The Child and the Old Man
Fr Bruno FERRERO The child: “Sometimes I drop my spoon.” The old man: “It often happens to me...
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Christmas with Don Bosco and his boys
BSOL Editor At the beginning of the Christmas novena in December 1859, Don Bosco offered the young...
Nostalgia
I am a medical oncologist with long years of professional work. I started attending the...
Monsters that Hurt Young People (1865)
St John Bosco In this lively account, dated 24 February 1865, Don Bosco speaks to his pupils about...
The shepherdess, the sheep and lambs (1867)
In the following passage, Don Bosco, founder of the Valdocco Oratory, recounts a dream he...
Beatification of Camille Costa de Beauregard. And afterwards…?
The diocese of Savoy and the city of Chambéry experienced three historic days on 16,...
Fifth missionary dream: Peking (1886)
During the night of April 9th, Don Bosco had a new missionary dream, which he...
The Servant of God Andrej Majcen: a Salesian completely dedicated to the young
Prof. Lodovica Maria ZANET This year marks the 25th anniversary of the passing into eternity of the Servant of...
One million children pray the Rosary
‘If one million children pray the Rosary, the world will change’ (St Pio of Pietrelcina...
St Francis de Sales catechises the children
P. Wirth MORAND Formed in Christian doctrine from childhood, in his family environment, then in schools, and...
The Dream of the Elephant (1863)
Unable to give the strenna to his pupils on the last day of the year,...
Don Bosco’s educational journey (2/2)
(continuation from previous article) The market for young workers The historical time in which Don...
Don Bosco’s educational journey (1/2)
Following the paths of the heart Don Bosco wept at the sight of the boys...
Don Bosco’s dream is more alive than ever
Ángel Card. FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME Faced with everything that I am seeing in the Salesian world, I feel I can...
Bullying. A new thing? It was also around in Don Bosco’s time
Fr Francesco MOTTO It is certainly no mystery for those who know the “living reality” of Valdocco, so...