Don Bosco’s surname
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The Leisure of Don Bosco
The concept of “doing nothing” didn’t exist in Don Bosco’s mind, not even when he...
The “Little” Priest of Valdocco
Over time, there has been no shortage of caricatures and superficial judgments about Don Giovanni...
Don Bosco and Pope Pius IX
Don Bosco was profoundly faithful to the Church and to Pope Pius IX, whom he...
“Everything for you… until my last breath”
The room where Don Bosco actually breathed his last (Valdocco, Turin) “It costs me...
And who is Don Bosco?
To understand Don Bosco, one must perhaps consider contrasting judgements, the voices of the Church,...
Don Bosco in a stagecoach
How far and how did the Saint of Youth travel? Let us retrace these paths....
That Hail Mary of don Bosco’s
The meeting between Don Bosco and the young Bartolomeo Garelli, which took place on 8...
Don Bosco with his Salesians
If Don Bosco happily joked with his boys to see them cheerful and serene, he...
Don Bosco and the Church of the Holy Shroud
The Holy Shroud of Turin, one of Christianity’s most revered relics, has a thousand-year history...
Don Bosco and the titles of Our Lady
Don Bosco’s devotion to Mary stems from a filial and vibrant relationship with Mary’s maternal...
St Dominic Savio. The places of his childhood
Saint Dominic Savio, the “little great saint,” lived his brief but intense childhood among the...
The “Good Night”
One evening, saddened by a certain general indiscipline noticed at the Valdocco Oratory among...
Fr Rinaldi at the Becchi
Blessed Don Filippo Rinaldi, the third successor of Don Bosco, is remembered as an extraordinary...
Don Bosco and music
For the education of his youngsters Don Bosco made much use of music. Even...
Where was Don Bosco born?
On the first anniversary of Don Bosco’s death his Past Pupils wanted to continue...
Don Bosco and the Consolata
The oldest pillar in the Becchi area appears to date back to 1700. It...
Don Bosco and Italian
Piedmont in the early 19th century was still a peripheral area compared to the...
Don Bosco, politics and the social question
Did Don Bosco do politics? Yes, but not in the immediate sense of the word....
Don Bosco’s last will and testament
With a will, as we know, someone disposes of their belongings for the time...
Don Bosco and ecumenical dialogue
Ecumenism is a movement that arose at the beginning of the 20th century among...
Don Bosco and animals
Did Don Bosco love animals? Are they present in his life? And what relationship did...
Don Bosco and his mother
The 150th anniversary of Don Bosco’s birth was commemorated in 1965. Among the conferences...
Don Bosco and the marenghi
In 1849, the printer G. B. Paravia published Il sistema metrico decimale ridotto a...
Don Bosco and his date of birth
The archives speak of 16 August: but there is a curious and affectionate interpretation. The...
Don Bosco’s gaze
But who would believe it? Don Bosco’s ‘vision’ was such that he… saw so many...
Don Bosco’s benefactors
Doing good for the young requires not only dedication but also huge material and financial...
Don Bosco and his daily crosses
Don Bosco’s life had much suffering but he bore it all with heroic humility and...
Don Bosco, la Salette, Lourdes
In the month that recalls the apparitions at Lourdes for us, we take the opportunity...
Don Bosco and the Bible
In a chapter of the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation promulgated by the Second Vatican...