Category archives for volume 01
by Arthur J. Lenti, SDB Subjects: Don Bosco nella storia della cultura popolare, ed. Francesco Traniello (Collana Il Popolo Cristiano). Torino: SEI, 1987. (392 pages.) Don Bosco nella Chiesa a servizio dell’umanita: Studi e testimonianze (Istituto Storico Salesiano – Roma, Studi – 5), ed. Pietro Braido. Roma: LAS, 1987. [430 pages.) Don Bosco Fondatore della […]
by Arthur J. Lenti, SDB Subjects: Fr. John Baptist Lemoyne (1839-1916)-A Biographical Sketch Early Years Seminary Formation and Priestly Ordination Meeting With Don Bosco One Year with Don Bosco and Perpetual Profession Director of the Salesian School at Lanzo (1865-1877) Local Spiritual Director of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians at Momese and Nizza […]
by Arthur J. Lenti, SDB see the online journal version here Subjects: Early Sketches Dr. Charles D’Espiney’s Don Bosco and its Enghlish Language Counterparts Biography in the Miracle-Oriented, Laudatory Tradition Criticism of Dr. D’Espiney’s Biography Dr. D’Espiney’s Dom Bosco for the English-speaking public Miss McMahon Translation of 1884 Mrs. Barker’s 1885 Adaptation of D’Espiney Dom […]
by Michael Ribotta, SDB see the online journal version here Subjects: Education in Light of Don Bosco’s Historical Contex: Intentional Suppression Literacy Rates The Ambitions of a Poor Priest John Bosco Early Efforts The Metric System The Primacy of Morality in Education Finding Educators Parallels and Improvements from Lancasterian Education Tensions: Linguistic Regionalism Epic Secular Literature: Important Secular […]
by John Itzaina, SDB Subjects: Don Bosco’s First Encouter with Mademoiselle Clara Louvet Clara Louvet: A brief Sketch Content and Purpose of the Letters An Intimate and Touching Letter Clara and the Salesian Sisters A Non-Religious Vocation to Sainthood Parallels with Saint Francis de Sales and Saint Jane de Chantal
Essay review of MEMOIRS OF THE ORATORY OF SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES FROM 1815 TO 1855: The Autobiography of Saint John Bosco, Translated by Daniel Lyons, SDB, With notes and commentary by Eugenio Ceria, SDB; Lawrence Castelvecchi, SDB; and Michael Mendl, SDB. New Rochelle, New York: Don Bosco Publications, 1989. reviewed by Arthur J. Lenti, […]