In section Studi (Studies) there are the following essays:
- L’orfanotrofio comunale di Roma e i Salesiani: un progetto non riuscito (1923-1924) (The City Orphanage of Rome: an Unachieved Project) by Giorgio Rossi. The Salesians were willing to create a great educational pole in the most active centre of Rome, i.e. by the Termini Railway Station, comprising the Sacred Heart Institute for humanistic education and S. Maria degli Angeli for vocational training. But the project was never carried out, because educative and administrative autonomy, so well rooted in Salesian tradition, could not be guaranteed.
- Salesiani a Civitavecchia: 1928-1948 by Kamil Pozorski. This is a documented history of the Salesian House of Civitavecchia from its foundation (1928) till after WWII.
In section Fonti (Sources) there is the presentation of the text: Meditazione di don Giovanni Bosco sulla misericordia di Dio (20 luglio 1842). (Meditation of don Giovanni Bosco on the Mercy of God) Critical edition by Aldo Giraudo. The Priests who attended the Convitto ecclesiastico (Pastoral Institute) of Turin studied sacred eloquence and were invited to compose a full course of meditations. The sermon on Mercy is dated July 20th, 1842, and young Don Bosco presents his reflections starting from the parable of the Prodigal Son and of the Lost Sheep, to show the tenderness of God and exhort the congregation to not delay their conversion.
In section Nota (Note) there is a report on the Conference The Service of the Salesians and of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in WWI. Conference of Study. Mogliano Veneto, May 14th, 2016, by Maurizio Vito.
Finally, in section Recensioni (Reviews), there is a comment on numerous publications on subject related to Salesian personalities or activities.
The volume ends with Settore Repertorio bibliografico: 2008-2015, (Section Bibliographic Repertoire) prepared by Cinzia Angelucci and Stanisław Zimniak, which contains 936 titles (books, articles …) grouped in 7 thematic voices: Don Bosco, Società Salesiana, Istituto Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice, Famiglia Salesiana, Missioni, Spiritualità and Santità.
