono
When I was 20 I took a long trip on foot over mountain heights unknown to tourists through the ancient region where the Alps thrust down into Provence (south-east France). At the time I embarked,...
The Value of Salesian Youth Ministry
25 March
Trisha Daniells
2020 was definitely not the year any of us had imagined it would be, especially so for the campers and leaders at the Don Bosco Camp and Centre down in Safety Beach, Victoria. The summer and winter...
The Time of Trial is the Time of Choices
23 March
Mother Yvonne Reungoat
The Strenna, in addition to our Founders, cites some witnesses who, like them, "hoped against all hope", and who encourage us also how to be today in the Church and in the world "capable of living...
Pioneering Young Women of Samoa Excel in Studies
22 March
Vaelei Von Dincklage
Sulata Naomi Urima and Elisapeta Manaia are two young women who are breaking personal and cultural expectations of themselves at the Don Bosco Technical Centre in Samoa. They are both studying male...
We never know the value of water until the well...
19 March
Fr Frank Freeman SDB
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted – well would we do to remember these words: “When we take things for granted, the things we are granted get taken.”...
Salesians grow hope despite 10 years of war
17 March
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When the war first started it was generally thought that it would last just a matter of days or a maximum of a few weeks and that everything would soon return to normal. Now, 10 years have been...
Rich and poor alike are begging for food
16 March
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It is more than 4 months since war broke out in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. For the most part, there has been total silence coming from the country regarding the whole issue but finally, many...
Salesian Youth Day Spreads Environmental Message...
10 March
Phyllis Tang
Salesian Youth Day (SYD) is no longer a strange term in the Salesian Family for the China province and instead, one that brings great joy to hundreds of young people. It was hosted at the Salesian...
Br Lidio Immersed in a New Salesian Culture
05 March
Br Lidio Maria Marquês
My name is Br. Lidio, I am a Salesian brother from East-Timor and I joined the Salesians in 2012. I have been in Australia for two years, residing at the Salesian Clifton Hill Community while I...
Feast Day, Fun Day!
02 March
Michael Gartland
On Sunday the 28th of February, celebrations for Don Bosco’s feast day kicked off at St John the Baptist in Clifton Hill, Melbourne. Occurring almost a month after the feast day itself due to...
Xavier College, One School - Two Campuses
26 February
Janine Atkinson
Xavier College, Gawler is about to write another chapter in their twenty-six-year history as the doors officially open at their second campus. Located just a 20 minute drive away at 1 Benjamin...
Education is the Road Back from Pandemic and War
25 February
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Over the past few months, life in Ethiopia has grown even harder than normal as conflict has broken out in Tigray, the northern part of the country, between rebel groups and government forces....
Climate Justice Now, Not Tomorrow
19 February
Fr. Lazar Arasu SDB
“You say you love your children above all else and yet you are stealing their future in front of their very eyes.” These are words of Greta Thunberg, the popular Swedish Environmental Activist. Her...
Salesian Partnership with Real Madrid FC...
16 February
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On the fourth of February, Fr Eusebio Muñoz, the Head of the Salesian Mission Office of Madrid and the Director of Institutional Relations of Real Madrid FC, Emilio Butragueño, celebrated the tenth...
Feast Day Celebrations in Guatemala
11 February
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The city of San Benito Petén, Guatemala, hosts an important Salesian mission that is strongly rooted in the territory. It is greatly appreciated by the local population (whom mostly have little...
"Peace is the Only Way - It is Possible"
09 February
Cardinal Charles Bo
My dear Friends, I write these lines as a spiritual leader, empathizing with the sentiments of millions of people at this moment. I write to my dear people, the civilian leaders, the Tatmadaw...
Pray For Myanmar
05 February
BoscoLink
Since the morning hours of February 1, 2021 the political situation in Myanmar has been making headlines all around the Globe. Many Salesian Family members from the other 22 countries of the East...
Joy, Attention and Hope for the Imprisoned Young...
03 February
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Anjanamasina is a suburb in Antananarivo, the captial city of Madagascar, where the Salesians offer their help to the state re-education centre which houses more than a hundred children and young...
Rejoice in the Lord Always
01 February
Rector-Major Ángel Fernández Artime
My heartfelt greetings to each one of you, on the five continents: to you, young people of the "Salesian world" and to all the young people who will receive this message through you. In article 17...
Rector Major Shares Thoughts on Strenna with...
28 January
Marina Lomunno
A few days after the closure of the Salesian Family Spirituality Days 2021, held online for the first time, the Rector Major Don Angel Fernàndez Artime took the chance to share some thoughts with...
WA Young Salesians Count Camp Blessings!
