Contents:
- “To awake the dawn”
- Prepare a Plan for Active participation
- Don Bosco a Diligent Promoter of Discipline of the Spirit
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Luigi Ricceri – Another word on prayer
Contents:
- Happy news: Bp. Trochta made cardinal
- Four months of work
- Top priority to formation
Luigi Ricceri – Prayer: a vital problem
Contents:
- Learn from Don Rua
- The function of the magisterium of the Congregation
- Prayer: a vital problem
- Prayer is in a state of crisis
John Rasor – The salesian brother’s spiritual identity
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 the Congregation has theologically reflected on that vocation as part of its renewal of its Constitutions. It will then examine how this identity has been applied.
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Michael Mendl – The dreams of Don Bosco
Michael Mendl presents us with his essay on the dreams of Don Bosco. His study is a corrective for those who expect to find extensive prophecies of the future in Don Bosco’s words. Nevertheless the dreams are an important element in the life and spirituality of Don Bosco.
Luigi Ricceri – Our responsibility in the light of the Acts of the XIXth General Chapter
Contents:
- 1. The new series of the “Acts of the Superior Council”
- 2. Consoling union of minds and hearts
- 3. Our responsibility in the light of the Acts of the XIXth General Chapter
Joseph Boenzi – What is salesian in Don Bosco?
Joseph Boenzi writes of the many times that the figure of St. Francis de Sales enters into the life and ministry of Don Bosco. The final word may never be written on why Don Bosco chose Francis de Sales as the patron of his Congregation but What is Salesian in Don Bosco? throws light on the subject.
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Mary Greenan – Salesian mysticism: towards the ectasy of action
Reflecting on Salesian spirituality brings us to the writings of St. Francis de Sales along with modern spiritual concepts. Sr. Mary Greenan explores the “ecstasies” of St. Francis de Sales calling us to be “contemplatives in action.”
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Arthur Lenti – Don Bosco’s definitive vocational commitment (1844-1846)
With his well-known capacity for research, Arthur Lenti details the year of 1846, critical for Don
Bosco, which covers his establishment of the work in Valdocco. Don Bosco’ s commitment to young people is the heart of the article.
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Sylwia Ciężkowska – L’accompagnamento comunitario nel cammino di perfezione di santa Teresa di Gesù
L’articolo fa parte di un volume che offre al lettore la possibilità di accostare alla realtà dell’accompagnamento da diversi punti di vista e da differenti approcci disciplinari.
Questo articolo si sofferma sul tema dell’accompagnamento comunitario nell’esperienza di Santa Teresa di Gesù a partire di una delle sue opere più conosciute: Il Cammino di perfezione.
Josephine Giorgi – St. Luigi Versiglia and Bishop Walsh of Maryknoll
A different type of writing comes to us from Josephine Giorgi, the second cousin of St. Luigi Versiglia. Josephine lives in Springfield, Massachusetts. The excerpt from a biography of Bishop James Walsh of Maryknoll by Raymond Kerri son exemplifies the apostolic spirit of the two Salesian martyrs along with Bishop Walsh’s deep esteem for them.
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Piera Ruffinatto – “Con la persuasione e la bontà…”. L’accompagnamento dei giovani nello stile educativo di san Giovanni Bosco
L’articolo fa parte di un volume che offre al lettore la possibilità di accostare alla realtà dell’accompagnamento da diversi punti di vista e da differenti approcci disciplinari.
Questo articolo si concentra sull’accompagnamento dei giovani nell’esperienza di san Giovanni Bosco. Nel Sistema preventivo di don Bosco l’accompagnamento è una dimensione costitutiva e imprescindibile.