click to download pdf In 1863, Saint John Bosco undertook a pivotal study by founding the Mirabello College and crafting meticulous regulations for its governance. These regulations, initially handwritten and…
Carlo Socol – “The first twenty years of the orfanato of Macao between ideal and reality (1906-1926)” in “Insediamenti e iniziative salesiane dopo don Bosco”
…Portuguese enclave 3. Return to Macao: a new role for the Orfanato 3.1 The orfanato in transition: Nov. 1910 – Sep. 1912 3.2 A fresh look for the Orfanato: new…
Philip J. Pascucci – A brief account of the parish salesian ministry in Ybor City and West Tampa (Florida-Usa): 1926-1935 in “Ricerche storiche salesiane”
click to download pdf After providing a brief history of the American towns of Ybor and Tampa and of the local church communities at the end of the nineteenth and…
Piera Cavaglià – “Phases of the historiography of the FMA Institute” in “Storia e identità salesiana in Africa e Madagascar. Questioni di conservazione del patrimonio culturale”
…have narrated their own history, have tried to interpret it, organize it and hand it down. History is the constant search for meanings and, as such, is never definitive; in…
Giovanni Bosco – “The Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of christians” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”
click to download pdf In the early 1870s, when the Salesian Society was going through a happy time of expansion beyond the borders of Piedmont, thanks also to the many…
Emmanuel Camilleri – “Don Bosco’s writings. A theological perspective & means for accompaniment” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
click to download pdf Don Bosco’s writings are diverse, and yet they had one particular aim: educating the young to religion and life in general. Through the medium of writing,…
Angelo Franco – “For the sake of the words”, life of Father Andrew Beltrami, Salesian of Don Bosco
…is known that she offered her children to the Lord as soon as they were born and that it was one of her principles to pray daily for God to…
Ángel Fernández Artime – “Letter of the Rector Major” in “Acts of the General Council of the Salesian Society”
…Upright citizens educating our young people for citizenship and social commitment. 2.3. Upright citizens educating our young people to commitment in political service. 2.4. Upright citizens our young people to…
Bogdan Stańkowski – “Giovanni Bosco and young people in the master-apprentice relationship perspective. Upbringing implications in view of work with socially-maladjusted youth” in “Con Don Bosco educatori dei giovani del nostro tempo”
…in a certain manner the importance of straining for perfection and for that reason any afterthought on the roles of a master and apprentice in upbringing seems to be groundless….
Pascual Chavez Villanueva – “I give thanks to God each time I remember You” (Phil 1,3). Presentation of the Western European Region” in “Acts of the General Council of the Salesian Society of St John Bosco”
click to download pdf The letter extends warm greetings and gratitude to the recipients in the Western European Region. It acknowledges the region’s growth and contributions to the Salesian Congregation….
José Manuel Prellezo García – “Don Bosco and professional schools (1870-1887)” in “Don Bosco’s place in history”
click to download pdf Prellezo traces the birth and the development and organization phases of the vocational schools established by Don Bosco and related laboratories that would have given the…
Aldo Giraudo – Fr Paul Albera. Master of Spiritual Life
click to download pdf In Paul Albera (1845-1921) we have a man who was personally formed by Don Bosco, and one of those responsible for the handing on of his…
Silvio Tramontin – “Don Bosco and the world of work” in “Don Bosco’s place in history”
click to download pdf Silvio Tramontin, in his essay, analyzes the concept of “work” according to the vision of Don Bosco.The Saint saved many young workers from dangerous environments and…
Arthur Lenti – “Key-concepts, concerns and fears of a founder – Don Bosco in his declining years” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
click to download pdf My article on Don Bosco’s last years, which saw the light of day in this Journal, was based on chronicles and memoirs held in the Central…
Arthur Lenti – “The founding and early expansion of the salesian work in the San Francisco area from Archival Documents, Part II” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
…the work in Oakland. Finally I will return to SS. Peter and Paul with brief comments and documentation about developments after the founding and about the reconstruction after the great…