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.
Arthur Lenti – “Key-concepts, concerns and fears of a Founder-Don Bosco in his declining years Part II” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
In an article which appeared in an earlier issue of this Journal, I described some of Don Bosco’s concerns, as he expressed them in meetings of his council and in sessions of General Chapters held during the last decade of his life.
Arthur Lenti – “Don Bosco’s love affair with «poor and abandoned» young people and the beginnings of the oratory” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
The present study aims, not at any new interpretation, but simply at describing some aspects of the actual circumstances of the origins on the basis of fresh documentation now available. In particular, restricting the field of inquiry, I will focus on the young people who were protagonists in Don Bosco’s work at its origin.
Michael Ribotta – “The Roman Letter of 1884 and its aftermath” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
In retrospect, one can appreciate why Don Bosco had become so distraught by the message that was played out in his dream (reverie?) during his Roman sojourn of 1884. His old friends, Joseph Buzzelli and Ferdinando Valfre, had demonstrated all too realistically what he could expect when the educational principles of his Sistema Preventivo and the “love environment” he strove so hard to cultivate for 40 years at the Oratory had been allowed to dissipate.
Mary Treacy – “Mother Marie-Louise-Angelique Clarac and Don Bosco – an idea matures” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
In the first part of his study on the “Bosco-Gastaldi conflict”, Arthur Lenti drew attention to another figure similarly involved in a painful controversy with the Archbishop of Turin, namely Sr. Marie-Louise-Angelique Clarac, foundress of the Sisters of Charity of St. Mary, also known as the Sisters of Charity of Good Counsel.
Michael Ribotta – “Peter Enria Remembers” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
Included in the copious documentation that comprises the chronicles and annals of the early history of the Salesian Society in the Salesian archives in Rome, there is a treasure trove of diaries, journals, memoirs, and daybooks which chart the ebb and flow of the early years of the Oratory of Saint Francis of Sales.
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Paolo Albera – “Gli oratori festivi, le missioni, le vocazioni” in “Lettere circolari di Don Paolo Albera ai salesiani”
La lettera sottolinea l’importanza degli oratori festivi nella tradizione salesiana, secondo il discorso del 1913. Queste istituzioni rappresentano la pietra angolare dell’Opera salesiana insieme alle missioni e alle vocazioni ecclesiastiche.
Peter Rinaldi – “Blessed Philip Rinaldi as I knew him” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
Father Philip Rinaldi was my granduncle on myfather’s side. For us youngsters he was the tall, smiling priest who, when visiting our home, would dig into his pockets and invariably come up with all sorts of goodies.
Michael Mendl – “St. John Bosco’s dealings with the Cavour family” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
In carrying out his humble apostolate on behalf of poor and abandoned boys, Saint John Bosco (1815-1888) came into frequent contact with the wealthy and the powerful of Piedmontese society.
Arthur Lenti – “Don Bosco’s vocation – mission dreams” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”
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.
Francisco Castellanos Hurtado – “Educación salesiana en el colegio de Santa Julia en la Ciudad de México en tiempos difíciles” in “L’educazione salesiana dal 1880 al 1922. Istanze ed attuazioni in diversi contesti”
El modelo educativo-pastoral de Don Bosco, iniciado en Turín en 1841, evolucionó desde simples actividades catequísticas y recreativas hasta la consolidación de una obra con sede permanente en la Casa del Sr. Pinardi en Valdocco en 1846. A lo largo de los años, Don Bosco expandió su labor, adquiriendo la Casa Pinardi en 1850 y desarrollando instalaciones educativas más amplias.
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.
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.
Grazia Loparco – Le Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice nella società italiana (1900-1922). Percorsi e problemi di ricerca
Queste pagine, ravvivate dalla non rara citazione di autori dei primi del Novecento, come Turati, Treves, e della rivista Critica sociale, di storici ben noti, come Jemolo e Menozzi, dalla conoscenza di studi anche “laici”, ci presentano queste Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice nel loro insieme: attive, coraggiose, vivaci, fedeli al proprio carisma salesiano, e insieme sensibili alle esigenze del momento. Continue reading “Grazia Loparco – Le Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice nella società italiana (1900-1922). Percorsi e problemi di ricerca”
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.