Cahiers lasalliens – Lasallian Studies
This set of scholarly Lasallian resources focus on the person of St. John Baptist de La Salle, his writings, and the origins of the Institute of Brothers of the Christian Schools. All of them are the product of extensive research and scholarly deliberation. They are the primary texts for any serious historical or pedagogical consideration of Lasallian history, education, or spirituality.
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Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 1
Br. FLAVIEN-MARIE (Michel SAUVAGE, FSC), Les citations néotestamentaires dans les Méditations pour le temps de la retraite, Présentation, examen critique, introduction et notes. XLVIII-106 p. — 1959. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 2
Br. MAURICE-AUGUSTE (Alphonse HERMANS, FSC), Les vœux des Frères des Écoles chrétiennes avant la Bulle de Benoît XIII, Première partie : Les faits et les textes. 141 p. — 1960. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 3
Br. MAURICE-AUGUSTE (Alphonse HERMANS, FSC), Les vœux des Frères des Écoles chrétiennes avant la Bulle de Benoît XIII, Première partie. Deuxième partie: Les documents, 93 p. (épuisé) — 1960. (traducción al español, Madrid : Ediciones San Pío X, 2003) Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 4
Br. BERNARD, Conduite admirable de la divine Providence, en la personne du vénérable Serviteur de Dieu, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle…, Édition du manuscrit de 1721. XXV-105 p. — 1965. Language: FRENCH (Translated into English in 1979 and 1996, into Spanish in 1990, into Italian in 1997)
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 5
COLLECTIF, Frère Maurice HERMANS (1911-1987) et les origines de l’Institut des Frères des Écoles chrétiennes, Présentation de Michel Sauvage, FSC. 468 p. — 1991. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 6
MAILLEFER, François-Élie, La vie de M. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, prêtre, docteur en théologie, ancien chanoine de la cathédrale de Reims, et Instituteur des Frères des Écoles chrétiennes…, Édition comparée des manuscrits de 1723 et de 1740. 313 p. — 1966. Language: FRENCH (Manuscript from 1740: translated into Spanish in 1977, into Malagasy in 1981, into Japanese in 1988, into English in 1996)
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 7
BLAIN, Jean-Baptiste, La vie de M. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, Instituteur des Frères des Écoles chrétiennes, Reproduction photomécanique de l’édition originale : 1733. Tome I. 444 p. — 1961. Language: FRENCH (This volume and the next were translated into English 1997 and 2000)
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 8
BLAIN, Jean-Baptiste, La vie de M. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, Instituteur des Frères des Écoles chrétiennes, Reproduction photomécanique de l’édition originale : 1733. Tome II. 502 p. Suivi de : Abrégé de la vie de quelques Frères de l’Institut des Frères des Écoles chrétiennes morts en odeur de sainteté. — 1961. Language: FRENCH (This volume and the previous one were translated into English 1997 and 2000)
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 9
COLLECTIF, Bernard, Maillefer, Blain : Index cumulatifs des noms de lieux et des noms de personnes. 288 p. — 1974.Index analytique cumulatif. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 10
COLLECTIF, Bernard, Maillefer, Blain : Index analytique cumulatif ; II. Relevé des dits et écrits attribués à Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. 215 p. — 1979. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 11
Br. MAURICE-AUGUSTE (Alphonse HERMANS, FSC), L’Institut des Frères des Écoles chrétiennes à la recherche de son statut canonique : des origines (1679) à la bulle de Benoît XIII (1725). VI-414 p. — 1962.
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 12
LA SALLE, Jean-Baptiste de, Méditations pour tous les Dimanches de l’année avec les Évangiles de tous les Dimanches. Première partie. 236 p. Méditations sur les principales Fêtes de l’année. 274 p. Reproduction anastatique de l’édition originale: [1731]. — 1962.
