Contents:
- 1. In the movement of the Church
- 2. Our reading of the Exhortation
- 3. The gift of our consecrated life
Juan Edmundo Vecchi – “He had compassion on them” (Mk 6,34). New forms of poverty, salesian mission, effectiveness
Contents:
- The new scenario of our educative commitment
- An option of the Church
- Our process of reflection
Egidio Viganò – The Synod on Consecrated Life
Contents:
- Introduction
- The Synodal Assembly with most members
- The ecclesial aspect in the formulation of the theme
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Egidio Viganò – New Education
Contents:
- Introduction: the newly emerging scene in the field of education
- Urgent need of “new education”
- The challenge of the young
- Distinction between “education” and “evangelization” as such
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Egidio Viganò – From Peking towards 88
Contents:
- Introduction
- The Feast of the Assumption at Peking
- Don Bosco’s missionary dreams
Egidio Viganò – Vatican II, still a powerful force at the present day
Content:
- Introduction
- Pentecostal atmosphere
- Twenty years of accelerated history
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Egidio Viganò – The Salesian Family
Contents:
- Introduction
- Fidelity to a precious heritage
- Don Bosco belongs to the Church
- Don Bosco father of a spiritual family
Egidio Viganò – The Challenge of Synod 80
Contents:
- 1. The recent Episcopal Synod
- 2. The importance of the family theme
- 3. Inspirational highlights of the Synod
- 4. Two basic principles: love and life
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Egidio Viganò – The lay element in the Salesian community
Contents:
- 1. The uniqueness of our Society
- 2. The Salesian Brother delineated
- 3. Identity struggle
- 4. In what does this lay aspect consist?
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Egidio Viganò – ln the ever-growing splendour of the gospel
Contents:
- Our over-riding choice for Christ
- Unravelling the coils of ambiguity
- The seventies and the announcing of the Gospel
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Arthur Lenti – Don Bosco’s political and religious concerns during the liberal revolution
Fr. Arthur Lenti, in a second article, invites us to enter the political and ecclesiastical world of Don Bosco through his letters never published before in English. The letters add insight to the always intriguing question of Don Bosco’s involvement in the naming of bishops.