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In honor of her feast day May 24th

One who is searching for beauty and possibilities will always find them.  One who if searching for ruin and disaster will always find them.  The question of the angel to the women at the tomb on Easter morning rings true for each of us…”Whom do you seek?”  Lord, give us the desire only to seek [...]

There was a Sister whom I first met when I came here as a 14-year-old to our highschool, Mary Help of Christians Academy.  Her name was Sr. Christine.  She was an older Sister, and always handed out napkins to the students at lunch time.  It was a simple act, and helped move the lunch line a [...]

After the recent arrival of Hurricane Irene (which was really only a tropical storm by the time it hit), a friend sent me this essay…  It was beautiful in its simplicity, and I’m glad I was given permission to repost it: DO YOU HAVE YOUR SPIRITUAL GO KIT READY? ByReginaT. Gilbert In these past few [...]

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 [...]

Novices, you are not making profession to be slaves or servants or handmaids or friends or company, but DAUGHTERS!

4. Mary Most Holy was the inspirer of our Institute and continues to be its Mother and Teacher. We are therefore “a religious Family that belongs entirely to Mary” Don Bosco wanted us to be a “living monument” of his gratitude to Mary Help of Christians and asks us to extend his “thanks”  throughout all [...]

NO one says it better than our international website! We, are Salesian Sisters, CONSECRATED WOMEN in the Church, who live in community and while interacting with others we express our radical love for Christ and SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE in joyful simplicity. We nourish MISSIONARY OUTREACH that gives an apostolic dimension to our everyday lives. [...]

I love how kids are unafraid to ask the questions all the adults are thinking, but are too afraid to ask.  What DOES FMA stand for? Famous Movie Actress…..hmm…nope. Funny Mom (in) Action… gosh, sometimes we are like that… Former Miss  America… this is my personal favorite, and even though many of our Sisters are [...]

…of CHRISTIANS! Happy FEAST DAY!    Don Bosco wanted our institute to be a “living monument of his gratitude to Mary, Help of Christians”.  “Let us strive to make her dispositions of faith, hope, and charity, and her perfect union with Christ, our own.  Let us open our hearts to the joyous humility of her ‘Magnificat’ [...]