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The importance of focusing on the “end”, the goal of our life
Both Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas affirm that “the end is considered first in priority because it is the final cause and the reason for which a thing exists or acts. The end is prior in definition, because we need to understand the end in order to understand what something is. It is prior in […]
MISSIO DEI – The Mission of God
24 participants, members of the Salesian Family gathered for their Spiritual Retreat from 22nd to the 28th June 2025 at the Emmaus Conference Centre, Boroko. They included Salesians (16), Salesian Sisters (6) and Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians (2). ‘Missio Dei’, was the theme of the retreat, aptly chosen as we celebrate 150 years of […]
Pilgrims to Where It All Began: Living the Charism of Don Bosco through Wantok Bosco 2025
Pilgrims to Where It All Began: Living the Charism of Don Bosco through Wantok Bosco 2025 -       Leo Paraha Araimiri, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea: From the 20th to 22nd of June, ‘Wantok Bosco 2025’, a camp gathering participants from various Don Bosco settings, was held at Don Bosco Araimiri in the Gulf Province. A total of two […]
DBTI Hosts Industrial Dinner to Strengthen Industry Partnerships
With the theme “Sharing the Path and Journey Together for Success”, the Industrial Dinner hosted by Don Bosco Technological Institute was held on the evening of June 16, 2025, in the beautifully decorated school gymnasium. Representatives from both public and private sector organizations were in attendance, showing their support through their presence. The event began with welcoming speeches from the […]
Pilgrims of Hope: Children Walking Towards Jesus in the Jubilee Year 2025
Pilgrims of Hope: Children Walking Towards Jesus in the Jubilee Year 2025 -       By Fr. Robinson Parappilly Tetere, Solomon Islands: “Let the little children come to me” (Mt. 19:14). It was a beautiful sight to see little children walking towards Jesus during this Jubilee Year 2025 in the Solomon Islands. More than 200 Sunday School children of Christ […]
Shaping Stories, Shaping Lives
With the rise of the digital age and the growing influence of media, it has become increasingly important for young people to understand the unique gifts and talents they possess - not just in themselves, but also in how they engage with digital media and technology. They are called to use these gifts to share […]
A Reflection on 
True Pilgrim with young People  My name is Amanda Tonno, I'm of mixed parentage of Madang and East Sepik. I come from a family of six children, and I'm the fourth born. I am twenty-four years of age, was born in the year 2000 on the month June. My father is a seafarer, and my […]
Smartphones:
My experience, my Influence. When I was in Grade 3, I noticed that my elder brother and some of my classmates had smartphones. Like any other kid, I cried and begged my parents to buy me one so I could also take part in what my brother and friends were doing. My parents told me […]
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Don Bosco

Don Bosco was creative, enthusiastic and enterprising in his work. He wrote and edited booklets, school texts, histories, digests, magazines, fliers, plays. From his earliest years as a priest, Don Bosco communicated through his whole demeanour and person, through games, talking, visiting, preaching, and publishing. Communicating through the internet and publishing is a priority for Salesians. Inspired by this example of Don Bosco and the early Salesians, Social Communication continues an important priority.