by Michael Mendl, SDB

Subjects:

• Introduction
• The New York Context
• The City of New York
• The Church in New York
• Italians in New York
• Italians and the Church in New York
• The Salesians in New York: Settling In
• Arrival
• Initial Efforts among the Italians
• Increased Personnel for the Italian Mission
• The Salesians in New York: Firm Establishment
• Acceptance of Transfiguration Parish
• Reaching beyond the Italians
• The Extraordinary Visitation of Father Albera
• Father Paul Albera in New York
• Aftermath of the Visitation
• Expansion to Troy
• Developments at Transfiguration
• More Possibilities for Expansion
• Return to Saint Brigid’s Parish
• Stabilizing the Italian Mission
• Turning the Italian Mission into a Parish
• Conclusion