27 January
Graham Maher
In a year like no other, you couldn’t help but give thanks to God for the many blessings bestowed upon us throughout the turmoil that was 2020. It was great to know that the show still went on for...
A Life Lived Meaningfully is a Life Remembered...
22 January
Cl. Faraz Masih, SDB
Many people around the world dream of living an exemplary life. On 6 January 2021 thousands of people from every corner of Balochistan, the largest province in Pakistan, joined the Salesian...
Sports Vital to Educational Pursuits
15 January
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The Don Bosco Technical Center in Parakou, Benin welcomes and forms 700 students a year. The quality of the vocational training makes it one of the most sought-after educational centers for the...
How can we talk about Christmas when we have...
21 December
Fr Ángel Fernández Artime
It is a message of hope - Christian hope rooted in faith in God who becomes man – that the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, sends via a brief video to the whole Salesian Congregation and the...
Where God is Found, Joy is Present
21 December
Fr Andrew Hamilton, SJ
Christmas is marketed in fluffy and tinselling ways – in pastel colours, lots of emphasis on here today and gone tomorrow presents, chocolate and bubbly, friendly faces and cute children. The...
The Beauty of Salesian Youth Ministry
17 December
Fr Bernie Graham
Greetings to my dear friends in the Salesian Youth Movement of the Australia-Pacific Province – both young and ‘young at heart’. I am about to conclude my responsibility as the Province Delegate for...
Christmas During Pandemic: The Power of Hope
15 December
Fr Ángel Fernández Artime
Dear friends, even amid the tears of this year, one so difficult, strange, hard, and painful for us all, it still makes sense to look forward with Hope. The Life and the Light that the Lord of Life...
5 Salesians Continue Their Journey With God
10 December
Michael Gartland
On Saturday 5th of December, Br Michael Gaikwad was ordained to the diaconate in a ceremony that was presided over by Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne Terrence Curtain. Three days later, on Tuesday the...
Oratory Joys Shine Through Harsh Realities in...
08 December
Fr Andrew Nguyen Trung Tin
Darkhan Oratory was the first activity of the Salesian mission in Darkhan City, the second biggest city in Mongolia. It started in April 2005 when just two Salesians begun their ministry there. One...
Salesian Youth Ministry
Justice Squad's 10 hour famine for Salesian...
17 August
Maria Beswick
Twenty-two Year 5 and 6 students recently gave up a day of eating to raise money for charities that are supported by the Justice Squad, a socially...
Youth leaders grow Salesian Youth Movement
04 August
Teaghan Dolan
On Saturday the 31st of July, young people representing each province of the EAO region gathered together with near 100 other young people and SDB...
Salesian Youth Day Spreads Environmental Message...
10 March
Phyllis Tang
Salesian Youth Day (SYD) is no longer a strange term in the Salesian Family for the China province and instead, one that brings great joy to...
Feast Day, Fun Day!
02 March
Michael Gartland
On Sunday the 28th of February, celebrations for Don Bosco’s feast day kicked off at St John the Baptist in Clifton Hill, Melbourne. Occurring...
WA Young Salesians Count Camp Blessings!
27 January
Graham Maher
In a year like no other, you couldn’t help but give thanks to God for the many blessings bestowed upon us throughout the turmoil that was 2020. It...
Young Salesians Protecting the Homeless of Rome
29 October
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The Salesian commitment to fight Covid-19 is a global and not a single Salesian Province or presence in the world has been left indifferent to the...
OzBosco Connect, a Brilliant Success!
17 August
Michael Gartland
The first ever OzBosco Connect has been a massive success, surpassing all roadbumbs and difficulties that were thrown at it. Taking place across the...
Salesian Joy and Spirit are Alive in South...
05 May
Miriam Slattery
The Don Bosco Youth Camp in Gawler has been an exciting success for six years now, in no small part thanks to our fantastic and enthusiastic...
OzBosco 2020 to Go Ahead!!!
02 May
Michael Gartland
OzBosco will go ahead in 2020, albeit in a completely different format! Restrictions placed on gatherings of people in light of COVID-19 quickly...
SDB News
Much greater than the hills of Monferrato!
14 October
Fr Ángel Fernández Artime
All of Don Bosco’s pedagogy is encapsulated in his autumn outings: familiarity and camaraderie;...
Farewell Br Michael!
30 July
Olga Eliott
After 22 years serving as the Director of Salesian Missions, Br Michael Lynch passed on the reins...
That Human Heart so Capable of Great Things!
16 July
Fr Ángel Fernández Artime
Let me share a truth that is deeply engraved in my heart. I have said it more than once: in a...
Mary Help of Christians, Hope for the World
27 May
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Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, on the Feast Day of Mary Help of Christians, celebrated Mass in the...
