InTouch 11_23_11


InTouch 11_23_11

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Nov. 23
2011
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Dear  Brother  and  Sister  Salesians:  
dŚĞZĞĐƚŽƌDĂũŽƌ͛ƐĮƌƐƚĐŽŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ
for  the  Interamerica  Team  Visit  last  
ŵŽŶƚŚŝŶů^ĂůǀĂĚŽƌŝƐƚŚĂƚŽƵƌ
ƌĞŐŝŽŶŵƵƐƚƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽDon  Bosco,  
evangelizer  of  the  young.    Last  
ǁĞĞŬǁĞƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉĂƌƚ͕
ƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŽŶŽƐĐŽ͘dŚŝƐŝƐ
the  theme  of  next  year’s  strenna  
(“Coming  to  know  and  imitate  
ŽŶŽƐĐŽ͕ůĞƚƵƐŵĂŬĞƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐ
ŽƵƌůŝĨĞ͛ƐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͟ͿĂƐǁĞůůŽĨƚŚĞ
conferences  I  am  giving  this  year  in  
ƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůǀŝƐŝƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘
YƵŽƟŶŐϯϰŽĨŽƵƌZƵůĞŽĨ>ŝĨĞ͕
ƚŚĞZĞĐƚŽƌDĂũŽƌƌĞŵŝŶĚƐƵƐƚŚĂƚ
“evangelizing  and  catechizing  are  
ƚŚĞĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂůĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ
ŽĨŽƵƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘͟dŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĂƚĂ
ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ͕ƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐŚƌŝƐƚ͕ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌŝŶŽƵƌůŝǀĞƐ
ĂƐ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶƐŽƌŝŶŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ
ŽƌŝŶŽƵƌŵŝŶŝƐƚƌŝĞƐ͕ŚĂƐƚŽďĞďŽƚŚ
ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚ͘ĂŶ
we  say  that  in  Don  Bosco  West  the  
ĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐ
ŚƌŝƐƚŝƐƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚ
;ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚͿŝŶĞĂĐŚŽŶĞŽĨŽƵƌůŝǀĞƐ͕
ŝŶĞĂĐŚŽŶĞŽĨŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ŝŶ
ĞĂĐŚŽŶĞŽĨŽƵƌŵŝŶŝƐƚƌŝĞƐ͍/ĨŶŽƚ͕
ĚŽǁĞŚĂǀĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚƉĂƐƚŽƌĂů
ƉůĂŶƐƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚƐŽ͍
tĞĂƌĞďĞŝŶŐĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĚƚŽŵĂŬĞ
ĂůĞĂƉĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘/ĨŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ
ǁĞĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚŽƵƌĞīŽƌƚƐŽŶ
ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ͕ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ;ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕
ƉĂƌŝƐŚĞƐ͕ĐůƵďƐ͕ƌĞƚƌĞĂƚĐĞŶƚĞƌƐ͕
ĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŚŽƵƐĞƐͿ͕ƚŽĚĂLJŝƚŝƐ
ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJƚŽĐĞŶƚĞƌŽƵƌĞīŽƌƚƐŽŶ
ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ͕ŽŶLJŽƵŶŐƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ͕ŽŶƉŽŽƌ
ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ͘/ƚŵĞĂŶƐŽƵƌƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ͕Ă
ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚ͕
ŵƵƐƚďĞƚŚĞĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŵĞŶƚŽĨ
ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůŐƌŽǁƚŚ
ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐŚƵŵĂŶŵĂƚƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ǀŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨďĞŝŶŐĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ĚŝƐĐŝƉůĞƐ͕
ĂŶĚĂƉŽƐƚůĞƐŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐŚƌŝƐƚ͘dŚĞ
ŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶŝƐĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐĂƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ
