by Arthur J. Lenti, SDB
Subjects:
- Introduction
- Chroniclers and Chronicles – Documentation Gathered by Early Salesians Who Were Witnesses of Don Bosco’s Words and Actions
- “Historical Committees” and Periods of Recording Activity
- First Period of Concerted Recording Activity: The Ruffino-Bonetti Period
- The Formation of a Committee
- Ruffino and His Chronicles
- Bonetti and His Chronicles
- The Second Period of Concerted Recording Activity: The Barberis-Berto Period
- Reawakened Awareness and Renewed Effort
- Barberis and His Chronicles
- Berto and His Reports
- Third Period of Recording Activity: The Lemoyne-Viglietti Period
- Chronicling Don Bosco’s Last Years
- Lemoyne and His Chronicles
- Viglietti and His Chronicles
- Father Giulio Barberis and His Work As a Chronicler
- Giulio Barberis (1847-1927): Biographical Sketch
- Barberis’ Activity as a Chronicler
- Father Barberis’ Chronicles
- Structure of Barberis’ Autograph Little Chronicle
- Features of Barberis’ Autograph Little Chronicle
- Don Bosco at the Age of 60: Vignettes from Barberis’ Autograph Little Chronicle
- Don Bosco at His Daily Tasks
- Sidelight on Don Bosco’s Feast Day
- Mary Help of Christians Has Her Day
- Don Bosco Speaks of the Oratory and of the Salesian Society
- The Oratory, a Divinely Guided Experience to Be Handed Down
- A Well Formed and Divinely Guided Plan
- The Oratory Finds a Place of Its Own
- Minister Urbano Rattazzi Provides Illumination
- “School of Fire” and “Work of Mary Help of Christians”
- Comments on the Novitiate and Further Studies
- Plans for Salesian Cooperators, Men and Women
- Aspects of Don Bosco’s Educational Strategy
- Unusual Aspects of Don Bosco’s Missionary Commitment
- Missionary Strategy
- Editing the Missionaries’ Letters for the Purpose of Publicity
- Great Illusory Ideas
- Encyclopedic Bosco
- Speculations about the American Continent and Its Early Inhabitants
- Tobacco, Coffee and Archaeology, Too
- Tender Loving Care
- Conclusion