In 1988, Pope John Paul II wrote a letter titled “Juvenum Patris” to the Superior General of the Salesians, commemorating the centennial of St. John Bosco’s death. The Pope praised St. John Bosco’s unique contribution to the Church through the preventive system, an innovative educational method. He urged the Salesian Family to rediscover and update this approach, emphasizing Don Bosco’s belief that “Education is a matter of the heart.” Continue reading “Paul P. Avallone – Keys to the hearts of youth, Reason, religion, kindness, St. John Bosco ‘s Pastoral and Educational Mission, A Spirituality and Methodology”
