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Abruzzese, John

• "Francis de Sales & the Heart of Jesus" (article.pdf)

Aubry, Joseph

• "Role of the Salesians (of Don Bosco) within the Salesian Family" (booklet.pdf)

Ceresko, Anthony

• "A Hermeneutical Strategy for a Liberationist Interpretation of St. Francis de Sales (article.pdf)
• "The Interpretation of the Song of Songs in St. Francis de Sales" (article.pdf)
• "Reinterpreting the Direction of Intention" (article.pdf)
• "Salesian Simplicity" (article.pdf)
• "To reward them afterwards ... Eschatology and St. Francis de Sales' Direction of Intention or Right Intending of Deeds" (article.pdf)

Chambelland, Jules

• "St. Francis de Sales and His Portraits" (article.pdf) 

Corrignan, Francois

• "The Universal Call to Holiness" (article.pdf)

Crossin, John

• "Reflections on Salesian Anthropology" (chapter.pdf)

DAILEY, Thomas F.

• "A Song of Prayer: Reading the Canticle of Canticles with St. Francis de Sales" (article.pdf) 
• "An Introduction to the Introduction:  On the 400th Anniversary of de Sales' Devout Life"  (presentation.pdf) 
• "As the Salesian/Oblate World Turns" (seminar.pdf)
• "Center Valley Has Reason to Hope" (commentary)
• "Eucharist and the Theopoetics of Encounter according to St. Francis de Sales" (article.pdf)
• "Jewel of Perfection: The Spiritual Directory as a Privileged Means of Propagating the Salesian Spirit" (article) 
• "John Paul II, Francis de Sales, and the World Day of Communications" (presentation.pdf)
• "Peace Without Justice: Not Only Possible But Necessary!" (lecture.pdf)
• "Playful Prayer: Imagination and the Task of Theology in a Salesian Perspective" (chapter.pdf)
• Praying with Francis de Sales (book) (excerpt.pdf)
• St. Francis de Sales and the Canticle of Canticles (translation) 
• "St. Jane de Chantal and the Culture of Sanctity" (conference.pdf)
• "Something Sacred: The Real Contribution of Salesian Spirituality for Our Virtual Culture" (conference.pdf)
• "The Eucharist:  Martyrdom of Love" (sermon.pdf)
• "The 'Real' Story on St. Francis de Sales" (article.pdf)
• "The Soulful Homily" (article.pdf)
• "To Live & Learn ... It Helps To Hope!" (article.pdf)
• "Two Saints You Meet in Heaven:  Paul & Francis de Sales" (mission.pdf)

DiMauro, Joseph

• "School Leadership Formation in the Salesian Tradition" (paper.pdf)

English, Audrey

• "St. Francis de Sales and St. Thomas Aquinas" (article)

Fiorelli, Lewis

• "A Christian Humanist Education" (commencement address.pdf)
• "Christian Anthropology: A Salesian Perspective (article.pdf)
• "Christian Humanism" (newsletter.pdf)
• "Compassion in Oblate Ministry" (paper.pdf)
• "Imitating Jesus Today: A Salesian Contribution" (article.pdf)
• "The Spiritual Directory Today" (lecture.pdf) 
• "Spiritual Friendship" (newsletter.pdf)
• "St. Leonie Aviat/Mother Frances de Sales Aviat: The Newest Salesian Saint" (commentary.pdf)

Kleinman, Ruth

• "The Ecumenism of St. Francis de Sales" (article.pdf)

Revolution in Charity  (text only) introduction chapter 1 - charity in retrospect chapter 2 - the upsurge of mystical religion chapter 3 - the Treatise on the Love of God chapter 4 - Philothea chapter 5 - the Order of the Visitation chapter 6 - an evaluation bibliography

Koch, Susanne Kjekshus

• "The Dynamics of Love" (link)

Leitner, Sebastian

• "Introducing the Introduction" (article.pdf)

Maguire, Erin

• "What Salesian Spirituality Teaches College Students" (article.pdf)

Marceau, William

• "The Influence of Italian and Spanish Mystics on St. Francis de Sales" (article.pdf)

Margeton, Margaret

• "St. Francis de Sales and the Universal Call to Holiness" (article.pdf)

McDonnell, Eunan

• "A Salesian Understanding of Prayer" (paper.pdf)

McKeown, Joanne

• "A Saint and Physician Write about Healing: Literary Cures by Savoy's Francis de Sales and Antoine Despine " (presentation.pdf)

Nazareth, Armind

• "Live Jesus:  Historical Background of the Introduction to the Devout Life" (article.pdf)

Plaushin, Mark

• "Salesian Spirituality and Stemming Anxiety during Combat Operations" (article.pdf)

POCETTO, Alexander T.

