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Sunday Reflection - Christ the King (Year A)
Posted: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 09:07
On this feast of Christ the King we are invited to look seriously as what true leadership looks like. I suppose that kings are a little bit out of date. But any of us who have grown up in recent times remember, especially as a child, the tales of the kings and King Arthur and all these wonderful people. Today, kings and queens tend to be merely a figurehead, a sign of a national loyalty, a reminder... Read More »
The Rector Major's Message - A reflection on Don Bosco's Dream at Nine
Posted: Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:36
Two hundred years ago, a little nine-year-old boy, poor and with no future but to be a farmer, had a dream. He recounted it to his mother, grandmother, and brothers in the morning, who found it funny. Grandma concluded, "Pay no attention to dreams." Many years later, that boy, John Bosco, wrote: "I agreed with my grandmother. However, I was unable to cast that dream out of my mind."
Because it wasn't... Read More »
Memorial Walk for Fr McKiernan
Posted: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:44
On Saturday 18th November, there was a pilgrimage walk from Sacred Heart in Battersea, to the resting place of Fr McKiernan in Mortlake.
While the weather was its typical November in England, the pilgrims were in good spirits as they set off on their walk.
The group arrived at the grave of Fr McKiernan shortly before 12, then said Mass at St Mary Magdalene's before travelling back to Battersea.
Fr Edward... Read More »
Congratulations to Fr Jakub!
Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:04
On Saturday 18th November, Fr Jakub Ruszniak SDB became a British Citizen.
The ceremony took place in the iconic St George's Hall in Liverpool, with former BBC Radio Merseyside presenter, Roger Phillips delivering a speech.
Fr Jakub lives in our Bootle community and is chaplain at The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco (formerly Savio Salesian College)
Extraordinary Visitation of the Regional Councillor for Central & North Europe
Posted: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:39
Since Sunday 5th November, Fr Roman Jachimowicz SDB, the Councillor for Central and North Europe has been in the Great British Province.
Fr Roman has been visiting all of the Salesian Houses, Salesian Schools, and met with Parishioners in each place.
Fr Roman will be with us until Sunday 19th November. We thank him for his visit and for taking the time to meet as many groups as he could while he was... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Posted: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:35
It is important to reflect on the second parable in the great Mathew 25 trilogy: the parable of the talents. If I was celebrating a family liturgy today, I would bring up the children so we could act the story out for the congregation. I always found that it was the children who 'taught' us their insights into using their talent. It was always very uplifting. They displayed their skills in music, drama,... Read More »
News from the Salesian Sisters in Sudan
Posted: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:32
Khartoum (Sudan). The Mother General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Sister Chiara Cazzuola, today, 11 November 2023, received a phone call from the FMA Community of Khartoum, Sudan, whose house was hit on 3 November, by a large war weapon.
It was a welcome surprise, because it is difficult for them to find the right moment to connect. The Sisters report that, thank God,... Read More »
Bishop Tom Williams blesses school support centre for students with mental health needs
Posted: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:16
On Friday, 10 November, St John Bosco Arts College welcomed Right Reverend Tom Williams, Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, to bless the school's Oratory.
The school currently utilises the space as a support centre for students with mental health needs. It acts as a safe space where students who struggle to attend five lessons per week, five days a week, can come and have some downtime from the... Read More »
The Mission in 5 WORDS – By the Rector Major of the Salesians
Posted: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:40
A new format which aims to streamline the Rector Major's video messages "In 5 words" is launched. It will enable a quicker communication, which is more social and closer to young people, without distorting the content of the message but at the same time will make them more pleasant and comforting for the wider audiences.
Each topic will be expressed in the style of a challenge: that of being able to... Read More »
Sunday Reflection - 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Posted: Thu, 9 Nov 2023 13:57
Today's parable points us to the end times—especially fitting as we come to the end of the Church's year. The notion of the Reign of God being compared to a wedding feast is especially important. As John's gospel points out, Jesus was a very welcome guest at the wedding in Cana: the mere mention of a wedding brings a smile to the face, as you know you are going to be in for a good time. Only... Read More »