August 13 – Saint Benilde Romancon, FSC
August 16, 2018
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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May 19 – Blessed Br. Raphael Rafiringa, FSC
May 14, 2018
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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New Book Available
May 9, 2018
This new publication by the Lasallian Publications Committee of the Region of North America provides 52 stories from Lasallian school ministries, child and family youth service ministries, and retreat ministries. Each story focuses on how the “holy presence of God” has been experienced or seen through the eyes of personal...
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May 15 – St. John Baptist de La Salle
May 8, 2018
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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NEW Footsteps Website
May 1, 2018
The redesigned In the Footsteps of De La Salle website is now available, in time to mark the memorial of Saint John Baptist de La Salle on April 7. Originally launched in 2012, the Footsteps website takes visitors on a virtual pilgrimage of the major Lasallian historical sites in France....
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May 8 – Our Lady of the Star
April 28, 2018
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
April 17, 2018
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
April 12, 2018
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
April 5, 2018
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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Video Intro – Meditations for the Time of Retreat
March 10, 2018
There is a new video that introduces the Meditations for the Time of Retreat. It is the first of a series of planned videos that introduce the major Lasallian texts, so that others may be given a quick overview of their contents, context, and relevance for today's Lasallian world. This...
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February 9 – St. Miguel Febres Cordero, FSC, of Ecuador
January 31, 2018
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. There are also a large number of videos in Spanish about him, including this one featuring...
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January 30th – Feast of St. Br. Mutien-Marie Wiaux, FSC
January 13, 2018
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) A small booklet - currently out of print - may be available in a local...
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The Feast of the Epiphany
January 7, 2018
The Season of Christmas ends just after the Feast of the Epiphany, commemorating the visit of the Magi to the manger in Bethlehem. This video is the last in the Advent/Christmas series, looking at both the "facts" behind the star of Bethlehem and the implications of the Gospel story in...
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New Christmas Reflection Video
December 30, 2017
We are now in the Season of Christmas, which runs from December 25th through January 8th, the Baptism of the Lord. For this season, a short video was created that includes a Lasallian perspective of the feast. The text of the reflection is below, and the video is HERE. So...
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Advent Video Reflection Series
December 30, 2017
The Season of Advent prepares us for Christmas, and it is a good opportunity to reflect about what it is that we are waiting for. These short 7-minute Lasallian reflections take the Gospel for each Sunday of Advent, along with the meditation that St. John Baptist de La Salle wrote...
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