AXIS Website
An online journal of Lasallian Higher Education sharing original scholarly and creative works about Lasallian Catholic Higher Education. AXIS is a free, open-access, electronic, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary periodical published twice per year. Lasallian bibliography links are in the description below.
A listing of all the volumes and the articles they contain may be found HERE.
Digital Journal of Lasallian Research
An online journal sponsored by the center of the Institute in Rome and focusing on a variety of Lasallian topics. All papers are in PDF format.
Lasallian Saints of Yesterday … and Tomorrow
This is an overview of all of the Lasallian Saints, Blesseds, and other who are being considered for canonization – as of 2013.
The Letters of John Baptist de La Salle
A collection of the 150 extant letters of St. John Baptist de La Salle, addressed to Brothers, members of his family, religious of other communities, and lay persons. Extensive commentary and historical context is included for all the letters.
The Rules of Christian Decorum and Civility
A book written by John Baptist de La Salle as a reader for inner-city boys, showing the way that they should comport themselves and behave in polite society. This is a classic work on politeness, and fun to read.
Collection of Various Short Treatises
A small book of inspirational texts that were put together by John Baptist de La Salle as a companion to the Rule of the Institute and meant to be regularly read and consulted. The oldest printed copy of this book that we have is from 1711, although its first publication was probably 1705.
Explanation of the Method of Interior Prayer
A modern translation of a classic introduction to prayer that was provided by St. John Baptist de La Salle for his Brothers. It provides a detailed outline of the components and goals of the kind of interior prayer constantly advocated and practiced by him and by the Brothers.
Religious Instructions and Exercises of Piety for Christian Schools
This book brings together two smaller works by John Baptist de La Salle: 1) Instructions and Prayer for Holy Mass, Confession, and Communion, with Methodical Instruction by Questions and Answers on How to Confess Well, and 2) Exercises of Piety to Be Performed During the Day in the Christian Schools, which includes a number of hymns.
St. John Baptist de La Salle: The Message of His Catechism
A comprehensive analysis of the catechism written by St. John Baptist de La Salle, with one eye towards doctrine and the other towards the youth of his time.
Sacred Scripture in the Spirituality of Saint John Baptist de La Salle
This work examines the relationship between Sacred Scripture and St. John Baptist de La Salle’s unique spirituality.
Berulle and the French School: Selected Writings
John Baptist de La Salle was a man of his times. This work provides the cultural and religious environment and major figures that influenced his life.
De La Salle: A City Saint and the Liberation of the Poor Through Education
The most recent and most comprehensive biography of John Baptist de La Salle in English by Br. Alfred Calcutt, FSC.
This work is an impressive biography that provides many contextual details about De La Salle’s time, and significant mini-biographies of many of those who were part of De La Salle’s life. If there is information in English on something related to John Baptist de La Salle, it would be found in this book.
For those who would like a PDF copy of the book, HERE is the link. (10 MB)
An Educator and a Saint at Grips with the Society of His Time: John Baptist de La Salle (1651-1718)
A very accessible orientation to the seventeenth-century France in which the Lasallian Educational Movement had its origins.
The Pastoral Letters of Br. John Johnson, FSC
This is a collection of the annual Pastoral Letters from Br. John Johnston, FSC, during his years as Superior General of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (1986-2000).
The book may be purchased via the link below. The PDF of the book may be downloaded HERE. (12 MB)
The Pastoral Letters of Br. Alvaro Rodriguez Echeverria, FSC
This is a collection of the annual Pastoral Letters from Br. Alvaro Rodriguez Echeverria, FSC, during his years as Superior General of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (2000-2014).
The book may be purchased via the link below. The PDF of the book may be downloaded HERE. (9 MB)
Cahiers Lasalliens
A scholarly series of books and original texts, begun in 1956 and continuing into today, whereby significant Lasallian works and studies are made available for general distribution within the Lasallian world.
Cahiers Lasalliens 61 – The Conduct of Schools: A Contextual Approach
A scholarly historical context by Br. Leon Lauraire, FSC, of the classic work, “The Conduct of Christian Schools.”
Cahiers Lasalliens 62 – The Conduct of Schools: A Pedagogical Approach
A scholarly pedagogical analysis by Leon Lauraire, FSC, of the classic work, “The Conduct of Christian Schools.”
Cahiers Lasalliens 63 – The Conduct of Schools: A Comparative Approach
A scholarly comparative analysis by Leon Lauraire, FSC, of the classic work, “The Conduct of Christian Schools.”
Cahiers Lasalliens 67 – The Conduct of Schools: Texts, Studies, Documents.
A scholarly diachronic analysis by Leon Lauraire, FSC, of the classic work, “The Conduct of Christian Schools.”