Lasallian Advent Calendar
By georgefsc / December 1, 2019
Check out the Advent Calendar that features a variety of Lasallian ministries across the globe. Each day provides information and links about one of the many projects that Lasallians are involved with around the world. One will be revealed on each day of Advent, so come back and see what...
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Lasallian Reflection – November 2019 – Gratitude’s Abundance
By georgefsc / November 27, 2019
Photo by Rosie Kerr on Unsplash To whom ought we to give ourselves if not to the One from whom we have received everything. … This thought and the gratitude we owe him for all his goodness to us ought to have frequently occupied our minds and touched our hearts during this year....
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Lasallian Reflection – Oct 2019 – The Synergizing Prerequisite for Genuine Education
By georgefsc / October 1, 2019
Photo by Randy Fath on Unsplash Example makes a much greater impression on the mind and the heart than words, especially for children ... They are led more readily to do what they see done for them than what they hear told to them. - St. John Baptist de La Salle[1] October 13th...
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Lasallian Reflection – Sep 2019 – The Dance of Grace & Faith
By georgefsc / August 31, 2019
Photo by Andrew Seaman on Unsplash Applying ourselves to the presence of God is a most useful practice; be faithful to it. - St. John Baptist de La Salle[1] There has been a lot of press over David Brook’s new book, The Second Mountain. In one section, he talks about...
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Lasallian Reflection – August 2019 – Our Encounters [insert verb] Our Vocation
By georgefsc / August 1, 2019
The remembrance of God’s presence will be a great advantage in helping you and in inspiring you to do all your actions well. - St. John Baptist de La Salle[1] Like De La Salle himself, we keep coming back to that central, shimmering, pregnant insight about remembering God’s presence in...
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Lasallian Reflection – July 2019 – Remaining In God’s Presence
By georgefsc / July 1, 2019
All you need and all God wants of you is that you remain in his presence. - St. John Baptist de La Salle - [1] The quotation above is from one of the few letters that we have from the thousands that De La Salle wrote. While it is...
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Lasallian Reflection – June 2019 – What Will You Do This Summer?
By georgefsc / May 31, 2019
I do not like to make the first move in any endeavor. … I leave it to Divine Providence to make the first move and then I am satisfied. When it is clear that I am acting only under the direction of Providence, I have nothing to reproach myself with....
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Lasallian Reflection – May 2019 – Why Lasallian Education Endures
By georgefsc / May 2, 2019
Be convinced that, provided you are willing, you can do more with the help of God’s grace than you imagine." - St. John Baptist de La Salle - Why is it that this particular educational vision and approach–what we call Lasallian education–has stood the test of time, going strong 340...
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Lasallian Reflection – April 2019 – Simplicity Isn’t So Simple
By georgefsc / April 1, 2019
The more you act with simplicity in regard to what is to be observed, the more the practice of it will become easy for you. - St. John Baptist de La Salle [1] For those of you who have been to Disneyland – and not just for a quickie...
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Lasallian Reflection – March 2019 – From Here to Eternity
By georgefsc / March 1, 2019
You have to suffer a constant martyrdom that is no less violent for the spirit than Saint Bartholomew’s was for his body. You must, so to speak, tear off your own skin, which Saint Paul calls the old man, in order to be clothed with the Spirit of Jesus Christ,...
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Lasallian Reflection – February 2019 – A Well-Played Match
By georgefsc / January 31, 2019
It is entirely contrary to decorum to grow overexcited when you play. Still, you should not play in a careless manner nor lose deliberately as a way of flattering your opponent. This would make the person with whom you are playing think that you care little about contributing to...
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The Feast of the Epiphany
By georgefsc / January 3, 2019
Here is a video about the Epiphany. There is also a PDF prayer and reflection that can be used with groups. The text of the video is below. The short 12 verses in Matthew’s Gospel that describe the story of the three kings – and by the way, nowhere does it say that...
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Lasallian Reflection – January 2019 – Where Our Hope Lies
By georgefsc / January 2, 2019
People living in the world think very little about God and have little concern about their salvation. Their sole occupation is usually with their temporal affairs and the needs of the body. It would seem that most have nothing to hope for or to fear beyond this present life....
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Lasallian Reflection – December 2018 – The Gift of Silence
By georgefsc / November 30, 2018
Luc Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920) Rest on the Flight into Egypt – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Have you ever been in a place where it is so quiet that the absence of sound begets a unique richness and palpable substance? The anticipated “nothing” turns inside out, and a very...
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