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
• Some Details of the Pioneer Salesian Work in New York City
• The Plant Becomes a Tree
• Conclusion