Editor’s Note

Doing Something forGod

editor’s note

Ihad a chat with an alumnus recently, and out of nowhere, he shared his realization that he may be sharing his faith with his young kids, but he was feeling the guilt upon recognizing that he’s not doing enough for God. At that point, he teared up. The pandemic must have put our activities as one Salesian Family to a pause. And like that alumnus, we might have encountered the

‘guilt’ due to the circumstance we are in, that we may not be doing something for God. After all, the common activities we had in the past have all been reduced to mere online gatherings. Lest this pandemic completely extinguishes the joy and optimism in our hearts, the pages of this issue of The St. John Bosco Today invite us to reminisce the past months and rediscover that we have not quit in defeat. Through online means, we continued with the gathering of the

Salesian Family, not just one, but two! The Salesian Spirituality Days held last January we participated in was an international event that led us to interact with the rest of the 8 000 participants worldwide (p. 21). Another breathtaking event was the rst-ever profession of

Volontari con Don Bosco (CDB), which is not just a rst in the country–but also in the East Asia-Oceania Region (p. 11)! The feature articles on how we made our presence felt as Salesian educators and evangelizers opened so many possibilities and fresh perspectives in navigating the digital world (pp. 15-20). And even the somber feature (p. 30) on the passing on of Br. Nick

Aguila, SDB o ers a concrete realization of Don Bosco’s promise for his children: Heaven! I could go on and on, but the point stares us in the face–in those moments when we felt that we’re feeling helpless to do something for

Him, in His great love, God has been pulling some strings all along!

The pandemic must have put our activities as one Salesian Family to a pause. And like that alumnus, we might have encountered the ‘guilt’ due to the circumstance we are in, that we may not be doing something for God.

Fr. Donnie Duchin Duya, SDB Editor-in-Chief