Il testo fornisce una panoramica dettagliata sull’aspettativa e le competenze richieste per la guida spirituale, con un focus particolare sulla prospettiva salesiana.
Giovanni Bosco – “Memoirs of the oratory” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works”
Written over several occasions between 1873 and 1875, the manuscript of the Memoirs of the Oratory remained unpublished by Don Bosco’s explicit will. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Memoirs of the oratory” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works””
Giovanni Bosco – “The two “official” regulations (1877)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works”
In the years from 1853 to 1862, Valdocco was transformed from a festive Oratory—an open institution—into a complex work: hospice and boarding, college with boarding section, trade workshops, internal classes and publishing centre, amongst the most important sections.
Giovanni Bosco – “Educational reading and spreading good books (1860-1885)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works”
In the late 19th century, Saint John Bosco, or Don Bosco, expressed deep concern over the detrimental impact of bad literature on young students. In response, he initiated the establishment of the “Library for Italian Youth” or “Library of Italian Classics” in 1868, a tangible effort to provide a positive alternative. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Educational reading and spreading good books (1860-1885)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works””
Giovanni Bosco – “Pedagogical and didactic principles and disciplinary matters (1846-1879)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works”
The ten brief documents that follow—some perhaps less known than the previous ones in Salesian history—are also interesting from the point of view of the maturing and practice of Don Bosco’s educational system. We have a necessarily limited selection here of personal letters to people responsible for public education, or to young people and teachers, and circulars on pedagogical and didactic issues.
Giovanni Bosco – “Prevention and education (1877-1878): The Preventive System in the Education of the Young” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works”
“The Preventive System in the Education of the Young” (1877) is a foundational work by Don Bosco, emerging from a speech at the opening of the Patronage de Saint-Pierre in Nice. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Prevention and education (1877-1878): The Preventive System in the Education of the Young” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works””
Giovanni Bosco – “Educational experiences in the school and family setting (1855)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”
This passage delves into the historical and biographical narrative titled “The Sway of a Good Upbringing,” a pivotal document commencing the representation of Don Bosco’s genuine experiences as an educator. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Educational experiences in the school and family setting (1855)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works””
Giovanni Bosco – “Don Bosco’s educational method in confidential discussions with a politician (1854) and an elementary school teacher (1864)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works”
This passage delves into two authentic presentations of Don Bosco’s educational system, documented in conversations with Urban Rattazzi in 1854 and Francis Bodrato in 1864. Despite being recorded later in 1881-1882, these discussions consistently portray the core tenets of Don Bosco’s educational philosophy. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Don Bosco’s educational method in confidential discussions with a politician (1854) and an elementary school teacher (1864)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works””
Guglielmo Malizia – “Don Bosco’s Peace Culture a theory-based study of his response to conflicts” in “Journal of salesian studies”
The text reflects on the recent war situation in Europe, which followed the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 23 February. The war, which seemed impossible to occur after 70 years of peace, has shattered this illusion, threatening to bring back massacres, destruction and forced exoduses. The lack of signs of imminent peace is worrying, especially considering the 2016 UN Declaration on the Right to Peace. Continue reading “Guglielmo Malizia – “Don Bosco’s Peace Culture a theory-based study of his response to conflicts” in “Journal of salesian studies””
Egidio Viganò – Riscoprire lo spirito di Mornese
Il testo è una lettera che invita i confratelli a riflettere sul centenario della morte di Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello. L’autore sottolinea l’importanza di ritornare alle fonti per approfondire l’identità della comunità e rafforzare i legami con l’Istituto delle Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice. Continue reading “Egidio Viganò – Riscoprire lo spirito di Mornese”
Enzo Bianco – Era il parente di tutti i poveri, servo di Dio Artemide Zatti. Collana santi salesiani 22
Il testo racconta la storia di Artemide Zatti, un giovane emigrante italiano che si trasferisce in Argentina con la sua famiglia alla fine del XIX secolo. Artemide cresce in una famiglia numerosa e umile, aiutando la sua famiglia a sopravvivere lavorando nei campi sin da giovane. Continue reading “Enzo Bianco – Era il parente di tutti i poveri, servo di Dio Artemide Zatti. Collana santi salesiani 22”
Pascual Chavez Villanueva – «Nous t’avons attendu, nous t’avons tellement attendu, mais finalement tu es là: tu es chez nous et tu ne te déroberas pas à nous!» (MB XVIII, 72) Présentation de la Région Asie du Sud
Sommaire:
- Introduction.
- Un grand rêve est accompli.
- La Région Asie du Sud. La situation politique, sociale et religieuse de la Région: Inde, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Népal, Koweït, Yémen.
- Continue reading “Pascual Chavez Villanueva – «Nous t’avons attendu, nous t’avons tellement attendu, mais finalement tu es là: tu es chez nous et tu ne te déroberas pas à nous!» (MB XVIII, 72) Présentation de la Région Asie du Sud”
Régis Vandenbogaerde – “La pastorale nelle case salesiane di Francia” in “Colloqui sulla Vita Salesiana 21”
Su richiesta del Padre Desramaut, una inchiesta in vista del Colloquio Internazionale Salesiano del 2003 fu realizzata presso trentadue Istituti salesiani di Francia posti sotto la tutela delle Salesiane o dei Salesiani di Don Bosco.
Pietro Ricaldone – Oratorio Festivo, Catechismo, Formazione Religiosa
All’Imprimatur, richiesto dal canone 1385 del Codice di Diritto Canonico e che Noi siamo lieti di dare, crediamo doveroso aggiungere un vivo ringraziamento al Rev.mo Sac. Sig. Don Pietro Ricaldone, Rettor Maggiore dei Salesiani, per questa opportunissima e pratica pubblicazione « Oratorio Festivo – Catechismo – Formazione Religiosa ».Questa pubblicazione è un ottimo preludio al Congresso Catechistico che i Salesiani stanno organizzando, con quella cura minuziosa che essi sanno mettere in tutte le loro iniziative, per il prossimo centenario. Continue reading “Pietro Ricaldone – Oratorio Festivo, Catechismo, Formazione Religiosa”
Marcel Verhulst – “Scrivere la storia salesiana in Africa. Un’esperienza concreta” in “Storia e identità salesiana in Africa e Madagascar. Questioni di conservazione del patrimonio culturale”
In questa prima relazione vorrei affrontare tre temi, ossia: l’importanza che la Congregazione permetta di scrivere sulla storia delle province; raccontare un po’ il mio percorso personale nel campo della storia salesiana; presentare i risultati della mia ricerca sulla storia della mio paese (AFC), per concludere con alcune riflessioni sugli obiettivi perseguiti scrivendo sulla storia della mia provincia.