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March 29, 2012

Dear Brother and Sister Salesians:

Last week many of us participated

in one of the most impressive and

significant gatherings of Catholics

in the US, if not the whole world. I

refer of course to the Los Angeles

Religious Education Congress

held annually at the Anaheim

Convention Center. This year

upwards of 40,000 people attended!

You’d think such a huge gathering,

even if it was about faith, would

draw more media attention.

It’s not that we of the Salesian

Family just participated either.

We had a very popular booth

which was “manned” by SDB

young men in formation, young

FMA postulants, and young

hearts and faces of the Salesian

Youth Movement. And we also

had one of our own, Juan Carlos

Montenegro, invited back to give

his popular workshop in Spanish

on the Salesian style and brand of

youth ministry. And then we saw

the Salesian Family in action in our

crowded hospitality suite in one of

the hotels. My thanks, in the name

of everyone in the province, to all

involved.

A congress on religious education

is exactly where we Salesians

belong. Religious education is

what we Salesians are about.

After all, Don Bosco would say

that his whole ministry began

with a simple catechism lesson

and a Hail Mary. The very first

regulations of the oratory have

these words: “Religious instruction

is the oratory’s primary objective,

while the rest is only an accessory,

an inducement for the boys to

attend.” When our Constitutions

tell us that “we are all called to

be educators to the faith at every

opportunity” (C 34), they lay down

for us what must be the primary

purpose of each of our institutions,

programs and works.

Of all the many excellent talks I

heard and workshops I attended

one really stands out for me. It

was a workshop by Thomas

Groome of Boston College on

implementing the US Bishops’

framework in our religion classes.

In our schools and parishes aren’t

we struggling with this framework?

But I think Groome gives us a path

forward when he challenges us to

a new method of apologetics to

teach the faith to our young people

and to persuade them to that

faith. Yes, apologetics! Actually

it’s an old apologetic method,

stemming all the way back from

Aristotle: pathos, logos, and ethos.

As Salesian religious educators,

whatever the curriculum or

textbook, we want to share our

enthusiasm for Jesus with young

people (pathos). We want to appeal

to their minds in understanding

the reasonableness of faith in Jesus

(logos). And we want to teach

them the beauty of virtue over the

fear of punishment (ethos). It’s the

difference between a teacher and a

witness.

Is this not the method of Jesus

with the disciples on the way to

Emmaus, accompanying them from

life to faith and back to life again?

Is this not what Don Bosco meant

by reason (logos), religion (ethos)

and kindness (pathos) as the

methodology for walking side by

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side with the young so as to lead

them to the risen Lord (C 34)?

Sincerely in Christ,

Rev. Timothy C. Ploch, SDB

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One Family, One Charism

By Andrew Coffey

The Los Angeles Religious Education

Congress, held March 23-25 in Anaheim, is

the largest gathering of its kind in the world.

Youth, young adults, and adults gather

annually for workshops, general assemblies,

liturgies, and entertainment which this year

reflected the theme “Voice Infusing Life. “

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year for this event, with our voice also

“infusing life” into the weekend. As Salesians

we are first followers of Jesus Christ, guided

by the charism of Don Bosco. It is our call to

reverberate God’s love for the young, infusing

them with hope as followers of Christ. Among

the 39,000 plus in attendance at Congress, this

love for Christ was truly apparent; especially

in the Salesian Family booth where Don

Bosco’s charism was shared with all who

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To those walking by the booth in the exhibit

hall a question could be loudly heard, “Do

you know Don Bosco?” With smiles beaming

on their faces, the answers were often yes.

Following this “yes” was frequently a short

story of how they came to know the Salesians

and how their spiritual journey began with

this encounter. During the three days of

Congress, whether it was hearing personal

stories of Don Bosco or connecting someone

new to the family, we were all reminded of

how God has taken root in each one of us

and is lived out in a common spirituality

throughout the world.

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Val Macrae Designs

Val MacRae, art teacher at St. John

Bosco High School, continued to make

her significant contributions to the

RE Congress this year. Val annually

designs the thematic and prayerful

environment for the Convention

Arena and the RE Congress Sacred

Space. Her artistic designs never fail

to energize and focus on the deeper

source of renewal Congress goers

seek every year. For example, in the

Sacred Space one regularly encounters

a community in deep prayer before

the Blessed Sacrament, or engaged in

personal meditation by walking the prayer

labyrinth or viewing sacred art. Hear about the

creation of Sacred Space and take a look at the

environment by watching this interview with

Val, filmed at Congress: RE Congress Sacred

Space. Val also offered her artistic creations

for purchase at her booth in the exhibit hall.

