5007_ACSSA Conference to be hosted by FMA
February 11, 2019
Samphran, Thailand, 9 February 2019 -- The 4th ACSSA (Salesian Historians) Conference for East Asia-Oceania will take place from 10-15 February 2019, hosted by the Province of S. Mary Mazzarello in Ban Than Phraphon, Sam Phran, Thailand. The theme is on “Relevant Salesian Figures of the 20th Century in East Asia.” Presentations will feature exemplary Salesian personalities in the region who are not yet saints but who have embodied in a significant manner the Salesian spirit as a way of being and living the Gospel of Jesus. Participants will come from various members of the Salesian Family (i.e, SDB, FMA, DQM, SCG, SIHM, SQM, ADMA, VDB). This gathering is among the series of continental conferences organized by the Association of Salesian Historians (ACSSA) that will culminate with the International Conference to be held in 2020.
FMA Study Seminar on historical methodology
Thailand, 9 February 2019 -- From 8-9 February 2019 the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Thailand organised a study seminar on historical methodology led by Sr Grazia Loparco, fma, a lecturer at the Church History Faculty at the Auxilium in Rome and the FMA Institute. She shared her deep knowledge and wealth of experience with the 37 members of the FMA in the Province in a climate of dialogue, reflection, questions and learning.
Sister Grazia spoke clearly of the importance of historical education, enriching her teaching with the thinking of Pope Francis: "Look to the past with gratitude, live the present with passion, embrace the future with hope." She gave new life to the DNA of the Salesian charism in each participant and made them aware that they were a 'stone' in the the mosaic which is contributing to the "living monument' of our Institute on behalf of some many girls, in view of changing times.
