Educating is not an activity you do alongside other activities. It is intertwined in the daily interaction with each other. Presence plays a crucial role in this. That you are there and how you are there as an educator, makes or breaks the whole upbringing event.
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The author of this article wants to explore the phenomenology of Giovanni Bosco’s encounter with his pupils. We would like to explain two explorative issues, that is, a) what are the characteristic features of Giovanni Bosco’s relations with his students and what are the resulting implications; and b) how socially maladjusted youth perceive their educator and how such teacher-student relations fit into the category of the master-apprentice dialogue?
In the framework of such a short introduction, I would like to recall some basic principles, obvious enough to most specialists.
The first half of my presentation will be historiographical: by tracing the way in which a congregation’s past has been perceived over the course of time, I will point out themes for research that seem of interest to me.
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.
In questa lettera, il Rettor Maggiore Paolo Albera scrive a riguardo dello spirito di pietà, del Sistema Preventivo, della perseveranza finale, della santificazione quotidiana e dell’agitazione.
A differenza di uomini e di istituzioni prevalentemente rivolti ad attività scientifiche, Don Bosco e la Società Salesiana si caratterizzano per uno spiccato orientamento all’azione, alla carità educativa in atto. Si ritrova di certo l’indispensabile riflessione; in certi casi attraverso la ricerca sistematica; in altri attraverso lo studio propriamente scientifico. Ma il primato di attenzione, di impegno e di sviluppo compete all’aspetto pratico e operativo. Continue reading “Pietro Braido – Tra i «documenti» della storia: l’esperienza vissuta”
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