I SUNDAY OF LENT: 18 February 2024

ALONEGenesis 9:8-15; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 Many years ago, the explorer Richard Byrd spent a winter alone at the South Pole. Four and a half months in solitude. Why?  Byrd answers that question in his book Alone. Despite his numerous achievements, he felt empty. He wanted to get away “remote from all but the simplest distractions, with no necessities but those imposed by the wind and night and cold.”  Byrd emerged from his experience changed. He discovered that one can live more deeply and profoundly if one keeps life simple, without cluttering it with things. Byrd is like many

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Don Bosco Sports Academy Inaugurated at Don Bosco Hr. Sec. School, Dimapur

12 February 2024, Dimapur: The fervour of sportsmanship resonated through the corridors of Don Bosco Hr. Sec. School in Dimapur today, as the Don Bosco Sports Academy was inaugurated amidst much anticipation and excitement. This landmark initiative commenced with the introduction of the Don Bosco Football Academy, a pioneering effort by the Salesians of Don Bosco, aiming to nurture budding talents in the realm of sports. The genesis of the Don Bosco Football Academy traces back to the Strategic Planning and Consultation for Salesian Apostolate (SPCSA) meeting held on 26 February 2021, where the green light was given to establish

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