ŶŽǁŽĨ͞ƌĞƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐLJŽƵƚŚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ͟
ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽŚĞůƉƵƐŵĂŬĞƚŚĂƚůĞĂƉ
ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘
KŶĞĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨƚŚĂƚ͞ƌĞƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ
LJŽƵƚŚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ͟ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ;ǁŚŝĐŚ
ŵĞĂŶƐŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĂůůŽĨŽƵƌŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ
ĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞŝŶŽŶŽƐĐŽtĞƐƚͿ
ŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĂƉŽƐƚŽůŝĐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŝƐ
ĂůǁĂLJƐĂƐŚĂƌĞĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘dŽƌĞƚƵƌŶ
to  Don  Bosco,  evangelizer  of  the  
youngĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĂŶŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů
^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶ͛ƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ďƵƚƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĞ
ĨƌƵŝƚŽĨƐŚĂƌŝŶŐůŝĨĞĂƐĚŝƐĐŝƉůĞƐ
ŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨƚŚĞ
^͕ĂƐďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ͞ŝŶĨƌĂƚĞƌŶĂůĂŶĚ
ĂƉŽƐƚŽůŝĐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͟;ƟƚůĞŽĨ
ŚĂƉƚĞƌϱŽĨŽƵƌZƵůĞŽĨ>ŝĨĞͿ͘ĂŶ
we  say  that  in  Don  Bosco  West  the  
ĮƌƐƚƚĞƐƟŵŽŶLJǁĞŐŝǀĞƚŽƚŚŽƐĞ
we  evangelize  is  that  of  a  common  
ůŝĨĞĂŶĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJƚŚĂƚůĞĂĚƐƵƐĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŵLJƐƚĞƌLJ
ŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝŽŶ͍/ƐƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŝŶ
ƚŚĞƉůĂLJŐƌŽƵŶĚ;ƚŚĞĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞŽŶĞ
ĂŶĚǀŝƌƚƵĂůŽŶĞͿĂƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚĂŶĚ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚǁŝƚŶĞƐƐŽĨĂůů^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶƐ
ŽĨŽŶŽƐĐŽtĞƐƚ͍
dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƉƌŽďŝŶŐĂŶĚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ
ƌĞŇĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĞZĞĐƚŽƌDĂũŽƌŽīĞƌƐ
ŽƵƌZĞŐŝŽŶ͘ƐǁĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞ
dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐƚŚŝƐǁĞĞŬ͕ůĞƚ͛ƐŐŝǀĞ
thanks  for  this  great  Salesian  
ǀŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ŶĚĂƐǁĞďĞŐŝŶƚŚĞ
EŽǀĞŶĂƚŽƚŚĞ/ŵŵĂĐƵůĂƚĞ
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ŽŶĐĞƉƟŽŶŶĞdžƚǁĞĞŬ͕ǁĞƌĞŵŝŶĚ
ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͕ĂƐƚŚĂƚƐĂŵĞϯϰƐĂLJƐ͕
ƚŚĂƚ͞dŚĞsŝƌŐŝŶDĂƌLJŝƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚŝŶ
ƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂƐĂŵŽƚŚĞƌ͘͟
^ŝŶĐĞƌĞůLJŝŶŚƌŝƐƚ͕
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Provincial’s Calendar
November 2011
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Fr.  Clement  Cardillo,  SDB  
(SUE)
November  22,  2011
aged  86
Orange,  NJ
Fr.  Jerzy  Schneider,  SDB  
(SUE)
November  22,  2011
aged  88
Ramsey,  NJ

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Discernment Weekend in Review
EŽǀĞŵďĞƌϮϮ͕ϮϬϭϭ
ĞĂƌ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶ&ĂŵŝůLJ͕  
/ŚŽƉĞƚŚŝƐŵĞƐƐĂŐĞĮŶĚƐLJŽƵŝŶŐŽŽĚƐƉŝƌŝƚƐ͊
dŚĞsŽĐĂƟŽŶŝƐĐĞƌŶŵĞŶƚtĞĞŬĞŶĚ͕EŽǀĞŵďĞƌϭϬͲϭϯ͕ǁĞŶƚ
ǁĞůů͘/ŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJŚĞĂƌĚĨƌŽŵƚŚƌĞĞ;ϯͿLJŽƵŶŐŵĞŶŽƵƚŽĨ
ƚŚĞŐƌŽƵƉŽĨƐĞǀĞŶ;ϳͿƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁŝůůďĞĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞĂŶĚŝĚĂĐLJWƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘DŽƌĞŵŝŐŚƚďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ͘dŚĂŶŬ'ŽĚ
