The great, striking message of Christmas, destined to change the face of the earth and fill it with joy, first appeared insignificant; a newborn lying in a manger. We, too, through so many small and gentle signs, in so many small and forgotten places, announce God every day.
The days pass into weeks and weeks into months and now we stand before yet another new year. We live immersed in continual change as all things come into existence, grow to maturity and fade.
On Wednesday the 27th the Salesian Formation house in Clifton Hill, Victoria held a bittersweet barbeque to celebrate Br Kitichai Saisawang, known most commonly in his adopted home by his ‘Aussie’ name, Jack.
Fr. Leo Sungkyu Choi is a mobile Salesian – that is, a Salesian who is open to moving wherever in the world he is needed most, on a temporary basis (usually around 3-6 years).
On the 30th of November, 2019, four Salesian brothers will be ordained as deacons at St Joseph’s Church in Collingwood at 6pm. “I chose you” has been selected as the theme of the Mass and will be presided over by Salesian Archbishop of Perth, Tim Costelloe