Don Bosco’s vocation dreams hold an important place in Don Bosco’s vocational development and in the process by which his lifework was determined and specified.
Francesco Motto – “Una svolta nella pastorale giovanile del primo dopoguerra nella parrocchia italiana di San Francisco (California – USA)” in “L’educazione salesiana dal 1880 al 1922. Istanze ed attuazioni in diversi contesti”
Chiamati nel 1897 per l’assistenza religiosa alle migliaia di immigrati italiani di San Francisco, i salesiani nell’ambito della parrocchia etnica dei Santi Pietro e Paolo avevano necessariamente operato con sollecitudine anche in favore della gioventù, cui andava, per motivi carismatici, il loro interesse.
Francis J. Moloney – “Salesians beyond 2000” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
In the article, Fr. Frank looks at the images of God and Community and poses questions that young people in Western Societies are facing on the threshold of the Third Millennium. He moves from the contemporary to the scriptural, and looks at the figure of Jesus and questions of discipleship as posed in the New Testament. What is the significance of discipleship in the Gospels? How does this significance speak to our reality? to our vocation as Christians, and as Salesians? These are the questions of the middle portion of Fr. Moloney’ s reflections.
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Autori Vari – “Actividades y obras de la pastoral juvenil salesiana” in “La pastoral juvenil salesiana”
Se proponen algunas reflexiones sobre las características más importantes de las obras y de los servicios en los que se desarrolla la Pastoral Juvenil Salesiana expresada en el Proyecto Educativo-Pastoral.
Autori Vari – “Proyecto educativo-pastoral salesiano: instrumento operativo” in “La pastoral juvenil salesiana”
Creemos en la educación y nos determinamos a proyectarla en la praxis; la pastoral juvenil se ejerce cuando se traduce concretamente en itinerarios educativos.
Autori Vari – “Comunidad educativo-pastoral: hacer de la casa una familia para los jóvenes” in “La pastoral juvenil salesiana”
La Pastoral Juvenil Salesiana requiere la convergencia de las intenciones y de las convicciones por parte de todos aquellos que están implicados en el proyecto y en la realización de la Comunidad Educativo-Pastoral, espacio donde aquella se ejerce. En este capítulo expondremos su identidad comunitaria, sus dinamismos, su estilo de corresponsabilidad y las modalidades de animación de su crecimiento. De igual forma, la comunidad está llamada a invertir en la fi gura del educador salesiano.
Autori Vari – “Evangelizar y educar: nuestra identidad apostólica” in “La pastoral juvenil salesiana”
El sentido último del plan de Dios es la vida plena y la felicidad de los seres humanos. El Evangelio de Cristo tiene gran confi anza en lo humano. Es necesaria la atención a la realidad única de cada persona y la disponibilidad a acoger su vocación y destino en Cristo, “hombre perfecto”.
Autori Vari – “Del Cristo evangelizador a la iglesia evangelizadora” in “La pastoral juvenil salesiana”
Un planteamiento actualizado de la Pastoral Juvenil Salesiana exige una refl exión no solo de tipo carismático sino también de tipo teológico. La pastoral juvenil, como acción de la comunidad eclesial, nos impulsa a una profundización teológica y eclesiológica.
Autori Vari – “Salesian youth ministry animation structures” in “Salesian youth ministry”
The animation and coordination of pastoral work are carried out on different levels: local, provincial, interprovincial and international.
Salesian Youth Ministry Department – “Educative and pastoral community: make the house a family for the young” in “Salesian Youth Ministry”
Salesian Youth Ministry requires agreement of purpose and conviction on the part of all those involved in the planning and implementation of the Educative-Pastoral Community. In this chapter we shall examine the community identity, how it works, the style of shared responsibility and the way it is animated. The community is called to invest in the fi gure of the Salesian educator. In trying to discern and renew each activity and work, we look to the Salesian style, the “oratory criterion” that connects us with the practical insights of the charism (our way of living together in communion) which have become part of our shared patrimony, and are applicable to all contexts where Salesians operate. Importance is given to the way we offer signs of the Gospel in everyday life, and the way we cultivate authentic relationships and
communication.
