Last evening listening to the sharing of a couple of men who were invited as observers - who were also Salesian co-operators - I felt this strong message coming across. Amidst staff and collaborators, our Salesian presence is actually the life-giving presence. Now I don't mean it positively! It is actually a very detrimental and damaging presence and involvement. The lay collaborators exist and function only at the push of the Salesians.
While on the one hand we have the famous Salesian quote that the Salesian community is the nucleus of the apostolate, but that does not mean that we should make the lay people or those involved with us purely dependent and alive only and only because of the Salesians...
... never helped to be independent and grow.... always dependent... we dominate... make them subservient...
...and everyone's happy! That's the tragedy!
While on the one hand we have the famous Salesian quote that the Salesian community is the nucleus of the apostolate, but that does not mean that we should make the lay people or those involved with us purely dependent and alive only and only because of the Salesians...
... never helped to be independent and grow.... always dependent... we dominate... make them subservient...
...and everyone's happy! That's the tragedy!
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