Summary:
- 1. Crisis and optimism in the Church
- 2. Optimism and crisis in the Congregation
- 3. Motives for hope
- 4. Joy, the visible sign of optimism
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Egidio Viganò – An ecclesial message of new evangelization
Contents:
- lntroduction
- We were there at Santo Domingo
- How to understand the New Evangelization from a pastoral standpoint
- The various aspects of newness
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Egidio Viganò – There is still good ground where the seed can fall
Contents:
- lntroduction
- 150 years since Bartholomew Garelli
- A pressing appeal of the GC23: faith and vocation
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Egidio Viganò – “Strive to make yourself loved”
Contents:
- Introduction.
- A spiritual event.
- A symbol of our Profession.
- Don Bosco tells us “Make yourselves loved”.
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Luigi Ricceri – Confrères in three continents – «Send us more Salesians!» – Tidings sad and joyous
- Summary:
- Confrères in three continents
- Send us more Salesians!
- Tidings sad and joyous.
Luigi Ricceri – Unity in the Congregation – How decentralization works – Towards a campaign of fidelity
Summary:
- The highway of post-capitular renewal
- Decentralization and unity in the Congregation today
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Luigi Ricceri – Don Rua: the faithful servant – He belonged completely to Don Bosco – Don Rua’s message for the seventies.
Summary:
- Don Rua: the faithful servant
- Belief in Don Bosco’s sanctity
- lf he were at the helm today
- Fidelity is relevant
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Luigi Ricceri – Our care for the Cooperators
Summary:
- Good news and sad news
- Our care for the Cooperators
- lnformation on the present situation
- Promising post-capitular features
- Areas of darkness
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Egidio Viganò – Memory of origins
Contents:
- A disquieting challenge.
- “Strengthen your brothers”.
- Appraising the crisis.
- Our approach to a critical appraisal.
Joseph Boenzi – Da Mihi Animas. Cry of the pastoral heart of Francis de Sales
Don Bosco claimed that the motto Da mihi animas cetera tolle came from Francis de Sales, and we Salesians presume that this was the cherished phrase that the saintly Bishop of Geneva claimed for his own. And yet… was this really Francis de Sales. motto? On his own coat of arms as bishop we find a totally different phrase. Continue reading “Joseph Boenzi – Da Mihi Animas. Cry of the pastoral heart of Francis de Sales”
Giovanni Bosco – Elenchus privilegiorum seu facultatum et gratiarum spiritualium quibus potitur Societas s. Francisci Salesii ex S. Sedis Apostolicae concessionibus directe et Congregationis SS. Redemptoris communicatione in usum presbyterorum eiusdem societatis
Priusquam typis excuderetur, attenta ac severa trutina, quoad ejus fieri potuit, permagnum opus pensatum fuit ab aliquibus Congregationis nostrae theologis, qui testati sunt nihil censura dignum in ipso contineri, omniaque ad ecclesiae leges, aliisque Congregationibus factas Apostolicas concessiones conformata ac consona esse. Quod vero ad nos attinet, testamur, omnia Diplomata et Documenta, quae in eodem opere adferuntur, authentica et vel ex archivio nostro generali, vel ex aliis locis omnino fide dignis deprompta esse.
Paolo Natali – La Famiglia Salesiana di don Bosco oggi
La Famiglia Salesiana è una realtà diffusa ovunque. I capitoli ispettoriali in preparazione del capitolo generale speciale hanno chiesto una riscoperta delle intenzioni di don Bosco a proposito delle istituzioni da lui fondate: Salesiani, Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice, Cooperatori, nella loro organica unità. Lungo i decenni, inoltre, sono sorte altre congregazioni fondate da salesiani e l’istituto secolare delle Volontarie di don Bosco. Quali sono i gruppi che appartengono alla Famiglia Salesiana? Quali sono i modi, i mezzi e le conseguenze della complementarità di questi gruppi? Qual è il criterio di appartenenza? Continue reading “Paolo Natali – La Famiglia Salesiana di don Bosco oggi”