The shepherdess, the sheep and lambs (1867)
St John Bosco In the following passage, Don Bosco, founder of the Valdocco Oratory, recounts a dream he...
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The Little Lambs and the Summer Storm (1878)
The dreamlike tale that follows, recounted by Don Bosco on the evening of 24 October...
Visiting Rome with Don Bosco. Chronicle of his first trip to Rome
The first time Don Bosco went to Rome was in 1858, from February 18 to...
The cricket and the Coin
Fr Bruno FERRERO A wise man from India had a close friend who lived in Milan. They had...
Educating the Faculties of Our Spirit with Saint Francis de Sales
P. Wirth MORAND St. Francis de Sales presents the spirit as the highest part of the soul, governed...
Is Confession Still Necessary?
Redaktor strony The Sacrament of Confession, often overlooked in today’s hectic world, remains for the Catholic Church...
Young people’s gifts to Mary (1865)
In a dream recounted by Don Bosco in the Chronicle of the Oratory, dated May...
Election of the 266th Successor of Saint Peter
Every death or resignation of a Pontiff opens one of the most delicate phases in...
When the Lord Knocks
P. Fabio ATTARD A confrere told me, “Father, we only need your closeness, your listening, your prayer. This...
The way to hell paved with feeble resolutions (1873)
San Giovanni Bosco recounts in a “good night” the result of a long plea to...