• "Community, Communication, and Ecstasy" (paper.pdf)  
• "Compassionate Love & Salesian Spirituality" (paper.pdf)
• The Concept of Freedom in St. Francis de Sales, by Eunan MacDonald (preface)
• "DeSales' Vision of Ecclesial and Consecrated Life" (article)
• "Ecclesial Dimensions of Salesian Thought" (monograph.pdf)
• "Francis de Sales, Galileo, and the Autonomy of Modern Science" (paper.pdf)
• "Francis de Sales' Ecclesial Vision of the Religious or Consecrated Life" (article)
• "Freedom to Love:  A Close Reading of Francis de Sales' Letter of 14 October 1604 to Jane de Chantal" (seminar.pdf)
• "From Despair to Hope:  One Student's (Francis de Sales, 1567-1622) Struggle with Truth" (lecture.pdf)
• "Getting Love Right:  A Salesian Conception of Love in General"  (lecture)
• "An Introduction to Salesian Anthropology" (paper.pdf)
• "Jean Pierre Camus (1584-1652) as Disseminator of Salesian Spirituality" (paper.pdf)
• "Love and Critical Thinking: A Salesian Reflection" (paper.pdf)
• "Mary de Sales Chappuis (1796-1875) as Apostle of the Salesian Spirit" (paper) 
• "On Being Human: A Salesian Perspective" (op-ed.pdf)
• "Rabelais, Francis de Sales and the Abbaye de Theleme" (paper.pdf)
• "Self-acceptance, Self-knowledge, and Salesian Spirituality" (conference.pdf) 
• "Self-acceptance, Not Self-esteem, as a Basic Principle of Salesian Pedagogy (article.pdf) 
• "Spiritual Friendship in Salesian Spirituality" (paper.pdf)
• "The Image of Jacob's Ladder in the Writings of St. Francis de Sales" (seminar.pdf)
• "The Salesian Mission of DeSales University"  (lecture.pdf)
• "The Spiritual Directory in the American Oblate Tradition" (paper.pdf)
• "The Sternness of the Gentle Francis de Sales (1567-1622)" (not yet available) 

Power, Joseph

• Finding God Wherever You Are - "Introduction" (excerpt.pdf) 
• "The Passions: A Salesian Perspective" (paper.pdf)

Reese, James

• "The Introduction to Prayer Life according to St. Francis de Sales" (article.pdf)

Sankarathil, John

• "Pope John Paul II and Saint Francis de Sales" (article.pdf)

Sbordone, Marie Chantal, VHM  

• "Mary's Role in the Faith Crisis of St. Francis de Sales" (paper.pdf)

Stopp, Elisabeth

• "St. Francis de Sales at Clermont College" (article.pdf)

Winklehner, Herbert

• "St. Francis de Sales: Patron of Journalists" (series.pdf)

Wright, Wendy

• "Birthing Jesus: A Salesian Understanding of the Christian Life" (article.pdf)
• "Francis de Sales & Jane de Chantal and the Ministry of Love" (lecture.pdf)
• "Francois de Sales: Gentleness and Civility" (article)
• "Margaret Mary Alacoque and the Relational Mystery of the Visitation of Holy May" (article.pdf)
• "Spiritual Friendship & Spiritual Direction in the Salesian World" (article.pdf)
• "The Spiritual Friendship of Francis de Sales & Jane de Chantal" (article.pdf)

Visitation Monastery of St. Louis (MO)

• "Salesian Talks" (link to online index)

• on topics from the Letters of Spiritual Direction
  • "Francis the Humanist"
  • "The Two Wills of God"
  • "Finding God in the Busyness of the World"
  • "Living in the Moment"
  • "Heart Spirituality"
  • "The Little Virtues"

• on topics relative to  St. Jane de Chantal
  • "Staying Sane"
  • "Jane's Prayer as a Widow"
  • "Meditation as Prayer"
  • "Guided Prayer Experience"
  • "Mother's Love"
  • "Salesian Spirituality: The Gift of Two Saints"
  • "Heart of Jesus"
  • "Visitation Charism"

Visitation Monastery of Tyringham (MA)

• Sacred Heart talks (link to online index)
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St. FRANCIS DE SALES

St. JANE DE CHANTAL

• "Love is as strong as death" (memoir.pdf)
• "Practicing Childlike Faith in the Ordinary Circumstances of Life" (excerpt.pdf)

Papal Documents

• Pius IX, "Urbis et Orbis" -- decree concerning St. Francis de Sales as Doctor of the Church (document.pdf)
• Pius IX, "Dives in misericordia Deus" -- apostolic letter proclaiming St. Francis de Sales a Doctor of the Church (document.pdf)
   
• Pius XI, "Rerum omnium perturbationem" --  apostolic letter on the third centenary of the death of St. Francis de Sales (document.pdf)
   
• Paul VI, "Sabaudiae Gemma" -- apostolic letter on the 400th anniversary of the birth of St. Francis de Sales (document.pdf)
   
• John Paul II
  • discourse to religious during his pilgrimage to Annecy, 7 October 1986 (link to text)
  • homily during his pilgrimage visit to Annecy, 7 October 1986 (link to text)
  • letter to the bishop of Annecy on the 400th anniversary of the episcopal ordination of St. Francis de Sales (link to text)

Salesian Devotions  

• the Memorare of St. Francis de Sales (text.pdf)
• method for praying the Rosary (text.pdf)
• method for praying the Stations of the Cross (text.pdf)
• novena to St. Francis de Sales (text.pdf)

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