Salesian Youth Ministry Department – “Salesian educative and pastoral project: operational tool” in “Salesian Youth Ministry”
We believe in education and we challenge ourselves to plan our procedures in its regard; youth ministry comes into being when education is translated into concrete educational processes. The effort to plan, by means of the SEPP, keeps alive our willingness to be actively present amongst the young. By following the four dimensions we are helped in developing the personality of the young Christian through a systematic variety of proposals and a broad understanding of youth ministry which is open to everyone. In the end there are certain choices which run through all of Salesian ministry. Continue reading “Salesian Youth Ministry Department – “Salesian educative and pastoral project: operational tool” in “Salesian Youth Ministry””
Salesian Youth Ministry Department – “Evangelising and educating: our apostolic identity” in “Salesian Youth Ministry”
Fullness of life and the happiness of human beings is the ultimate purpose of the plan of God. The Gospel of Christ shows great trust in humanity. It demands that we pay attention to the unique reality of every person and their willingness to accept their vocation and destiny in Christ, the perfect man. The Gospel proposes the good news (the person of Christ) who invites everyone to share in Christ’s sonship, the foundation of the freedom and dignity of every person. Don Bosco educated and evangelised by carrying out a project of holistic development. He saw education as the growth of the person, with all the means necessary to assist the person. Evangelisation inspires people to the fullness of life offered in Jesus and enlightens them in its pursuit, always respecting the developing conscience of each person. Finally, regarding the choice of fi eld of ministry, we are sent to the poor, especially the poorest, and to ordinary class environments, where we seek to humanise and evangelise the culture. Continue reading “Salesian Youth Ministry Department – “Evangelising and educating: our apostolic identity” in “Salesian Youth Ministry””
Salesian Youth Ministry Department – “From Christ the evangeliser to the evangelising church” in “Salesian Youth Ministry”
An updated presentation of Salesian Youth Ministry requires refl ection not only of a charismatic type but also of a theological nature. Youth Ministry as an activity of the ecclesial community demands of us a deep theological and ecclesiological study. This chapter expounds three basic convictions: Jesus Christ, the evangeliser who proclaimed communion with God and communion between people (fraternal love), is the full revelation of God as a community of love. The Church is the mystery of Communion and mission, animated and sustained by the Spirit of God. The Salesian Congregation shares the Church’s evangelising mission, with a specific option for the young. Continue reading “Salesian Youth Ministry Department – “From Christ the evangeliser to the evangelising church” in “Salesian Youth Ministry””
Michele Rua – “Il Sacramento della Penitenza. Norme e consigli” in “Lettere circolari di Don Michele Rua ai salesiani”
Mentre d’ordinario le mie circolari s’indirizzano a tutti indistintamente i membri della famiglia Salesiana, questa volta la mia parola è diretta particolarmente a voi, cui la fiducia dei Superiori Maggiori ha posti a capo delle nostre Case in qualità d’ispettori e Direttori. A voi è ben noto come per la missione che avete ricevuto, dovete essere le guide di altri Confratelli nel sentiero della perfezione, le sentinelle vigilanti dei giovanetti affidati alle vostre cure, i custodi dello spirito di D. Bosco, gli interpreti “autorevoli delle intenzioni dei Superiori, anzi i rappresentanti della loro stessa autorità. Foste collocati sul candelabro affinchè diffondeste tutto all’intorno viva luce di scienza e di virtù.
Autori Vari,Fabio Attard – “Capitolo 8: Strutture e processi d’animazione della Pastorale Giovanile Salesiana” in “La pastorale giovanile salesiana”
L’animazione e il coordinamento della pastorale vengono ordinati a diversi livelli: locale, ispettoriale, interispettoriale e mondiale. Continue reading “Autori Vari,Fabio Attard – “Capitolo 8: Strutture e processi d’animazione della Pastorale Giovanile Salesiana” in “La pastorale giovanile salesiana””