October 9, Saint Jaime Hilario, FSC, and the Martyrs of Turon
By georgefsc / September 20, 2020
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. These used to be two separate commemorations - that of Br. Jaime Hilario, and that of the Brother Martyrs of Turon. They are now commemorated together on the same date. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There is a...
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September 27 – Blessed Brother Scubilion, FSC
By georgefsc / September 19, 2020
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There is a video that were done by Mr. Ed Sirois for his school community. 2) There is a book that provides the story of his life. 3) Further online information and links may be...
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Lasallian Reflection – September 2020 – Finding Simplicity & Focus
By georgefsc / August 31, 2020
“The more uncomplicated your view of faith, the more surely you will be disposed to simplicity of action and conduct, which is the disposition God wants of you.” - St. John Baptist de La Salle[1] Artists, mystics, and children have an advantage over most of the rest of folks....
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August 13 – Saint Benilde Romancon, FSC
By georgefsc / August 11, 2020
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There is a video that were done by Mr. Ed Sirois for his school community. 2) There is a book that provides the story of his life. 3) Further online information and links may be found...
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Lasallian Reflection – August 2020 – AND THEN THERE ARE THE DETAILS
By georgefsc / August 1, 2020
When the students begin to write, it will be useful and appropriate to give them a stick of the thickness of a pen to hold. On the sticks, there will be three grooves, two on the right and one on the left. These grooves indicate the places where the three...
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May 19 – Blessed Br. Raphael Rafiringa, FSC
By georgefsc / May 14, 2020
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There is a very fine video that was done by Mr. Ed Sirois for his school community. 2) There is a larger PDF biography of his available online, and a nice handout...
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May 15 – St. John Baptist de La Salle
By georgefsc / May 8, 2020
This is the day when many Lasallian institutions celebrate the life and heritage of St. John Baptist de La Salle is celebrated. It was on May 15, 1950, that De La Salle was promulgated as the Special Patron of All Teacher of Youth by the Catholic Church. And therefore that May...
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May 8 – Our Lady of the Star
By georgefsc / April 28, 2020
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There are not many resources that speak about this devotion, or its association with the "Brothers of the Christian Schools of Mercy." However, this website about the shrine provides some context for this...
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April 27 – Blessed Nicolas Roland
By georgefsc / April 17, 2020
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There are a number of Lasalliana articles about Nicolas Roland, and a good biography online.. 2) Further online information and links may be found at Wikipedia, WikiVisually, and other places. 3) Various kinds of...
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April 16 – Our Lady of Good Counsel
By georgefsc / April 6, 2020
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There is a short video about this feast, one of a number of such videos on YouTube. This one seems to have been the most popular. 2) Further online information about this feast...
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April 7 – Death of De La Salle
By georgefsc / April 1, 2020
This is the day on the Catholic Church calendar when the life of St. John Baptist de La Salle is celebrated. April 7, 2019, will be the 300th anniversary of De La Salle's death. In the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, founded by St. John Baptist de...
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Lasallian Reflection – March/April 2020 – THE THREADS THAT REMAIN
By georgefsc / March 26, 2020
Take care not to let yourself be discouraged by anxieties and ailments; life is full of them. Leave aside all your worry about the present and all your anxiety about the future; occupy yourselves with what you have to do at each moment as it is given to you, and...
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Coronavirus Prayer
By georgefsc / March 9, 2020
With the rise of incidents of coronavirus around the world, you may be interested in THIS prayer, composed by an editor at Amercia magazine, about the virus and its effect on others
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February 13 – Br. James Miller, FSC
By georgefsc / February 10, 2020
In the afternoon of February 13, 1982, at the age of 37, in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Brother James (Santiago) Miller was shot several times by three men and he died instantly. Attempts to identify the assassins were unsuccessful. After funeral rites in Guatemala and in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he was buried in the...
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Lasallian Reflection – February 2020 – GIVER-TAKER & TALKER-DOER
By georgefsc / February 6, 2020
Jesus Christ compares those who have charge of souls to a good shepherd who has great care for the sheep. One quality he must possess, according to our Savior, is to know each one of them individually. This ought also to be one of the main concerns of those who...
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