L’opera, curata da Arturo Calleri, è scritta da Alberto Viriglio, che rappresenta una vera miniera di aneddoti riguardanti Torino. Continue reading “Alberto Viriglio – Torino e i torinesi. Minuzie e memorie”
Pietro Braido – Costruire
Trento, settembre 1955: XXVIII Settimana Sociale dei Cattolici d’Italia.
Tema di studio: Società e Scuola.
Autori Vari – “Lista dei partecipanti al XXII colloquio internazionale sulla vita salesiana (Cracovia, Polonia, 25- 30 agosto 2001)” in “Colloqui sulla Vita Salesiana 20”
Si riporta la lista dei partecipanti al XXII colloquio internazionale sulla vita salesiana tenutosi a Cracovia tra il 25 e il 30 agosto 2001.
Giuseppe Morante – “Bilancio conclusivo” in “Colloqui sulla Vita Salesiana 20”
Il sottoscritto, che ha seguito lo svolgimento del convegno sull’interrogativo posto dal titolo (“Quale spiritualità salesiana per il terzo millennio”) è stato impressionato, a prima vista, da una visione abbastanza ambivalente, confermata successivamente dall’approfondimento delle relazioni scritte per questi Atti: le relazioni e le discussioni dei convegnisti orientano la risposta verso una doppia visione interpretativa, ciascuna con una sua specifica anima; visioni che si confrontano e si intersecano ma alla fine rimane una sostanziale conferma: non esiste ancora (e forse non può esistere) un risposta all’interrogativo del titolo del convegno.
Continue reading “Giuseppe Morante – “Bilancio conclusivo” in “Colloqui sulla Vita Salesiana 20””
Guy Avanzini – “La spiritualità di un Cooperatore salesiano. Testimonianza” in “Colloqui sulla Vita Salesiana 20”
Resta che, non membro di una congregazione, non legato da voti, non partecipando quotidianamente alla vita di una comunità locale, non essendo obbligatoriamente insegnante o educatore, il cooperatore, anche assiduo alle riunioni del suo gruppo, anche con mestiere o impegni extra-professionali che lo mettono in relazione con la gioventù o ad agire su di un registro sociale o relazionale, non è simile (paragonabile) al religioso, chierico o coadiutore.
Michele Pellerey – “Spiritualità e educazione” in “Colloqui sulla Vita Salesiana 20”
Il contesto sociale, culturale e materiale attuale certamente ci spinge a un ripensamento profondo del rapporto tra spiritualità e educazione.
Carla Barberi – “Incidenza dell’antropologia contemporanea sulla spiritualità salesiana” in “Colloqui sulla Vita Salesiana 20”
La ricchezza carismatica della spiritualità salesiana pare oggi particolarmente carica di profezia.
Vito Orlando – “Ricerca di senso nella società attuale e spiritualità salesiana” in “Colloqui sulla Vita Salesiana 20”
In base alle precisazioni fatte dal responsabile culturale dei Colloqui, il senso del mio contributo si precisa come individuazione di alcune “tendenze della società del nostro tempo” che consentano di valutare e verificare la significatività e la nostra capacità di mediazione della spiritualità salesiana nel Terzo Millennio.
John Nguyen Van Ty – “The beginning of the salesian work in Vietnam: the patriarchal story and exodus” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.
Up to the present day, officially the Salesians of Vietnam has had a history of over 52 years. A history that is long, as well as epic and fruitful enough to draw admiration from many, as well as attention of those who are interested in Salesian history, as we are here in these days. Unluckily, because of the social and political turmoil of the country, most of the documents had been destroyed or lost, which certainly renders the writing down this history become a very challenging task. it is my task to present to you a short historical account of the first period of this glorious history. The beginning of the Salesian Work in Vetnam, of which, in using biblical expression, I would dare to give a subtitle: The Patriarchal story and the Exodus. The account that my presentation is dealing with covers a time-span of about 25 years, roughly from 1930 to 1955. Continue reading “John Nguyen Van Ty – “The beginning of the salesian work in Vietnam: the patriarchal story and exodus” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”
Amador Anjos – “The first salesians in east Timor: 1927-1929” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.
The purpose of this work is to show the process of the first presence of the Salesians in East Timor, between 1927 and 1929. It is a meteoric presence for it did not last two whole years and it is also intriguing due to questions that rose. In fact, how is it possible that the Salesians decided to abandon the Island shortly after a year and a half, when the Salesians had accepted the administration of a school of arts and crafts existing already in Dili (capital of the territory) – after having celebrated a contract with the Bishop of Macau, Josè da Costa Nunes, for a sexennium – what important reasons led the Major Superiors to take such a decision before the bilateral contract celebrated in January 1927 come to an end? Continue reading “Amador Anjos – “The first salesians in east Timor: 1927-1929” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”
Carlo Socol – “The birth of the China province and the expansion of the salesian work in east Asia (1926-1927)” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.
The China Mission, which started in 1906, was established as an autonomous entity on 1 January 1923, when the Visitatoria della China was erected, comprising 32 confreres and houses and works in Macao, Heung Shan and Shiu Chow. As new missions in Japan and Siam were being accepted or considered, the Sino-Japanese Province was erected on 28 May 1926. In December of that same year Fr. Pietro Ricaldone set out on a year-long extraordinary visitation of the Asian Missions.By the time the visitation ended in late 1927, there was a Salesian regional presence and a well established juridical structure in East Asia.
This brief paper intends to outline the juridical configuration and development strategies of the Salesian work in China and study the internal and external conditions that influenced its first expansion, in the years 1926-1927, in East Asia. Continue reading “Carlo Socol – “The birth of the China province and the expansion of the salesian work in east Asia (1926-1927)” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”
Leong Domingos – “The political situation in China in 1920-30 and its effects on salesians” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.
This article would like to present a general view of the political situation of China in the period of 1920-30. Even though China has succeeded in establishing a republic through the revolution, she was still suffering from the civil wars and foreign powers invasion. It greatly affected the daily life of the people, and also, giving a great hindrance for Salesians, along with other missionaries, in their evangelization and educational endeavors. Continue reading “Leong Domingos – “The political situation in China in 1920-30 and its effects on salesians” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”
Alejandro Hernández Villalobos – “El colegio Santa Cecilia (1899-1921)” in “L’opera salesiana dal 1880 al 1922. Significatività e portata sociale”
Este trabajo de investigación tiene un doble objetivo: elaborar una historia de las dos primeras décadas del Colegio Santa Cecilia de Santa Tecla, El Salvador, la primera casa salesiana de Centro América; y contribuir al 3° Congreso Internacional de Historia de la Obra Salesiana Roma 2000, al exponer el aporte que esta obra dio a la sociedad e iglesia salvadoreñas en el primer cuarto del siglo XX.