Milestone Celebrations

Occasionally, the Salesian Center for Faith & Culture sponsors special events to commemorate significant historical occasions or anniversaries.  Among the special events in this series are:

► 2010 - Shroud Encounter
multimedia presentation celebrating the exposition of the Shroud of Turin

► 2009 - Literary Roundtable
celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of the Introduction to the Devout Life, by St. Francis de Sales

► 2005 - Fr. Louis Brisson
celebrating the centenary of the death of the founder of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales

► 2005 - Novemdiales for Pope John Paul II
nine-days of celebrations to mark the death of the Pontiff

► 2005 - "Year of the Eucharist"
on-line educational program for catechists in the Diocese of Allentown

► 2005 - Drawing Out the Goodness
book publication on the 40th anniversary of the founding of Allentown College / DeSales University

► 2004 - "On the Preacher and Preaching"
continuing education workshop marking the 400th anniversary of the mongraph by Francis de Sales

► 2004 - "Our Lady of Good Deliverance"
publication for the dedication of the Marian statue at DSU

► 2003 - "Words to the Wise:  A Legacy of Social Communications"
symposium celebrating the 25th anniversary of the pontificate of John Paul II

► 2002 - "The Catholic Bishop in the 21st Century"
panel discussion celebrating the 400th anniversary of the episcopal consecration of Francis de Sales