The first seven documents offered here belong in some way to the first missionary expedition which sailed from Genoa on November 14, 1875.
Giovanni Bosco – “Difficult relationships with the Archbishop of Turin” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work”
Relationships between Don Bosco and Archbishop Gastaldi went through two different stages, one of great understanding and cooperation, and another of notable difficulties and conflicts. The watershed could be considered to be Gastaldi’s transferral from the Episcopal See of Saluzzo to being Archbishop of Turin in 1871.
Giovanni Bosco – “National and international geographic expansion of salesian work” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work”
From 1863 onwards the Salesian work which arose at Valdocco and through other oratories in Turin began to expand rapidly, as already indicated, through numerous foundations first in Italy—Piedmont, Liguria (no. 18) and then in other regions—and finally in France and Latin America (nos. 21, 24, 25, 27).
Juan Edmundo Vecchi – “Centennial celebration of the salesian presence in the United States of America. Homily in San Francisco, February 2, 1997” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
For the beginning of our centennial celebration we are gathered together here as a family in the place where the Salesians established their first presence in the United States of America. When we compare our present- day situation with that at the moment of our arrival we find much for which we must be grateful to God.
Arthur Lenti – “The founding and early expansion of the salesian work in the San Francisco area from Archival Documents” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
Recently the Central Salesian Archives released the files of the Rua rectorate on some 1,750 microfiches. This boon has made archival research in that rectorate possible even for students residing away from the Central Archives.
Philip J. Pascucci – “Out of our past an american venture into seminary training” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
That is part of the well known talk which Don Bosco gave to his boys when they were forced to move from place to place for their Sunday gatherings. That became known as the wandering oratory. This is the story of another transplanting, another wandering.
Joseph Boenzi – “Paolo Albera’s visits during Don Bosco’s last illness” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
But if Marseilles was so close, why did “Paolino” Albera not come to Turin during those final days of January 1888? Why was he not at Don Bosco’s bedside? How did the death of his spiritual father and mentor impact on him?
Michael Ribotta – “Discovering America: Father Raphael Pipemi and the first salesian missionaries in North America” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
A young Italian immigrant, Angelo Petazzi, watched anxiously as the English steamship, the Werra, approached New York harbor. Clutched in his hand was a letter from the then Salesian superior general, Father Michael Rua, which informed him of the impending arrival of a group of four Salesians in New York. At their head was Father Raphael Piperni.
Michael Mendl – “A man for his times: Father Peter Ricaldone as Rector Major (1932-1951), Part I” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
Peter Ricaldone was a major superior of the Salesian Society for forty years, half of them as rector major.
Arthur Lenti – “Don Bosco’s Missionary Dreams (Part II)” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
In Part One of the present installment (Part Four overall), we shall discuss the last two dreams in a similar manner to the first article. Part Two (Five) will deal with the significance of the missionary dreams, with interpretative comments.
Arthur Lenti – “Don Bosco’s missionary dreams (Part I)” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
Because of the vastness of the subject and of the amount of material involved, this essay will be presented in two installments.
Paolo Albera – “Preghiere per gli ex-allievi. Divozione a Maria SS. Ausiliatrice” in “Lettere Circolari di Don Paolo Albera ai Salesiani”
In questa lettera, il Rettor Maggiore Paolo Albera scrive a riguardo delle attività degli ex-allievi e dei cooperatori salesiani e delle preghiere da rivolgere a Maria.
María Andrea Nicoletti – “La polémica en torno a la educación salesiana y la educación estatal en la Patagonia (1880-1920)” in “L’educazione salesiana dal 1880 al 1922. Istanze ed attuazioni in diversi contesti. Relazioni Regionali: America, vol. 2”
Después de la conquista de la Patagonia en 1879 por parte del ejército argentino, la implementación de la Ley 1420 sobre educación común (gratuita, obligatoria, laica y secular) fue un instrumento fundamental para llevar a cabo la política de “Argentinización” y “homogeneización” que el estado nacional había propuesto. Según esta ley, se estructuraban las escuelas estatales y las escuelas de la Congregación salesiana, presentes desde 1880 en la región. Continue reading “María Andrea Nicoletti – “La polémica en torno a la educación salesiana y la educación estatal en la Patagonia (1880-1920)” in “L’educazione salesiana dal 1880 al 1922. Istanze ed attuazioni in diversi contesti. Relazioni Regionali: America, vol. 2””
Pietro Stella – “Fare storia salesiana oggi [1982]” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane”
Se accettiamo il fatto che “i processi storici possono essere considerati (in grande misura) come risultati on intenzionali di azioni umane razionali, e che questi processi creano le condizioni di azioni umane” (J. Topolski), e lo applichiamo alla storia religiosa questi asserti si avrebbero di colpo problemi non piccoli da risolvere. La storiografia di oggi ha preso ormai parecchie distanze dallo storicismo. Schiere di studiosi agguerriti e autorevoli tendono oggi ad aprirsi la lettura dei fatti religiosi con le chiavi più varie: la sociologia, la psicologia, l’etnologia, la linguistica, l’antropologia, la geografia umana. Continue reading “Pietro Stella – “Fare storia salesiana oggi [1982]” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane””
Francis Desramaut – “I Salesiani Francesi al tempo del silenzio (1901-1925)” in “L’educazione salesiana in Europa negli anni difficili del XX secolo”
Tra il 1902 e il 1927, i cataloghi generali della società di san Francesco di Sales
ignorano le presenze salesiane su tutto il territorio francese. Secondo la legge,
la congregazione salesiana non esiste più in Francia. Ufficialmente, non ci sono
più religiosi salesiani nel paese. Continue reading “Francis Desramaut – “I Salesiani Francesi al tempo del silenzio (1901-1925)” in “L’educazione salesiana in Europa negli anni difficili del XX secolo””