https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2015.2.17
The Salesians, who celebrate this year the 200th anniversary of the birth of their founder, St. John Bosco, are called to respond to the contemporary challenges in the field of education. One of them is the search for answers in today’s society. It is characterized by chaos in the field of values, liberal approach to tradition, culture, and religion.
In this situation, the Salesians seek to ensure pupil existential sense of stability and security. It is achieved by an educational system based on reason, religion, and love. It can assist in the education of the whole person. Another area to search for answers is the family. The Salesians cannot forget that parents are the first educators. That is why we, as Salesians, and the parents together aim to seek the integral education of the younger generation. Emphasized by St. John Bosco, in this context love means a value indicating the direction of family education: to educate by love for love. Today, however, parents need instruction support in their work. This may mean family catechesis and catechesis of adults. Therefore the Salesians should be more open to educating adults so that parents would be more aware of their Christian duties. The last area to finding answers to the challenges are existing educational in- stitutions in the Salesian Congregation. The first is the oratory, somewhat today neglected by the Polish Salesians. Meanwhile, the chance of an education can be attained due to the fact that religion and culture are to be combined.
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