click to download pdf The text concludes a six-year period (2014-2020) by presenting a collection of 72 regional “Good Night Talks” for the East Asia-Oceania Salesians and the Salesian Family….
Arthur Lenti – “Don Bosco’s second great hagiographical essay. The life of young Dominic Savio” in “Journal of Salesian studies”
…England The Swimming Incident The Company of the Immaculate Conception Dominic’s Brothers and Sisters Mrs. Savio’s “Illness” and the Pink Scapular Dominic’s Headaches and St. Aventinus The Stranger at Table…
Egidio Viganò – “Letter of the Rector Major” in “Acts of the Superior Council of the salesian society”
click to download pdf The recent earthquake catastrophe that struck vast areas of southern Italy has caused immeasurable sorrow and dismay. However, it also sparked an explosion of solidarity and…
Pietro Scoppola – “Don Bosco and «modernity»” in “Don Bosco’s place in history”
click to download pdf Pietro Scoppola in his essay focuses on the aspects that bring Don Bosco’s work closer to “modernity”. In particular, his educational method is considered modern because…
Louis Grech – “Salesian Accompaniment in Contemporary Western Society: Challenges and Opportunities” in “Journal of salesian studies”
…family continues to offer lessons in life and the meaning of life for young people today. Reference time period: 2023 L. Grech, “Salesian Accompaniment in Contemporary Western Society: Challenges and…
John Rasor – “The salesian brother’s spiritual identity” in “Journal of Salesian studies”
click to download pdf This study will look at how the Salesian brother’s vocation appears in official Salesian writings while Don Bosco was founding the Salesian Congregation, and at how…
Pascual Chavez Villanueva – “«You are a letter from Christ, written not with ink, but with the spirit of the living God». News and reflections on recent journeys” in “Acts of the General Council of the Salesian Society of St John Bosco”
…a shift in communication format to alternate between doctrinal reflections and presentations of the Congregation’s regions. Contents: Visit to Albania (IME) Don Bosco Boys Town, Rome Retreat at Fatima Spiritual…
Reginald D. Cruz – “Contemporary African historiographies: roots, conflicts and trajectories” in “Storia e identità salesiana in Africa e Madagascar. Questioni di conservazione del patrimonio culturale”
click to download pdf The following paper considers historiographical trends in contemporary African ecclesiastical and civil circles. Given the relative brevity of this essay and the occasion when it is…
Gregorio Bicomong – “The general background and the expansion of the salesian work in the EAO region in the 1950s” in “Implantation of the Salesian charism in Asia – Ideals, challenges, answers, results”
click to download pdf The scope of this paper is to give a general – and not a comprehensive – background that will help us understand the political and ecclesial…
Enrico Danieli – “The initium of the salesian presence in Thailand” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.
click to download pdf In the years 1924-25, the Salesian Congregation was preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Salesian missions and to this purpose some qualified confreres were…
Giuseppe Tuninetti – “The conflict between Don Bosco and the Archbishop of Turin Lorenzo Gastaldi (1871-1883)” in “Don Bosco’s place in history”
click to download pdf This paper outlines the reasons that led to the clash between Don Bosco and the Archbishop of Turin, Lorenzo Gastaldi, between 1871 and 1883. Nel presente…
María Esther Posada – “The Institute of the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians, and Don Bosco” in “Don Bosco’s place in history”
click to download pdf The theme addressed in this essay concerns the foundation of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians, commissioned by Don Bosco and Maria…
Giuseppe Bracco – “Don Bosco and civil society” in “Don Bosco’s place in history”
click to download pdf The author of this paper outlines some aspects from the social and historical point of view of the city of Turin in the period in which…
Giulio Sforza – “Don Bosco and music” in “Don Bosco’s place in history”
click to download pdf This essay focuses on the relationship between Don Bosco and music. The Saint was influenced by the classical music of great masters as Schopenhauer, Wagner, Beethoven,…
John Dickson – “Refounding or renewal? A historical case study” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane”
click to download pdf What strategies are to be adopted to make religious communities arise from the trough of aging and the scarcity of vocations? G. ARBUCKLE in the volume…