Category: AustraLasia / BoscoLink
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FIN Province Quarterly Recollection 2019
By Fr Drans Nolasco, SDB Mandaluyong City, the Philippines, 26 August 2019 — The Salesians of the Philippines North Province (FIN) gathered together at Don Bosco Technical College, Mandaluyong City for their Quarterly Recollection. The objectives of this quarterly province recollection are the following: The confreres continue the discernment process of the SYNODO done…
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Selamat Datang – Kuching!
Young people in Malaysia waiting for more Salesians By Our Own Correspondent Kuching, Malaysia, 1st August 2019 — Exactly one year after the previous animation visit the two Salesian missionaries, Fr Andre Belo and Fr Ramon Borja (FIN province) in Kuching received another short 3 day visit from their Regional Councillor. The past twelve months…
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Thanks for the Pilgrimage and Thanks for the Road Map
By Fr Gerry Martin, SDB FIN Provincial Rome, Italy, 14 July 2019 — The 82nd Road Map has been given by the Rector Major, Fr Ángel F. Artime, to another new provincial. This time Fr. Gerardo Martin (Gerry) spent his few days in the General House at the end of the beautiful Silver Jubilee Pilgrimage…
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My life as a translator
Manila, the Philippines, 12 July 2019 — Salesiana Publishers came out with the Don Bosco comics entitled “Johnny,” consisting of six issues on the life and times of Don Bosco. This was followed by the comics on Dominic Savio entitled “Saint at fifteen.” I saw these publications as helpful tools for the catechetical work we…
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Summer Urban and Rural Immersion Program
By Cl. Jarmy Reignier A. Roxas, SDB Paranaque City, the Philippines, 30 June 2019 — Salesian clerics from the Seminaryo ng Don Bosco (SnDB) have undergone their summer immersion program both in urban and rural settings. The objectives of the said program are for the brothers to: (1) discover God’s presence among the poor and…
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DB TECH ASEAN – First year of EAO TVET networking
Interview with DB Tech ASEAN coordinator, Fr Dindo Vitung By Our Own Correspondent Makati, the Philippines, 20 June 2019 — What does ‘TVET’ mean? And how many Don Bosco TVETs are in our Region? TVET stands for Technical Vocational Education and Training. As a Congregation, it is one of the most visible educational apostolates…
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FIN Province welcomes new provincial Superior
By Fr. Drans Nolasco, SDB Paranaque City, the Philippines, 15 June 2019 — The Salesians of Don Bosco of the Philippines North Province (FIN) gathered together this morning of June 15, 2019 at the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Paranaque City for the installation of their new Provincial Superior in the person…
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Salesian Meditations on The Lord’s Prayer
By Fr Vaclav Klement, SDB Don Bosco Study Center, Manila, 9 June 2019 — Fr Henry Bonetti’s extensive work, a series of Salesian meditations on the Lord’s Prayer, a spiritual journey which is the result of a lengthy period of research and prayer, is available for the ‘exclusive use of the Salesians of Don Bosco’.…
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“Holiness, for you, too!”
Banal: A Relic Exhibit on Salesian Holiness By Kenzo Molinyawe Don Bosco Makati, the Philippines, 31 January 2019 — Venerating and preserving relics of saints have been a longstanding tradition within the Catholic faith. They serve as a tangible foretaste of the Divine and a stout reminder that even saints were ordinary people during their…
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Fr. Dave’s Digital Art Exhibition
By Fr Drans Nolasco, SDB Makati City, the Philippines, 28 January 2019 — Fr. Dave Buenaventura, SDB, celebrated his birthday with the opening of his One-Man Digital Art Exhibition. The opening ceremony began at 10:00am at the Roozen Hall. He was surrounded by his confreres, parishioners, benefactors, and friends. This Digital Art Exhibition is a fund…