4235_Good Christmas gift - History of Don Bosco Friends 1888-1965

4235_Good Christmas gift - History of Don Bosco Friends 1888-1965

The perception of St John Bosco outside the Salesian Works' between 1888 and 1965

December 26, 2016

By Fr. Stanislaw Zimniak, SDB and Sr. Grazia Loparco, FMA

RMG, 26 December 2016 -- As good Christmas gift for Salesian history readers the Acts of the DB200 Salesian History Congress Acts are finally published by the LAS (UPS - Rome) University Press. The collection edited by Fr. Zimniak and Sr. Loparco is entitled 'Percezione della figura di Don Bosco all'esterno dell'Opera Salesiana' (The perception of St John Bosco outside the Salesian Works') between 1888 and 1965.

Although the 900 pages strong volume may discouraged the EAO readers, it's a wonderful deep insight into the Don Bosco Friends stories world wide. The International Congress was held last November 2015 with a large participation of Salesian Family members from four continents. All contributions are published in the original language: Italiano, Spanish, English, French and Portoghese.

There are also three deep stories from our EAO region:

  1. The perception of St. John Bosco in the Philippines during the 20th century (Nestor Impelido) p 765-790, ENG

      2. First perceptions by non Salesians, by diocesan bishops, the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM) and Saint John Bosco, Schools of St John Bosco in the Philippines, Don Bosco Corporation

  2. La figura di Don Bosco per il popolo e i giovani in Thailandia 'Un Cuore di Padre' (Anna Grassi) p 791-806, ITA

      3. Testimonials prof. John Bosco Thanya (Salesian cooperator, committed Catholic Christian)

      Testimonials prof. John Bosco Phibun Yongkamoi (education dream realized through the dynamism of 'Sarasat' schools chain in Thailand,

  3. Don Bosco in mainland China. A case study on reports from Shenbao: Shanghai News, 1929-1949 (Rachel Zhu Xiaohong - Carlo Socol) p 373-394

      4. Don Bosco Commemoration, Music - theater - sports, Don Bosco Group, Conference on Child relief work', hardship in times of Second World War in Shanghai.

The full text of the ACTS is available on the Boscolink (coming soon!)