In Part One of the present installment (Part Four overall), we shall discuss the last two dreams in a similar manner to the first article. Part Two (Five) will deal with the significance of the missionary dreams, with interpretative comments.
Michael Ribotta – “Peter Enria Remembers” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
Included in the copious documentation that comprises the chronicles and annals of the early history of the Salesian Society in the Salesian archives in Rome, there is a treasure trove of diaries, journals, memoirs, and daybooks which chart the ebb and flow of the early years of the Oratory of Saint Francis of Sales.
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Piera Cavaglià – “La presenza di Maria tra normativa giuridica ed esperienza spirituale” in “Madre ed educatrice. Contributi sull’identità mariana dell’Istituto delle Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice”
“La presenza di Maria tra normativa giuridica ed esperienza spirituale” è una ricerca condotta da Piera Cavaglià, con rigore e sistematicità, sulle diverse edizioni delle Costituzioni e dei Regolamenti dell’istituto delle FMA. Di queste fonti vengono analizzati gli articoli relativi alla presenza di Maria nella vita e nella spiritualità dell’Istituto.
Maria Ko – «Monumento vivo di riconoscenza» a Maria e come Maria in “Madre ed educatrice. Contributi sull’identità mariana dell’Istituto delle Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice”
Lo studio di Maria Ko aiuta a conoscere più a fondo il senso dell’intenzionalità di don Bosco nel volere che l’istituto delle FMA fosse un « monumento vivo » del suo grazie a Maria. Alla luce di una competente aderenza alle categorie bibliche e teologiche ci si trova condotti a penetrare sotto un nuovo aspetto la figura di Maria e a scoprire il significato e l’attualità della «memoria» nella vita e nella spiritualità mariana della FMA.
Arthur Lenti – “Don Bosco’s second great hagiographical essay. The life of young Dominic Savio” in “Journal of Salesian studies”
Recalling the fiftieth anniversary of the beatification of St. Dominic Savio, Arthur Lenti reflects on Don Bosco’s Life of Savio. Modern Salesian youth spirituality traces back to this Life that Don Bosco proposed as a model for young people.
Anita Deleidi – “La dimensione mariana della vocazione della Figlia di Maria Ausiliatrice alle origini dell’Istituto” in “Madre ed educatrice. Contributi sull’identità mariana dell’Istituto delle Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice”
La riflessione di Anita Deleidi si concentra sul senso e sulla modalità di attuazione della devozione mariana alle origini dell’istituto delle FMA. Ci permette così di conoscere con precisione e con ricchezza di dati quali siano state l ’intenzionalità e le caratteristiche volute da don Bosco nel delineare l’identità mariana dell’istituto nella sua peculiare missione educativa. Inoltre, ci consente di cogliere quale sia stato l ’apporto originale di S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello nella realizzazione di quella spiritualità mariana mornesina, destinata a superare i limiti del tempo e delle frontiere.
Michael Mendl – “The zeal of the salesians is just the thing. Founding of the salesian work in New York” in “Journal of Salesian studies”
Over one hundred years ago, on November 28, 1898, three Salesians arrived in New York to initiate a Salesian apostolate among the Italian immigrants of that metropolis. In March of the previous year four of their confreres had undertaken a similar mission in San Francisco.
John Dickson – “An introduction to Don Rua’s letters to England” in “Journal of Salesian studies”
Michael Rua (1837-1910) was a pupil, then the lifetime collaborator and finally, the first successor of St. John Bosco as Rector Major of the Salesian Society (1888-1910). During his Rectorate the Salesians grew from 1030 members in 64 houses to 4420 confreres scattered across the globe. Don Rua’s letters to England offer the reader a glimpse of the character of their writer and of the pastoral care he took of a small group of relatively insignificant Salesians in what was very often the inhospitable atmosphere of the British empire at the height of its power.
Arthur Lenti – “Madonnas for times of trouble” in “Journal of Salesian studies”
The question of the circumstances in which Don Bosco became the champion of the Virgin Mary under the specific titles of Immaculate Conception and Help of Christians is no longer a matter of debate. These titles, in so far as their revival in the second half of the nineteenth century is concerned, are tied to specific and well-known political events.
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Nancy J. Bowden – “Unwrapping the gifts: Francis de Sales, Jane de Chantal and the salesian vision of women” in “Journal of Salesian studies”
This article furthers the theme of collaboration between women and men, showing this as central to Salesian history and spirit. Dr. Nancy J. Bowden brings us back to Francis de Sales and Jane-Frances de Chantal in the founding of the Visitation-the first Salesian community.
Arthur Lenti – “Don Bosco’s missionary dreams (Part I)” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
Because of the vastness of the subject and of the amount of material involved, this essay will be presented in two installments.
Jack Ayers – “The «Salesianity» that wins all hearts” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
The reader may be surprised to learn that at the first canonical assembly of Salesians, Don Bosco was equating fidelity to our Society with the broad road of “Salesianity” mapped out in such a human and holy way by Saint Francis of Sales himself.
Michael Ribotta – “Hero or villain: Don Bosco as seen in the press of his time” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
One spring day in 1860 Don Bosco was startled by a newsvendor’s cry. “Read all about it! Don Bosco in jail!” He was both amused and bemused.
Arthur Lenti – “The Convitto Ecclesiastico – «Where one learnt to be a priest»” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
Don Bosco then goes on to describe the nature and purpose of the Convitto. It was a kind of ‘ finishing school’ where (he says) “one learnt to be a priest.”
Peter Rinaldi – “Blessed Philip Rinaldi as I knew him” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
Father Philip Rinaldi was my granduncle on myfather’s side. For us youngsters he was the tall, smiling priest who, when visiting our home, would dig into his pockets and invariably come up with all sorts of goodies.