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 13
LA SALLE, Jean-Baptiste de, Méditations pour le Temps de la Retraite, à l’usage de toutes les personnes qui s’employent à l’éducation de la jeunesse ; et particulièrement pour la retraite que font les Frères des Écoles chrétiennes pendant les vacances. Reproduction anastatique de l’édition originale : [1730]. 84 p. — 1963. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 14
LA SALLE, Jean-Baptiste de, Explication de la Méthode d’oraison. Reproduction anastatique de l’édition de 1739. 130 p. — 1963. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 15
LA SALLE, Jean-Baptiste de, Recueil de différents petits traités à l’usage des Frères des Écoles chrétiennes. Reproduction anastatique de l’édition de 1711. Introduction, notes et tables, XVI-132 p. — 1963. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 16
Br. MAURICE-AUGUSTE (Alphonse HERMANS), FSC, et JOSE-ARTURO (Arturo GAREIS), FSC, Contribution à l’étude des sources du “Recueil de différents petits traités”. 105 p. — 1964. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 17
LA SALLE, Jean-Baptiste de, Instructions et prières pour la Sainte Messe, la Confession et la Communion, avec une Instruction Méthodique par demandes et réponses pour apprendre à se bien confesser. Reproduction anastatique de l’édition de 1734. VI-284-IV p. — 1963. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 18
LA SALLE, Jean-Baptiste de, Exercices de piété qui se font pendant le jour dans les Écoles chrétiennes. Reproduction anastatique de l’édition de 1760. XIII-140 p. — 1963. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 19
LA SALLE, Jean-Baptiste de, Les Règles de la Bienséance et de la Civilité chrétienne, à l’usage des Écoles chrétiennes. Reproduction anastatique de l’édition de 1703. XII-252-258 p. — 1964. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 20
LA SALLE, Jean-Baptiste de, Les Devoirs d’un Chrétien envers Dieu et les moyens de pouvoir bien s’en acquitter. Reproduction anastatique de l’édition de 1703. Tome I,. XVIII-504 p. (exposé en discours suivi) — 1964. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 23
LA SALLE, Jean-Baptiste de, Grand abrégé […] ; Petit abrégé des Devoirs du chrétien envers Dieu. Reproduction anastatique des éditions de 1727. IV-172 p. — 1964. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 45
Br. CAMPOS MARINO, Miguel-Adolfo, FSC, L’Itinéraire évangélique de saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle et le recours à l’Écriture dans ses “Méditations pour le Temps de la Retraite”. Contribution à l’étude sur les fondements évangéliques de la vie religieuse. Volume I. XII-392 p. — 1974. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 46
Br. CAMPOS MARINO, Miguel-Adolfo, FSC, L’Itinéraire évangélique de saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle et le recours à l’Écriture dans ses “Méditations pour le Temps de la Retraite”. Contribution à l’étude sur les fondements évangéliques de la vie religieuse. Volume II. 392 p. — 1974. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 49
Br. Joseph Cornet, FSC & Emile Rousset, FSC. Iconographie de Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. Des origines a la beatification 1666-1888. Volume II. 367 p. — 1989. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 61
LAURAIRE, Léon, FSC, The Conduct of Schools: A Contextual Approach. 253 p. — 2001. Language: ENGLISH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 62
LAURAIRE, Léon, FSC, The Conduct of Schools: A Pedagogical Approach. 259 p. — 2001. Language: ENGLISH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 63
LAURAIRE, Léon, FSC, The Conduct of Schools: A Comparative Approach. 158 p. — 2001. Language: ENGLISH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 64
PUNGIER, Jean, FSC, Le Catéchisme des Mystères et des Fêtes de Jean Baptiste de La Salle. Ses Sources – Son Message. Première partie. Rome, 615 p. – 2007. Language: FRENCH
Cahiers lasalliens - Volume 67
LAURAIRE, Léon, FSC, The Conduct of Schools: A Diachronic Approach. Development of the text from 1706 to 1916. Language: FRENCH
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Video INTRODUCTION below (54 min.)
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.
John Baptist de La Salle (Illustrated Book)
This short illustrated version of the life story of St. John Baptist de La Salle is appealing for all ages, especially young people. The drawings are well done, the story is dramatic, and major components of De La Salle’s life are well covered.
John Baptist de La Salle: The Formative Years
A historical overview of those who impacted the education of St. John Baptist de La Salle the most, tracing his educational and formative journey from a young age until his ordination to the priesthood.
Lasallian Liturgies
This Lasallian prayer book includes morning prayers, evening prayers, and Mass prayers for all the current (2016) Lasallian feast days, Saints, and Blesseds, along with brief biographies and artwork.
Lasallian Themes – VOLUME 3
This set of three volumes covers a wide variety of terms, themes, and topics found in the writings of John Baptist de La Salle and his spirituality. Each of the terms, themes, or topics is covered extensively, with solid references to De La Salle’s own writings across his entire corpus or written works. They were published between 1992 and 1997 and consist of 99 articles.
The 34 themes in this VOLUME 3 are arranged alphabetically, starting with the theme of “ABANDONMENT TO PROVIDENCE” and ending with the theme of “ZEAL.”
LINKS to the individual articles for VOLUME 3 may be found below.
Date of Publication: 1997
Publisher: BROTHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 476, Via Aurelia – CP 9099 Aurelio – 00165 Roma Italy
The printed volumes are available from Mr. Abraham Tesfai at the Generalate in Rome (atesfai@lasalle.org)
So Favored by Grace
A set of seven essays that provide a deeper historical, cultural, and educational context for understanding De La Salle’s story and the educational movement that he initiated.
The Duties of a Christian to God
A comprehensive “catechism” for both students and teachers, written by John Baptist de La Salle. This work was written in three volumes, each directed to a different audience and with a different purpose.
The First De La Salle Brothers: 1681-1719
This book accounts for and traces those Brothers who lives and worked with John Baptist de La Salle during his lifetime.
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 Life of John Baptist de La Salle: A Biography in Three Books
A three-volume set of books that provide the most comprehensive biography of St. John Baptist de La Salle that we have.