BE WHO YOU ARE
“Let us be what we are, and be that well, so that we may bring honor to the Master Craftsman whose handiwork we are. People laughed at the painter who, intending to paint a horse, came up with a perfect [...]
April 2017
March 2017
January 2017
Year of Blessed Louis Brisson
V + J In this new year 2017, our Salesian family turns toward Blessed Father Louis Brisson. On June 23, we will celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth. The celebration of this Brisson Year will begin in Plancy on [...]
Salesian New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year! I hope that 2017 is full of joy and peace for each of you! In 1629 St. Jane de Chantal said to her sisters: “We are at the end of another year. Soon this present year will [...]
December 2016
Christianity Has No “Off Switch”
Like Jesus we are challenged to become deeply involved in all things human for the sake of the Kingdom of God. As baptized Christians we have been chosen to be ambassadors to represent Jesus in our world. Perhaps the words [...]
November 2016
Gratitude!
As our national holiday of Thanksgiving is here, we can reflect on thoughts of St. Jane de Chantal regarding the spirit of gratitude. “Generally we ought to treat all sorts of persons with an extraordinary suavity and cordial respect, but [...]
