Tag Archives: Reflect

Simon on step three DBYN Training

By Simon Treacy | Published: 22/11/2010

A bitterly British cold wind came to greet us as we stepped off the plane at Heathrow. Tired yet exhilarated from the our time on the DBYN Step 3 Training for Trainers course in Malta, we had spent the journey reminiscing on our highlights of the last seven days. It had been quite a week. It had begun the [...]

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Our Day with Pope Benedict

By Bro Sandy Fairley SDB | Published: 20/10/2010

Our day started at 6.45am. We thought this was rather early but later discovered it was nothing compared to some other groups. Seven of us gathered together at Clapham Junction to represent the Salesians of Don Bosco. All decked out in our official Papal tee-shirts and wristbands we trundled off to Victoria Station where we [...]

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BOVA Return Volunteers Weekend

By Sarah Seymour | Published: 14/10/2010

After so many life-changing, inspiring and challenging experiences from all over the world, it seemed a shame to let that all slip by as we fell inevitably back into the rush and busyness of life. A ‘returned volunteers weekend’ was therefore arranged for us to revisit those experiences, to share them and to hear those [...]

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Educating Young People to Social Justice

By admin | Published: 12/10/2010

Over 150 educators from our Salesian Schools and Retreat Centres in Great Britain took part in a Salesian Education Conference on Saturday 9th October 2010. The theme of the day was Educating Young People to Social Justice. The conference, organised by the Salesian Youth Ministry Team and facilitated by YAT (the Youth Advisory Team), took [...]

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SOS 2: Kat’s Story

By admin | Published: 12/10/2010

10 ‘young’ people 10 days 5 service sites 1 Salesian community Journeying from a Mass of Commitment, to the Great Commissioning. Committed to make a difference. Committed to serve one another and the community. And so it began: The first SOS2.

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Praying With Young People

By Tonino Passarello | Published: 23/09/2010

As a department leader, I insist that every period of teaching starts with a prayer. About three years ago I began to question why I insisted upon this. Is it acceptable to say prayers just for the sake of it? When a teacher says a Hail Mary at the start of every lesson, what impact [...]

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