In continuation from yesterday’s post, (from Fr. Peter Lappin’s book Give Me Souls!)…  After Don Bosco had raised Charles from death…  ”Ohhhhh!”  A long drawn-out sigh issued from Charles’ lips.  As if awakening from a deep sleep, he stirred, opened his eyes, and stared at his mother. “Why did you dress me like this?”  he [...]

This is a story told in the book, “Give Me Souls” by Fr. Peter Lappin, SDB. One of the most extraordinary – and one of the most discussed – events in Don Bosco’s life took place in the year 1849. A fifteen year old boy named Charles who attended the Oratory fell ill and was [...]

I stole this off another blog…but since it’s a quote from Don Bosco, I think it’s “legit.” “The Salesian way of educating the young is quite simple. Basically, I insist on letting boys be boys. Let them play and enjoy themselves as much as they want as long as God is not offended. But if I [...]

Today’s post is from the book “Give Me Souls!  The Life of Don Bosco” by Fr. Peter Lappin, SDB.  If you like to read, this is a book you really want to get your hands on! Francis Dalmazzo heard of St. John Bosco’s sanctity and decided to study at Don Bosco’s school.  He arrived in [...]

I recently was going through some stuff in my office, (with the faithful assistance of my mother, RoseMary Clair), and we found a booklet by St. John Bosco…his advice to parents and teachers.  Here is some of what he said: The primary happiness of a child consists in knowing one is loved. The young must not [...]

From Stories of Don Bosco When John was about nine years old, he had a dream which followed him through life.  He dreamt he was in a large playground surrounded by boys who were laughing or singing or playing games.  But there were also others who were fighting and using bad language.  On hearing the [...]

Don Bosco, the founder of the Salesian Family, made many promises!  There was one promise I’ll tell you about another time that is all about the families of faithful Salesians….but we’ll save that for a later date… I want to tell you about a promise that you can be “in on.”  Yes, Don Bosco made [...]

“Now let me tell you something about the sacrament of Penance. To draw fruit from this sacrament, it is not enough to go to confession frequently. One must also honestly strive to not sin. In general, go to confession once a month, and not oftener than once a week, unless your confessor advises it, lest [...]

Since today is the feast of Dominic Savio - I thought I’d share some thoughts, courtesy of the SDB’s in England, on one of our Salesian Saints – Dominic Savio!  Dominic entered the Oratory and asked Don Bosco to become a saint.  Dominic Savio achieved sanctity…and he went to heaven at the age of fourteen!  Can you [...]

There are so many religious orders out there. Google can’t even answer the question of how many orders there are, because God continues to gift the Church with new charisms, and therefore, new orders continue to be born. Considering this, I can’t help but wonder how God was good enough to bring me here! I [...]