Contents:
- Vocational consistency and fidelity, challenges for vocation.
- Motivations.
- Anthropological opportunities and challenges.
- Authenticity.
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Pascual Chavez Villanueva – «Witnesses to the radical approach of the Gospel». Called to live in fidelity Don Bosco’s apostolic project. “Work and temperance”
Contents:
- CONVOCATION OF THE GC27.
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- The steps taken in deciding on the theme.
- Fundamental purpose of the theme.
- Fruits to be hoped for from the implementation of the theme.
- Other tasks.
Pascual Chavez Villanueva – «Come and see» (Jn 1,39) The need for vocation ministry
Contents:
- Premiss: Some significant events in the second half of 2010
- Commentary on the Strenna 2011:
- 1. Returning to Don Bosco
Pascual Chavez Villanueva – “Successor of Don Bosco: son, disciple, apostle”. The human and spiritual profile of blessed Michael Rua. On the hundredth anniversary of his death
Contents:
- 1. Don Rua “the most faithful son of Don Bosco”
- The six mysterious word which keep coming back
- Two urgent matters: one for Don Bosco and the other for Michael
- A prophetic letter on the bedside table
- Being Don Bosco at Mirabello Monferrato
- “Being Don Bosco here at the Oratory”
Pascual Chavez Villanueva – “Da mihi animas, cetera tolle”. Charismatic identity and apostolic zeal. Starting again from Don Bosco to reawaken the heart of every Salesian
Contents:
- 1. CONVOCATION OF THE GC26
- 1.1 Reasons for choice of the theme
- 1.2 Steps that led to the choosing of the theme
- 1.3 Fundamental purpose of the theme
- 1.4 Other tasks
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Pascual Chavez Villanueva – «My dear salesians, be saints!»
Contents:
- 1. Holiness, a permanent part of our family heritage
- 1.1. Following Don Bosco
- 1.2. Our sanctification
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Juan Edmundo Vecchi – «When you pray say; Our Father….» (Mt 6,9). The Salesian a man and teacher of prayer for the young
Contents:
- 1. You ARE MY LIGHT…
- A look into our own heart
- Sincerity with God and with ourselves
- Ability for listening
- Savouring silence
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Juan Edmundo Vecchi – Moving together towards the GC24
Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. An extraordinary event
- 2. An event of communion
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Gabriele Gozzi – Abitare con speranza il nostro tempo. L’itinerario educativo di Alberto Marvelli
Del giovane Beato riminese Alberto Marvelli si sono sempre sottolineati l’impegno nel sociale, la carità verso i poveri, la vita di preghiera, mentre è rimasto un po’ in ombra l’impegno educativo. Eppure, questo ha assorbito una parte non trascurabile del suo tempo e delle sue energie. Gli scritti di Alberto sull’educazione sono, in realtà, di grande interesse, perché non solo ci aiutano ad approfondire la conoscenza della sua personalità e della sua spiritualità, ma servono anche a farci comprendere come un’intera generazione abbia potuto “resistere” moralmente agli atteggiamenti, ai comportamenti, agli stili di vita presentati dalla propaganda del Regime e sia stata in grado al termine della Seconda Guerra Mondiale di impegnarsi
nella costruzione di un tessuto morale e sociale democratico. Continue reading “Gabriele Gozzi – Abitare con speranza il nostro tempo. L’itinerario educativo di Alberto Marvelli”
Egidio Viganò – Our prayer for vocations
Contents:
- Introduction
- The Holy Spirit is more powerful than secularism
- Initiatives for our prayer for vocations
Egidio Viganò – «Charism and prayer»
Contents:
- Introduction
- Fascination of charisms
- The individual in a praying dialogue
- The originality of christian prayer
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