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Giovanni Bosco – “Indicators to the Holy see for the choice of new bishops for vacant sees (1867-1877)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work”



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One of the most difficult conflicts to resolve in relationships between the Holy
See and the new Kingdom of Italy was that of the dozens of Episcopal sees left vacant
for political reasons. Both parties were aware of the seriousness of the situation, but
attempts to exit from the situation were shipwrecked by the persistent serious friction
brought about by proclaiming a Kingdom which comprised territories taken from
the Papal States (1861). Only in 1865-1867 did a process of détente coming
into place, where, having overcome mutual resistance, the Holy See succeeded in
appointing many bishops with the agreement of authorities of the Kingdom.

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Giovanni Bosco – “Confidential letters to the Pope concerning the political situation (1858-1867, 1873)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work”



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In the years immediately preceding and following Italian Unity (1858-1866), Don Bosco kept constantly in touch with Pius IX by letter. He did this not only for interests directly relating to his work, but also in reference to the worrying situation the Church was going through in Piedmont, to encourage him in his defence of the faith against the enemies of religion, and to pass on to him any likely reserved information in his possession. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Confidential letters to the Pope concerning the political situation (1858-1867, 1873)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work”” →

Giovanni Bosco – Saint Jean Bosco, Textes pédagogiques



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L’activité de saint Jean Bosco (1815-1888), fut assurément multiple. Mais elle se concentra en majeure partie sur l’éducation de la jeunesse. Il a formé, en 47 années passées à son service, plusieurs générations d’adolescents et, de surcroît, des centaines de futurs maîtres qui se sont réclamés de ses conseils et de ses exemples. Pour connaître sa méthode pédagogique, c’est sur sa vie qu’il convient d’abord de se pencher.
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Giovanni Bosco – Saint Dominique Savio 1842-1857



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Dominique est entré dans la vie de Don Bosco durant l’automne 1854. L’apôtre turinois avait alors trente-neuf ans. D’emblée, l’enfant et le prêtre s’étaient compris: Don Bosco put former Dominique selon l’idéal de sainteté qu’il portait en lui. Pendant vingt-huit mois, il veilla sur son âme. Toute son œuvre en bénéficia, car il semble bien que la température spirituelle de la «maison» du Valdocco monta en flèche de 1854 à 1857. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – Saint Dominique Savio 1842-1857” →

Rik Biesmans – “Don Bosco & Saint Francis De Sales (1842-1880). Concerning the question whether Don Bosco was influenced by Francis de Sales in both his personal faith and his pastoral-pedagogical practice” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”



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While preparing pilgrimages and spiritual exercises in Annecy and the neighborhood, I discovered reliable sources among the German and Dutch Oblates of St Francis de Sales. As a consequence of keeping contact with various participants, they invited the undersigned to take part in the annual meetings of their Arbeitsgemeinschaft (“study group”) in Eichstätt, Germany.

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Stephen Whelan – “The Catholic Readings: writing for the masses” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”



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The Letture Cattoliche or the Catholic Readings was St. John Bosco’s imaginative brainchild in his effort to bring good, decent and inspiring reading into the home. It appealed to a wide spectrum of persons from young to old, from commoners to high-born.

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Michael Ribotta – “Don Bosco’s history of Italy: a morality play or an exercise in history?” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”



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“If Don Bosco during his student years had one special preference, it was for reading history,” noted Father Alberto Caviglia in his exhaustive study of Don Bosco’s Storia d’ Italia. “In fact, one can say he had a predilection for historical studies”.

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Michael Ribotta – “Don Bosco’s venture into popular education – The Gentleman’s Almanac” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”



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When New Year’s Day dawned in Turin in 1854, the subscribers to Don Bosco’s Catholic Readings (Letture Cattoliche) were in for a pleasant andunexpected surprise.

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Michael Ribotta – “«The road not taken». The Salesian’s circuitous road to North America” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”



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In the fall of 1870, for reasons that have never been documented, Don Bosco did not answer Archbishop Joseph Alemany’s invitation to travel the El Camino Real in the land of El Dorado.

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Arthur Lenti – “Don Bosco’s Boswell: John Baptist Lemoyne-the man and his work” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”



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Part I will present a biographical sketch of the man; Part II will deal with the sources and the editorial history of the Biographical Memoirs; and Part III will inquire into the historical criteria and into the method with which the author worked, for an evaluation (by way of conclusion) of the historical character of the Biographical Memoirs.

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Paolo Albera – “Sulla disciplina religiosa” in “Lettere circolari di Don Paolo Albera ai salesiani”



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Il testo presenta un’analisi dettagliata sulla disciplina religiosa nel contesto della Pia Società Salesiana, con particolare enfasi sulle visioni e gli insegnamenti di San Giovanni Bosco. Diviso in sezioni numerate, il testo esplora i motivi di conforto e di dolore nel ruolo di superiore, evidenziando le gioie incontrate durante i congressi e le prove affrontate all’interno della congregazione. Si discute il ruolo formativo di San Giovanni Bosco e la sua attenzione alla disciplina come fondamento per la crescita spirituale dei suoi seguaci.

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Pietro Stella – Valori spirituali nel “Giovane provveduto” di san Giovanni Bosco



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Chi prende in mano il Giovane Provveduto, lo trova un modesto manuale di preghiere e di semplici principi di ascetica per giovanetti. Perchè si giunga ad una giusta comprensione del suo valore ci è sembrato utile ricostruire l’opera di Don Bosco nel compilarlo, scoprire il posto che esso occupa nell’analoga letteratura del tempo e nel pensiero del Santo Autore. In particolare ci siamo sforzati d’indagare i criteri che hanno guidato il Santo nell’elaborarlo, per una maggiore introspezione e chiarificazione dello spirito di Don Bosco. Continue reading “Pietro Stella – Valori spirituali nel “Giovane provveduto” di san Giovanni Bosco” →

Pietro Stella – “Per una storia dell’agiografia in età contemporanea. Il “giovanetto Savio Domenico” (1859) di san Giovanni Bosco” in “Vita religiosa, problemi sociali e impegno civile dei cattolici”



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In questi ultimi decenni anche in Italia nei cultori di storia contemporanea si è resa più viva l’attenzione all’agiografia. Grazie in particolare alla intersezione delle scienze storiche con la sociologia e l’antropologia culturale, il sacro, il santo, la santità, i santuari, i riti ad essi correlati vengono ormai percepiti dai contemporaneisti come fattori non trascurabili sia che si studi in generale la politica, sia che si affrontino temi specifici, come la storia di “genere” o l’impatto del mondo occidentale con altre culture. Continue reading “Pietro Stella – “Per una storia dell’agiografia in età contemporanea. Il “giovanetto Savio Domenico” (1859) di san Giovanni Bosco” in “Vita religiosa, problemi sociali e impegno civile dei cattolici”” →

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