ĨŽƌƚŚĂƚ͊
&ŽƌƚŚŝƐ/ŶdŽƵĐŚ͕/ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐŽŵĞ͞ƚŚĂŶŬLJŽƵŶŽƚĞƐĂŶĚĞǀĂůƵͲ
ĂƟŽŶƐ͟ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĚŝƐĐĞƌŶĞĞƐǁŽƵůĚďĞǁŽƌƚŚƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͊dŚĞƐĞ
ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐĂƌĞĂŐŽŽĚƚŽŬĞŶƚŽĂůůŝŶƚŚĞ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶ&ĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĂ
ƐŝŐŶŽĨĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĂǀŽĐĂƟŽŶĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘,ĞƌĞ
ĂƌĞĨŽƵƌŶŽƚĞƐƚŽƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞƚŚĞǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ͗
ϭͿ ͞>ĂƐƚǁĞĞŬĞŶĚǁĂƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƚŽŵĞ͖/ŵĞƚŵĂŶLJǁŽŶͲ
ĚĞƌĨƵů^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶĨĂƚŚĞƌƐ͕ďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ŶŽǀŝĐĞƐ͕ĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞƐ͕
ĂŶĚLJŽƵŶŐŵĞŶĚŝƐĐĞƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌǀŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘/ƚĐŽŶͲ
ĮƌŵĞĚ'ŽĚ͛ƐĐĂůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐůŝĨĞ͘͟
ϮͿ ͞dŚĞĮĚĞůŝƚLJƚĂůŬ͕ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚďLJ&ƌ͘dŽŵ͕ƚŽůĚĂƐƚŽƌLJ
ŽĨǁŚĞŶŚĞŚĂĚƚŽƐƚĂLJŝŶƚŚĞŽĸĐĞĂŶĚĚŽƉĂƉĞƌ
ǁŽƌŬ͕ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨďĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞĂŶĚŚĂǀĞĨƵŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
ŬŝĚƐ͘ƵƚŚĞƐŚĂƌĞĚƚŚĂƚ'ŽĚƚŽůĚŚŝŵƚŚŝƐŝƐŚŝƐƚƵƌŶ
ƚŽďĞŚĞƌĞƐŽƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ^ĂůĞƐŝĂŶƐĐĂŶďĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŬŝĚƐ͘dŽŵĞ/ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚŝƐŝƐĂŐŽŽĚƉŽŝŶƚĂŶĚŝƚ
ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞƚƌƵĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞǀŽǁŽĨŽďĞĚŝĞŶĐĞ͘͟
ϯͿ ͞&ƌ͘:ĞƌƌLJ͛ƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞǀŽǁƐǁĂƐĞLJĞͲŽƉĞŶͲ
ŝŶŐĨŽƌŵĞ͘/ǁŝůůŶĞǀĞƌůŽŽŬĂƚƚŚĞǀŽǁƐŝŶƚŚĞƐĂŵĞ
ǁĂLJĂŐĂŝŶ͕ďƵƚŝŶĂƉŽƐŝƟǀĞǁĂLJ͘͟
ϰͿ ͞dŚĞǁĞĞŬĞŶĚǁĂƐŐƌĂĐĞͲĮůůĞĚĂŶĚĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ͊͟
dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵƚŽĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞǁŚŽƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚĂŶĚŚĞůƉĞĚŵĂŬĞ
ƚŚĞŝƐĐĞƌŶŵĞŶƚtĞĞŬĞŶĚĂƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͘ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽƚŚĞ
ŽŶŽƐĐŽdĞĐŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌŚŽƐƟŶŐ͕ĂƐĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚĨĞůƚĂƚŚŽŵĞ͊/ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞŝƚ͘
ůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐŝŶŽŶŽƐĐŽĂŶĚŚƌŝƐƚƚŚĞ<ŝŶŐ͕  
 
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Thanksgiving is Education
By Sr. Mary Greenan, FMA
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ŚĞƌĞŝŶZŝĐŚŵŽŶĚ͕ƐĞŶƚ
ŽƵƚϯϭďŽdžĞƐŽĨĨŽŽĚ
ƚŽŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŝŶŐĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ
ǁŚŽĮŶĚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ
ŝŶĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůĚŝĸĐƵůƟĞƐ
ĂƚƚŚŝƐŚŽůŝĚĂLJƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘
ĂĐŚďŽdžĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚŶŽƚ
ŽŶůLJŶŽŶͲƉĞƌŝƐŚĂďůĞ
ŝƚĞŵƐ͕ďƵƚĂůƐŽĂŐŝŌĐĂƌĚ
ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵΨϮϱƚŽΨϭϬϬ
ĚŽůůĂƌƐŝŶǀĂůƵĞƚŽĞŶĂďůĞ
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ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚůĞĂĚĞƌƐůŽĂĚĞĚƵƉƚǁŽƚƌƵĐŬƐĨŽƌĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ͕ďƵƚƚŚŝƐǁĂƐĂǁŚŽůĞ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĞīŽƌƚ͘ĂĐŚďŽdžŚĂĚďĞĞŶƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚďLJĂ&ĂŝƚŚ&ĂŵŝůLJ͘ŽdžĞƐ
