When New Year’s Day dawned in Turin in 1854, the subscribers to Don Bosco’s Catholic Readings (Letture Cattoliche) were in for a pleasant andunexpected surprise.
Michal Vojtáš – “Pedagogia salesiana della scelta e della vocazione: evoluzioni, riletture e proposte” in «Atti del Congresso Internazionale. Roma 20-23 settembre 2018»
L’intervento accosta il tema della pedagogia salesiana della scelta e della vocazione su tre livelli. Il punto di partenza è la sintesi di alcuni fondamentali cambiamenti della pedagogia salesiana della vocazione legata alle esigenze e ai cambiamenti nel post-Concilio Vaticano II. Continue reading “Michal Vojtáš – “Pedagogia salesiana della scelta e della vocazione: evoluzioni, riletture e proposte” in «Atti del Congresso Internazionale. Roma 20-23 settembre 2018»”
Arthur Lenti – “«The most wonderful day of my life» – The sesquicentennial of Don Bosco’ s ordination remembered” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
This paper will survey that period in Don Bosco’s life that saw him ordained a priest. It will not be a study of Don Bosco the priest.
Michael Mendl – “St. John Bosco’s dealings with the Cavour family” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
In carrying out his humble apostolate on behalf of poor and abandoned boys, Saint John Bosco (1815-1888) came into frequent contact with the wealthy and the powerful of Piedmontese society.
Arthur Lenti – “Don Bosco’s vocation – mission dreams” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
Don Bosco’s vocation dreams hold an important place in Don Bosco’s vocational development and in the process by which his lifework was determined and specified.
Eliane Anschau Petri – “L’accompagnamento della scelta vocazionale nell’epistolario di Santa Maria D. Mazzarello” in “Atti del Congresso Internazionale. Roma 20-23 settembre 2018”
A Maria D. Mazzarello, Confondatrice dell’Istituto delle Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice, viene riconosciuto un “ministero educativo” di inconfondibile portata storica. Benché lei non abbia frequentato corsi di teologia e pedagogia, non abbia scritto niente sull’accompagnamento, con la sua presenza discreta e saggia ha guidato le giovani a fare scelte coraggiose di vita e ad impegnarsi in un cammino gioioso di santità. Continue reading “Eliane Anschau Petri – “L’accompagnamento della scelta vocazionale nell’epistolario di Santa Maria D. Mazzarello” in “Atti del Congresso Internazionale. Roma 20-23 settembre 2018””
Wim Collin – “La pedagogia della scelta nelle narrazioni biografiche di Don Giovanni Bosco” in “Atti del Congresso Internazionale. Roma 20-23 settembre 2018”
Come mostrato nello studio, c’è una differenza notevole e molto importante tra le descrizioni delle vite dei giovani scritte da don Bosco. Savio, Magone e Besucco potrebbero essere considerati come l’ideale realizzato dell’educazione dell’educatore torinese. Don Bosco racconta di come i giovani si trasformano progressivamente diventando “cittadini onesti e buoni cristiani”, capaci di dare spazio alla vita spirituale e di comportarsi come cristiani impegnati per il bene dei compagni e della società. Continue reading “Wim Collin – “La pedagogia della scelta nelle narrazioni biografiche di Don Giovanni Bosco” in “Atti del Congresso Internazionale. Roma 20-23 settembre 2018””
Arthur Lenti – “Don Bosco’s beatification and canonization” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
This article is written by our own Arthur J. Lenti, of the Institute of Salesian Spirituality in Berkeley. The article studies “Don Bosco’ s Beatification and Canonization Story: Highlights and Sidelights,” and incorporates material that Fr. Lenti has developed for classes and retreats over the course of the last year.
Rik Biesmans – “Aesthetics in Don Bosco’s educational system” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
The word “Aesthetics” sounds somewhat abstract in English, but it represents a theme that has been explored in European formation and educational circles. Fr. Biesmans uses the term to include education in music, drama and fine arts, as well as physical education through recreation, gymnastics and sport.
Francis J. Moloney – “Salesians beyond 2000” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
In the article, Fr. Frank looks at the images of God and Community and poses questions that young people in Western Societies are facing on the threshold of the Third Millennium. He moves from the contemporary to the scriptural, and looks at the figure of Jesus and questions of discipleship as posed in the New Testament. What is the significance of discipleship in the Gospels? How does this significance speak to our reality? to our vocation as Christians, and as Salesians? These are the questions of the middle portion of Fr. Moloney’ s reflections.
Continue reading “Francis J. Moloney – “Salesians beyond 2000” in “Journal of Salesian Studies””
Aldo Giraudo – “Gli appunti di predicazione mariana di don Bosco. Edizione critica” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane”
Si offre l’edizione critica di sette schemi autografi di predicazione di don Bosco conservati nell’ASC e composti in occasione di alcune feste mariane. Solo due di essi sono datati (3 giugno 1842 e 11 settembre 1864). Altri due, in base alla grafia, possono essere attribuiti ai primi anni di ministero sacerdotale, mentre i restanti appartengono certamente agli anni della maturità. Nonostante la concisione, questi manoscritti contengono alcuni dei punti che caratterizzano il magistero mariano di don Bosco, Continue reading “Aldo Giraudo – “Gli appunti di predicazione mariana di don Bosco. Edizione critica” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane””
Francis Desramaut – “Contemporary spirituality of the salesian family” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
A noted Salesian scholar and author, Fr. Desramaut has recently undertaken a work of major proportions, a dictionary of Salesian spirituality. The title of the work is: Les cent mots-clefs de la spiritualite salesienne (One Hundred Keywords in Salesian Spirituality). It is being published in installments in Cahiers Salesiens, the journal of the Center of Salesian Studies in Lyons (France), over which Fr. Desramaut presides. The first installment of the work (containing entries from A to C) is prefaced by an introductory essay on Salesian spirituality. This is the essay which is given here in English as meticulously translated by Fr. Arthur J. Lenti.
Michael L. Pomo – “Giulia Falletti Di Barolo: impelled by Christ’s love” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
This is the story of a woman; a woman that commands our attention; a woman of extraordinary character, virtue and holiness; a woman of exquisite personal sensitivity.
Bogdan Stańkowski – “Giovanni Bosco and young people in the master-apprentice relationship perspective. Upbringing implications in view of work with socially maladjusted youth” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
The author of this article wants to explore the phenomenology of Giovanni Bosco’s encounter with his pupils. We would like to explain two explorative issues, that is, a) what are the characteristic features of Giovanni Bosco’s relations with his students and what are the resulting implications; and b) how socially maladjusted youth perceive their educator and how such teacher-student relations fit into the category of the master-apprentice dialogue?
Eunan McDonnell – “Holy indifference. Freeing the heart for pure love” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
The theme of Pure Love is essential to understanding a Salesian spirituality as lived within the Visitandine tradition. This article explores pure love through the lens of holy indifference which is essential for true spiritual freedom. It concludes with an examination of holy indifference as lived by Mary the paradigm of pure love.