The Library
Three foundational texts on Don Bosco's Preventive System, freshly translated from the verbatim Italian originals and free to read. Public domain in the United States and most of the world.
The Preventive System in the Education of the Young
The 1877 treatise where Bosco first set down the three pillars: Reason, Religion, and Loving-kindness. The founding text of the Salesian pedagogical tradition.
Letter from Rome (10 May 1884)
Bosco's dream-narrative letter to his Salesians at Valdocco. He grieves the loss of amorevolezza, the affectionate presence among the boys, and pleads for its return. The practical companion to the 1877 treatise.
On the Punishments to Be Inflicted in Salesian Houses
The 1883 standing instruction to Salesian Rectors on correction. Patience, prudence, the spirit of a father, and the punishments that may be used when nothing else has worked.