Pascual Chavez Villanueva – “And preach as you go, saying ‘the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand’, (Mt 10,7) Presentation of the America South-Cone Region

Contents:

• 1. CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS SITUATION ATTHE PRESENT DAY
• 2. THE BEGINNINGS OF SALESIAN WORK
  • 2.1 Argentina
    • In Patagonia
  • 2.2 Uruguay

• • 2.3 Brazil
  • 2.4 Chile
    • The Prefecture Apostolic of Punta Arenas
  • 2.5 Paraguay
• 3.THE SALESIAN CHARISM
  • 3.1 Religious life
    • Vocation and vocations
  • 3.2 Fraternal life of the communities
  • 3.3 Salesian mission
    • School sector
    • Agricultural schools and Professional Training Centres
    • Sector of the marginalised
    • Parishes Sector
    • Services to the Church
    • Involvement and formation of lay people
  • 3.4 Initial and ongoing formation
    • Initial formation
    • Ongoing formation
  • 3.5 Salesian Family
  • 3.6 Social Communication
  • 3.7 Missionary animation
• 4. IMPORTANCE OF THE REGION FOR SALESIAN WORK IN AMERICA AND IN THE WORLD
  • Holiness in the Region
  • Salesian social work in the Region
  • Contribution of the Salesians to knowledge
  • University foundatlons
• 5. CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
  • 5.1 Challenges
  • 5.2 Future prospects
• Conclusion

Reference time period: 2005

Reference institution:
Direzione Generale SDB