Author: salesianstudies
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Celebrating a Milestone
Join the Institute of Salesian Studies in the celebration of its founder’s 90th Birthday! Fr. Arthur Lenti continues to inspire many by his continured dedication to reasearch in many area’s of Salesian Studies, most notably so for his historical critical analysis of Don Bosco. It is fitting that his birthday falls on January 31st, the feast day of the…
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Pedagogy: Study Guide, Dec 2012
This issue of “Getting to Know Don Bosco” is packed with rich insights. We begin with insights from this November’s gathering of Salesian scholars in Turin, we get a sneak preview of what is to come in future study guides that focus on Don Bosco’s spirituality. Then Fr. Giuseppe Buccellato shares a diagram he made that outlines…
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Keep Your Hand Off the Self-Destruct Button
-Fr. John Roche, SDB Have you ever gotten close to a victory and then stopped trying? Have you ever prepared long and hard for a special test only to skip the test or fail miserably? I think there are moments in all of our lives when we nearly reach a summit only to stumble at…
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Educational Methodology – Intensive Courses 2013
– CLICK HERE TO REGISTER – The Institute of Salesian Studies is offering two weeks of intensive courses targeted for educators and youth ministers. Participants who complete the course will receive 3 continuing education units for each course. If you wish to take these courses for graduate credit, please contact the Director, Fr. John Roche.…
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Don Bosco: Educator
PDF – DB Study Guide – October 2012 As we move into our second year of studying our Founder, Don Bosco, we focus on his Educational Methodology. We call upon the work of Fr. Jack Finnegan, a Salesian scholar from Dublin, who launched this year’s study of Don Bosco by leading the USA Western Province in…
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Core Values
PDF – DB Study Guide – June & July 2012 Concluding a year of examining Don Bosco as a man of his times, we consider the core values of his life. Salesian Themes from Don Bosco’s Life. For a Salesian the mission is a threefold path of spiritual life… …The access offered everyday for achieving perfection;…
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Apologetics
PDF – DB Study Guide – April & May 2012 Don Bosco’s Place in History: Apologetics & Catholic Faith Don Bosco’s Defense of the Church in his Anti-Waldensian apologetic The idea of writing a history of the Church may have occurred to Don Bosco at the Convitto, when he was engaged in catechizing his young people on…
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Giving a Gift For Lent
-Fr. John Roche, SDB We usually associate gift-giving for Christmas and birthdays, but Lent is, in fact, the liturgical season par excellence for reflecting upon gift-giving and receiving. The whole journey of Lent is focused upon the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We follow the path of Christ through his public ministry to his…
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For Lent: Take off ‘First World’ Lenses and Learn the Reality of Others
-Fr. John Roche, SDB Recently I led a day of reflection for a wonderful bishop, Bishop Gerald Barnes of San Bernardino, his presbyteral council and his curia. I had been invited to share Salesian spirituality to offer some reflection on the Salesian Year of Youth. To model the central Salesian priority of youth serving youth,…