Articles: Once Upon a Time in Old New York –Philip Pascucci, SDB Blessed Philip Rinaldi as I Knew Him –Peter Rinaldi, SDB The Convitto Ecclesiastico – “Where One Learnt to Be a Priest” –Arthur J. Lenti, SDB Hero and Villain: Don Bosco as Seen in the Press of His […]
by Peter M. Rinaldi, SDB Subjects: Our Guiding Star You Know Where to Find Me Do Not Grieve for Paul You Have My Blessing His Letters Random Notes from an Old Diary An Altar in My Heart
by Arthur J. Lenti, SDB Subjects: Introduction Historical Context: Trends in Theology and Ecclesiology The Jesuits and Their Activity The ‘Amicizie’ The Congregation of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary Projects for the Convitto The Convitto Established at St. Francis of Assisi Life and Spirit at the Convitto The Convitto’s Holy Patrons The Preamble: “Reasons” Chapter […]
by Philip Pascucci, SDB Subjects: Background The Archbishop of Boston, Don Bosco and Father Rua The Melting Pot The First Calls to New York City’s Melting Pot The Efforts to Obtain Salesians Continue The Final Answer The Arrival at New York’s Melting Pot Planting the Seed The Seed Sprouts The Seed Becomes A Young Sapling […]
by Michael Ribotta, SDB Subjects: Piedmont and Early Press Censorship The Disillusioned Journalist Don Bosco’s History of Italy and Press Reaction The Gazzetta del Popolo- the Anticlericals’ Battering Ram Turin’s “Humorous” Papers to the Attack Death Comes for Don Bosco: Hero to Some Villain to Others The Priest- First Victim of Risorgimento Anticlericalism