Sal will be signing books at the Barnes & Noble in Bismarck, ND. Please join him as he signs copies of Did I Ever Thank You, Sister? The event is happening on Friday, May 18 in the Southridge Center at 2:30 PM. Get directions to the Barnes & Noble here: http://bit.ly/ID6j4d Hope to see you there!
Save the Date! I will be speaking at Charles Hall in order to raise money for foster care. I am hoping that this will bring awareness to foster kids and generate some community support that the children desperately need. Please feel free to send me an e-mail if you have any questions- [email protected]
"There’s No Place Like Home" By Tom Nugent Forty-three years after being raised in a Catholic orphanage near Chicago, Sal Di Leo (BS ’77) went back to say thanks to the nuns who’d saved his life, once upon a time. A successful business consultant today, the 57-year-old Di Leo found several of the Sisters of St. Francis living in retirement [...]
Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota author Sal Di Leo, who wrote his memoirs, "Did I ever thank you, Sister?", with the intention of only writing it down for his wife and children 13 years ago, is seeing something quite interesting happening. "As people began to ask me for copies of my book, I received a great deal of unsolicited feedback about the [...]
Sal Di Leo shares a story of discovery and remembrance as he returns to his childhood orphanage in his book, “Did I Ever Thank You, Sister?” http://www.prairiepublic.org/radio/hear-it-now/?post=39397
Retreat beckons visitors Owners plan to move, expand rock grotto this year St. Francis Lodge has welcomed Sisters from Illinois, North Dakota and Minnesota and other guests since it opened in May 2010. Located on Lake George, about 12 miles east of Itasca State Park, the private, family- owned retreat offers Sisters a quiet place for respite. Sal and Beth [...]
Dear Friends Of St. Francis Lodge: As some of you know, this past Monday, November 14th, our home in Minneapolis was broken into. We lost a lot of valuables and our house was trashed. it was very hard for my wife and me to come home to see we were violated. It was her mother's and grandmother's jewelry that was [...]
I recently returned from Joliet, Ill. where I was able to visit with my old friends, The Sisters Of St. St. Francis in Joliet. I spoke at the Joliet Rotary Club about my book and was able to tell my story. The most rewarding thing I have found while giving these speeches is that I am able to say how [...]
After 11 years, Beth, my two daughters, and I finally saw our dream of building a lodge at St. Francis Lodge finally become a reality. It was a special day indeed when three Sisters Of St. Francis from Joliet, IL came to the Dedication May 29th of the Jack Weinmann Family Memorial Guest Quarters at St. Francis Lodge. Sister Albert [...]
For those of you who have read my book, "Did I ever thank you, Sister?", you know I was raised in the early 1960's by Catholic Nuns in an orphanage in Joliet, IL. from when I was eight years old until I left for Boys Town in Nebraska at age 14 in 1968. While I lived with the Nuns I [...]