For further information you can contact:

Val MacRae at (562) 429-7462.

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Sacred Findings

Also exhibiting at the RE Congress was

Lisa Dreyer, the Retreat Coordinator for St.

Joseph’s Salesian Youth Renewal Center,

who offered her “Sacred Findings” meditation

cards for purchase. She has been writing and

publishing these meaningful and creative

monthly meditations for three and a half

years. They’re an “out of the ordinary way”

to find God in the “ordinary things”

we all have around us. With

keen insights Lisa leads others

to discover the Sacred through

little things like a key, a candle,

or a VANS tennis shoe! Students,

CYMs, teachers, and leaders all

over are using them to bring a

spark of creativity to their group

and personal prayer time. You will

find one of her Lenten and Easter

meditation entitled “NAILS” in

this issue. For further information

you can contact Lisa Dreyer at St.

Joseph’s: ldreyer@sjscenter.org

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Archdiocesan Christian Service Award Winners

By Juan Carlos Jimenez

On Tuesday March

As we get closer

20th, Archbishop

to 2015, the 200th

Jose Gomez

birthday of Don

recognized various

Bosco, we seek to be

students and faculty

more like him. All

members in the

of the students who

Archdiocese of

were recognized

Los Angeles for

are grateful to serve

their ministry in

others, as this is

Christian Service.

one of the most

The youth recipients

important values

from Salesian

that we can obtain.

communities

God calls us to be

included:

a helping hand

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to everyone and

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a force of unity and

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SJBHS; Sydney Perez, St. Dominic

Savio; Dulce Farias, St. Dominic

Savio. These young people

have dedicated a substantial

amount of their time in helping

either their parishes or local

communities.

moments was when we gathered

at the end of mass as a Salesian

community to congratulate

each other. It was great to see

representatives from other

Salesian schools, Sidney and

Dulce, from St. Mathias High

School, who constantly help at St.

hope.

Even though this article is meant

to recognize those that have been

awarded by the Archbishop, it

is most importantly a reminder

to everyone to continue to be

a guardian and help to those in

need of assistance.

One of the most memoriable

Dominic Savio.

A Prayer for Religious Liberty

At this time of government imposed measures contrary to our conscience, Sr. Angelita Guzman, FMA, of the

Salesian Sisters’ Provincial Residence in San Antonio recommends that we all say the prayer to St. Michael

the Archangel “for the freedom of the Catholic Church in America”:

Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;

be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.

May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,

and do thou, O prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God,

cast into hell Satan and all evil spirits

who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

We also ask the Blessed Virgin Mary,

Immaculate Conception and patroness of the United States,

to intercede for us in this great struggle.

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It might seem like a slow week

Two weeks ago the dominant

job was pouring the concrete

footing for the elevator before

the predicted rainstorm

arrived. Well, the storm was

nothing to write home about,

maybe a total of a quarter of an

inch of rain.

All of the rough carpentry work

inside the building, except

for the confessional has been

completed.

This week is called “the

building trades’ week.” The

communication company

pulled the wires for the

telephones system and cable

TV in all of the common

areas and in the confreres’

bedrooms. The fire alarm

system, the smoke detectors,

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security, and data wires were

put in all three floors.

At the same time, the plumbers

finished the roughing in of

the sewer pipes, the toilets

traps, the water pipes in the

handicapped bedroom and

the common bathrooms, and

the sink in the community

room. Next week the plumbing

contractor will call for a

plumbing inspection. Once the

plumbing inspector okays the

work, the walls can be covered

with gypsum board.

The other building trade

workers on the project are the

electricians. They were very

busy in raising the receptacle

outlets and installing four

electrical panels (two on the

second floor and the other two

on the third floor), and pulling

the electrical wires.

Yes, the carpenters were still

working hard on building the

concrete forms for the elevator

walls. They build one side of

the form and put in the steel

dowels, and then build the

other side providing a void for

the concrete. But before the

concrete walls are poured, the

conduits for the emergency

telephone, electricity, smoke

detectors and fire alarm must

be installed.

This last week Fr. Tim Ploch,

Provincial, visited the job

site and spoke to the Alfredo

Urbina, Project Supervisor

about the project.

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