L’abstract narra la storia di Giuseppe Buzzetti, nato nel 1832 a Caronno Ghiringhello, un paesino situato in provincia di Varese. Continue reading “Eugenio Pilla – Giuseppe Buzzetti. Coadiutore salesiano”
Cosimo Semeraro – Don Alberto Caviglia, 1868-1943. I documenti e i libri del primo editore di don Bosco tra erudizione storica e spiritualità pedagogica
Questo lavoro propone una ricerca scientifica volta a ricostruire non solo i dati biografici, ma soprattutto il pensiero di un autore, attraverso un approccio metodologico che va oltre le pubblicazioni su di lui o quelle da lui prodotte, e che include anche la biblioteca personale dell’autore stesso. Continue reading “Cosimo Semeraro – Don Alberto Caviglia, 1868-1943. I documenti e i libri del primo editore di don Bosco tra erudizione storica e spiritualità pedagogica”
Paolo Albera – “Don Bosco modello del sacerdote salesiano” in “Lettere circolanti di Don Paolo Albera ai salesiani”
In questa lettera, il Rettor Maggiore Paolo Albera si focalizza sul modello del sacerdote salesiano secondo Don Bosco. Il documento sottolinea l’importanza di emulare la figura di Don Bosco, considerandolo un esempio da seguire per i sacerdoti salesiani.
Arthur Lenti – “Saint with a human face: Don Bosco in Father Giulio Barberis original chronicle” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
The Central Salesian Archive contains numerous eyewitness reports of Don Bosco’s words and deeds, particularly in the form of chronicles and memoirs. I drew heavily on these documents for previous articles which saw the light of day in the pages of this Journal. I shall do the same for the present article.
Emanuele Carlo Vianelli – “Don Carlo Maria Baratta, la scuola di canto e la riforma della musica sacra” in “Parma e Don Carlo Maria Baratta, Salesiano”. Atti del convegno di storia sociale e religiosa, Parma 9, 16, 23 aprile 1999
L’intervento di Vianelli riguarda l’attività liturgico-musicale di Don Baratta. Quest’ultimo acquisì le prime nozioni di musica nel 1877, quando venne inviato a Lucca da Don Bosco al termine del suo noviziato, e raggiunse l’apice della sua formazione musicale durante il periodo parmense. Continue reading “Emanuele Carlo Vianelli – “Don Carlo Maria Baratta, la scuola di canto e la riforma della musica sacra” in “Parma e Don Carlo Maria Baratta, Salesiano”. Atti del convegno di storia sociale e religiosa, Parma 9, 16, 23 aprile 1999″
Claudio Besana – “Per una biografia di Pio Benassi, studioso di problemi agrari e cooperatore salesiano” in “Parma e Don Carlo Maria Baratta, Salesiano”. Atti del convegno di storia sociale e religiosa, Parma 9,16, 23 aprile 1999
Nel suo intervento, Claudio Besana presenta una breve biografia di Pio Benassi. Quest’ultimo fu uno studioso di scienze naturali e un cooperatore salesiano. Continue reading “Claudio Besana – “Per una biografia di Pio Benassi, studioso di problemi agrari e cooperatore salesiano” in “Parma e Don Carlo Maria Baratta, Salesiano”. Atti del convegno di storia sociale e religiosa, Parma 9,16, 23 aprile 1999″
Josephine Giorgi – “St. Luigi Versiglia and Bishop Walsh of Maryknoll” in “Journal of Salesian studies”
A different type of writing comes to us from Josephine Giorgi, the second cousin of St. Luigi Versiglia. Josephine lives in Springfield, Massachusetts. The excerpt from a biography of Bishop James Walsh of Maryknoll by Raymond Kerri son exemplifies the apostolic spirit of the two Salesian martyrs along with Bishop Walsh’s deep esteem for them.
Nicola Palmisano – Anche il fragno fiorisce. Don Francesco Convertini missionario salesiano
Lo studio presenta la biografia di Don Francesco Convertini, un sacerdote salesiano missionario che ha trascorso oltre quaranta anni in India al servizio degli umili in nome di Cristo. Scritta con passione e impegno dall’autore, l’opera si concentra sulla vita straordinaria di Don Convertini, svelando la sua umanità, la sua fede incrollabile e il suo impegno per i più bisognosi. Continue reading “Nicola Palmisano – Anche il fragno fiorisce. Don Francesco Convertini missionario salesiano”
Michael Ribotta – “«School days… golden rule days»… John Bosco’s public school years” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
The road traveled by John Bosco, as child and teenager, in his quest for an education, proved to be a bumpy one, marked by frequent twists and turns and occasionally stalled by unforeseen roadblocks. But despite occasional disheartening setbacks, John’s high hopes in his pursuit of an education would prevail over disconcerting frustrations.
Joseph Boenzi – “Paolo Albera’s visits during Don Bosco’s last illness” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
But if Marseilles was so close, why did “Paolino” Albera not come to Turin during those final days of January 1888? Why was he not at Don Bosco’s bedside? How did the death of his spiritual father and mentor impact on him?
Arthur Lenti – “Don Bosco’s last years, his last illness and saintly death from eyewitness accounts” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
The present essay has a rather modest aim. Steering clear of the complexities of a biographical reconstruction, it will simply describe Don Rosco’s last years, including his last illness and death, with focus on the person, and with emphasis on words and attitudes.
Mary Treacy – “Mother Marie-Louise-Angelique Clarac and Don Bosco – an idea matures” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
In the first part of his study on the “Bosco-Gastaldi conflict”, Arthur Lenti drew attention to another figure similarly involved in a painful controversy with the Archbishop of Turin, namely Sr. Marie-Louise-Angelique Clarac, foundress of the Sisters of Charity of St. Mary, also known as the Sisters of Charity of Good Counsel.
Michael Ribotta – “Discovering America: Father Raphael Pipemi and the first salesian missionaries in North America” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
A young Italian immigrant, Angelo Petazzi, watched anxiously as the English steamship, the Werra, approached New York harbor. Clutched in his hand was a letter from the then Salesian superior general, Father Michael Rua, which informed him of the impending arrival of a group of four Salesians in New York. At their head was Father Raphael Piperni.
Arthur Lenti – “The Bosco-Gastaldi Conflict (1872-82), Part I” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
The conflict between Archbishop Lawrence Gastaldi and Don Bosco may at first sight appear to have been, to put a facile contemporary label on it, a typical confrontation between institution and charism.
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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