Missionary Life Requires Faith, it Repays in Joy!
14 May
Fr Joseph Chisomo
Fr Chisomo Joseph James Nakholi is a Salesian missionary living and working South Sudan, who...
How can we talk about Christmas when we have...
21 December
Fr Ángel Fernández Artime
It is a message of hope - Christian hope rooted in faith in God who becomes man – that the Rector...
The Beauty of Salesian Youth Ministry
17 December
Fr Bernie Graham
Greetings to my dear friends in the Salesian Youth Movement of the Australia-Pacific Province –...
5 Salesians Continue Their Journey With God
10 December
Michael Gartland
On Saturday 5th of December, Br Michael Gaikwad was ordained to the diaconate in a ceremony that...
Br Marçal - Home Grown Salesian Hope!
12 November
Michael Gartland
Marçal Amaral Lopes is a Salesian Brother who was born in the town of Lospalos, in Timor-Leste, on...
Salesian Schools and Parishes
"Papi the Clown" Learns from Young Salesian Students.
05 May
Grace Boscredon
Recently, Papi the Clown met and became very good friends with Fr Daniel Federspiel, who is the Provincial of the Southern France region. As a child, Papi was unable to go to school and never had...
Pioneering Young Women of Samoa Excel in Studies
22 March
Vaelei Von Dincklage
Sulata Naomi Urima and Elisapeta Manaia are two young women who are breaking personal and cultural expectations of themselves at the Don Bosco Technical Centre in Samoa. They are both studying male...
Br Lidio Immersed in a New Salesian Culture
05 March
Br Lidio Maria Marquês
My name is Br. Lidio, I am a Salesian brother from East-Timor and I joined the Salesians in 2012. I have been in Australia for two years, residing at the Salesian Clifton Hill Community while I...
Xavier College, One School - Two Campuses
26 February
Janine Atkinson
Xavier College, Gawler is about to write another chapter in their twenty-six-year history as the doors officially open at their second campus. Located just a 20 minute drive away at 1 Benjamin...
Don Bosco Oratory's Week 2020
19 October
Nadia Knight
Being part of the Salesian family at Salesian College Chadstone means that we stand together, no matter the challenges we face - and the whole world is certainly being challenged now! Don Bosco’s...
Salesians Boosting Equality in Samoa
16 September
Tina Newton and Lauren Hichaaba
When you imagine what it might be like in the Pacific Island of Samoa, no doubt there are images of a crystal blue ocean and palm trees dotting a pristine beach. There is truth to this as Samoa is...
Student Views: Captain's Report
28 August
Robert Amendola
It goes without saying that our community is currently experiencing hardship. The struggles we are facing as we adapt to a new way of learning and a lack of interaction with each other are...
Female Students Put Best Oar Forward!
30 July
Adel Fruean
It has been a great year of firsts for the young women studying at Don Bosco Technical College in Alafua, Samoa! Currently midway through their first year of study, some of them have now also been...
Technology Fosters Learning, Even in the Earliest Years
28 July
Jane Doyle
An interesting positive result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent switch to remote teaching and learning has been the rise of 1 to 1 devices in our Early Years classrooms. I recently read...
New Faces for Salesian Sunbury
27 July
Michael Gartland
Even though classes are taking place from home, the grounds of Salesian College Sunbury have not been totally empty! Artists have recently completed a mural of Don Bosco, whilst construction...
Dunlea Centre - Lighthouse to the Future
01 July
Michael Gartland
The Dunlea Centre in Engadine, Sydney continues to be a beacon of hope a lighthouse to the future for all who come through its program. In 2020, the present situation in Australian society that sees...
Helping Hands - Salesian Education in Action!
23 June
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Aidan Lloyd is a 17 year old student who’s robotic hand project has received national recognition in the running for the National Eagle Scout Project of the Year! Aidan, a student of Don Bosco Prep...
Student Views: Remote Learning!
10 June
Sue Cunningham & Michael Gartland
Every single person have had their lives impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in one way or another. Across Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji and the rest of the world we have heard countless stories...
Thank-You for Listening
28 May
Tristan O'Brien
The gift of listening is something that underpins all human connection. It has become clear during this time of COVID that what is needed from educators and ministers is a gentle, attentive...
Vale Lynn Martin
26 May
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At the end of 2019, Lynn Martin retired as Principal of Xavier College due to ill health and sadly passed away on Thursday 14th May at home surrounded by his loved ones. This brought an end to 16...
"We're Not Closed, We're Operating Differently!"
08 May
Michael Gartland
The effects of COVID – 19 can be felt all around the world, as the various countries of the world react differently in their efforts to curtail the effects of the pandemic. This global challenge has...
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