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ĂŶĚƐŝŐŶĞĚ͘
&ŽƌƵƐ͕ƚŚŝƐŵĂƌŬƐƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ͞ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ͟ƉĞƌŝŽĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐƵůŵŝŶĂƚĞƐ
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ƉƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞdŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐďŽdžĞƐŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚ͘/ƚǁĂƐĂůƐŽŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƚŽŶŽƚĞ
ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ĚĞĨĂƵůƚĞƌƐ ŝŶ ĚŽŶĂƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽĚ ĚƌŝǀĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ
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ŝŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƟŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŶĞĐŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŽĚƐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ
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ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůŝƩůĞ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ͘ KƵƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĐĂƌƌŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚ
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WƌŽũĞĐƚ ^ĂŶƚĂ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵƚ ŝŶ ƉůĂĐĞ
ƉƌĞĐŝƐĞůLJ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƵƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŵĂLJ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ĂŶĚ
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tĞĂƌĞĮŶĚŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚǁŽŶĚĞƌŝĨƚŚŝƐŝƐĂƌĞŇĞĐƟŽŶŽŶǁŚĞƌĞǁĞĂƌĞƚŽĚĂLJĂƐ
ĂƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͕ƚŚĂƚŵŽƌĞƟŵĞŶŽǁŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞƐƉĞŶƚŝŶ͞ĞĚƵĐĂƟŶŐƚŽŐŝǀŝŶŐ͘͟
dŚŝƐŽĨŝƚƐĞůĨƌĂŝƐĞƐƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞŽĨǁŚĂƚŝƚƌĞĂůůLJŵĞĂŶƐƚŽďĞŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůĨŽƌǁŚĂƚ
ǁĞŚĂǀĞ͘WĞƌŚĂƉƐƚŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞƉŽŝŶƚ͕ĨŽƌŝĨǁĞĂƌĞŶŽƚƌĞĂĚLJƚŽŐŝǀĞ͕ƚŚĞŶŚŽǁ
ƌĞĂůŝƐŽƵƌ͞ƚŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ͍͟
"An educator should
realize that these fine lads,
or nearly all, are smart
enough to sense the good
done to them and innately
open to sentiments of grat-
itude. With God’s help, we
must strive to make them
grasp the main tenets of
our faith which, based en-
tirely on love, reminds us
of God’s infinite Love for
mankind. We must seek
to strike in their hearts a
chord of gratitude which
we owe Him in return for
the benefits He so gener-
ously showers upon us. We
must do our best to con-
vince them through simple
reasoning that gratitude to
God means carrying out
His Will and obeying His
commandments, especially
those which stress the ob-
servance of the duties of
our state of life. Believe
me, if our efforts succeed,
we have accomplished the
greater part of our educa-
tional task."
- Don Bosco
"O my children, how great is Divine Providence!
How generous God is to us! How much He loves
us! Let us always be grateful and good! Let us love
Him and never offend Him! In turn He will always
provide for our needs."
- Don Bosco
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Will  There  Be  Faith?
A  NEW  VISION  FOR  EDUCATING  AND  GROWING  DISCIPLES
BY  THOMAS  H.  GROOME
HARPERONE.  368P  $15.99
Book  review  by  William  J.  O’Malley
October  3,  2011
Hope  for  a  Future  Church
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