click to download pdf If, on reading the title of this book, you are expecting to find an exposition on how to give spiritual direction to young people, you are…
Anthony Bailey – “Salesians and the Internet” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
click to download pdf As early as 1989 Pope John Paul II alerted the Church to the pastoral possibilities that technology presented to those who had concern for young people….
John Dickson – “War, racism and immobility the social impact of the early salesian work in Cape Town” in “L’Opera Salesiana dal 1880 al 1922. Esperienze particolari in Europa, Africa, Asia”.
…agreed with the Salesians of Turin (Don Bosco) to open a house at Cape Town for the recovery of poor boys of an older age. This proved to be somewhat…
Egidio Viganò – “The Pope’s appeal for the missions” in “Acts of the General Council”
click to download pdf This letter highlights the Salesian commitment to mission and evangelization, referencing the Pope’s Encyclical “Redemptoris Missio” and recent events like the Latin-American Missionary Congress. It emphasizes…
Stephen Whelan – “The Catholic Readings: writing for the masses” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
click to download pdf The Letture Cattoliche or the Catholic Readings was St. John Bosco’s imaginative brainchild in his effort to bring good, decent and inspiring reading into the home….
Richard Wanner – “Don Bosco’s gift to the Church: a spirituality for youth” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
click to download pdf St. John Bosco (1815-1888) was a product of Piedmont in northern Italy. His seventy-two years spanned a time of industrialization in Turin and other major cities…
Egidio Viganò – “Letter of the Rector Major” in “Acts of the Superior Council of the salesian society”
…meditation on the passion and death of Jesus Christ. He also prays for the Easter and Pentecost of this Holy Year to strengthen their sense of worship and for the…
Arthur Lenti – “The Convitto Ecclesiastico – «Where one learnt to be a priest»” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
…learnt to be a priest.” He speaks of the people who were responsible for it and for its program; and he makes specific reference to the ideological context and the…
Arthur Lenti – “The founding and early expansion of the salesian work in the San Francisco area from Archival Documents” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
…I took the opportunity to peruse the newly released documents pertaining to that founding. I immediately realized their interest and their value, and decided to bring this material to my…
Pascual Chavez Villanueva – “”But who do you say that I am?” (Mk 8,28). Looking at Christ through the eyes of Don Bosco” in “Acts of the Superior Council of the Salesian Society”
…Shepherd” 3.1 Gratitude to the Father for the gift of the divine vocation to all men “Gratitude to the Father …” “for the gift of the divine vocation to all…
Rik Biesmans – “Aesthetics in Don Bosco’s educational system” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
click to download pdf 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…
Egidio Viganò – «Charism and prayer» in “Acts of the General Council of the salesian society of St John Bosco”
click to download pdf During the recent months of June and July, the Grand Rector has presided over the plenary sessions of the General Council, where various aspects of the…
Juan Edmundo Vecchi – “Sickness and old age in the salesian experience” in “Acts of the General Council of the Salesian Society of St John Bosco”
click to download pdf The letter shares the author’s reflections on a year of illness, expressing gratitude for God’s grace and the support of confreres. Despite physical weakness, they maintain…
Pascual Chavez Villanueva – “Let us educate with the heart of Don Bosco” in “Acts of the General Council of the Salesian Society of St John Bosco”
click to download pdf In this letter, the author reflects on recent Salesian events and beatifications, emphasizing the significance of martyrdom and holiness. They introduce the theme of the 2008…
Grazia Loparco – “The arrival of the daughters of Mary help of christians in the Far East” in “The beginnings of the salesian presence in East Asia” Acts of the seminar on salesian history, Hong Kong, 4-6 December 2004. Vol II
…collaborating with Apostolic Vicars in founding institutions for indigenous youth. The research explores events in China, Japan, and Thailand, reflecting on the relationship between foundations and the admission of indigenous…