by Arthur J. Lenti, SDB Introduction The motto Da mihi animas; cetera tolle expresses the primary objective and spirit of Don Bosco’s incessant activity and the pastoral and ascetical program that he wished to hand on to his Salesians. How this driving ideal powered Don Bosco’s life and work-that is, his manifold choices-is the object […]
by William J. Dickson, SDB Subjects: The English Educational Context: Different Political and Educational Traditions Dr. Arnold and Rugby School Don Bosco’s Educational Approach Prevention or Repression: Contrasts and Cultural Differences Corporal Punishment in Piedmont General Regulations for Boarding Schools (Jan. 23, 1827) Salesians and School Punishments Assistance and the Salesian Preventive System England […]
by Arthur J. Lenti, SDB Subjects: Introductory Note The Boscos and Their Social Status Francis Louis Bosco and Family Death of Francis Louis Bosco Sources for the Biographical Material Included by Lemoyne in the Biographical Memoirs Margaret Bosco’s Situation after Her Husband’s Death Margaret, Christian Mother and Educator Margaret Bosco and John’s Religious Education […]
by Michael Ribotta, SDB Subjects: Introduction The Restoration in Piedmont: King Carlo Felice’s “Ironbound” Education Code of 1822 The “Regie Patenti” of 1822 Capriglio (1824) Castelnuovo (December, 1830 – June, 1831) Chieri (1831-1835) John Bosco’s Public School Years in Chieri (1831-1835) “School Days … Golden Rule Days” in Chieri
by Arthur J. Lenti, SDB Subjects: Introduction Part I: Turin in the 1840s and the “Poor and Abandoned” Young People at Risk 1. Demographic Shift, Population Increase and Urban Expansion 2. The Northern Districts 3. The “Poor and Abandoned”: Young People and Children at Risk (1) Kinds of Young People at Risk (2) Children […]
by Michael Ribotta, SDB Subjects: The Oratory Faces Extinction Italy’s Anticlerical Sentiments Clashes of Church and State Government Takes Charge The Seminaries of Rome Under Fire Don Bosco’s Urgent Letter of Diversion Resistance Don Bosco Wins Back His Oratory Conclusion