10 Keynote Addresses from an International Convention

The following 10 papers deal with a wide variety of themes which have their origin in the spirituality, life, and writings of Francis de Sales. Here various keynote speakers will give an address of a pedagogical, historical, ecclesiological and spiritual nature and deepen and broaden the knowledge of SFS. These Papers are from the International Convention Held at the Pontifical Salesian University, Rome (18th to 20th November 2022). For more details about the Convention click here

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The name in the bracket is the person who presented the paper)

1. Educational convergences between SFS and Don Bosco (Michael Vojtas)

2. Mary in the life and thought of Francis de Sales. Paths and contexts of Marian Devotion  (Antonio Escudero)

3. Francis de Sales and the Protestants: the duty of Christian charity (Emile A Amougou)

4. Peter, the foundation and not the founder of the Church  (Aimable Musoni)

5. Contemplation and action in Francis de Sales: hints for a journey of Christian and religious formation (Giuseppe Roggia)

6. Sacred eloquence in the 16th century and the theological-pastoral criteria of the preaching of St. Francis de Sales (Vincenzo Marinelli)

7. Living the experience of restlessness in a peaceful way; Xavier Thévenot in the footsteps of Francis de Sales  (Thierry La Goaziou)

8.  “My Very Dear Daughter” François de Sales and Women (Wendy Wright)

9. Called to holiness: the proposal of St. Francis de Sales and Pope Francis (Eugenio Alburquerque)

10. The 'Latin' letters of Saint Francis de Sales to Antoine Favre (Miran Sajovic)

11. Conclusion (Ezio Bolis)

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