A short, easy-to-read biography of John Baptist de La Salle, appropriate for new students, faculty, and others.
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A slightly longer recent biography is “The Teacher’s Saint”
This is a short biography of the Founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, written by a former Assistant Superior General for students and others new to the Lasallian world. The booklet is an excellent introduction to De La Salle for new students, faculty members, and associates of the Brothers.
(1980; 45 pp.)
Author: Br. Leo Kirby, FSC
Publisher: Christian Brothers Conference – Lasallian Region of North America.
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.
A short biography about the French saint, Br. Mutien Marie Wiaux, FSC.
Brother Mutien was not only an effective teacher of music and art and a vigilant prefect in the school yard, he was also a catechist in the nearby parish and a tremendous influence on the students by his patience and evident piety.
The book is available on www.amazon.com, and it may be downloaded as a PDF.
This Circular is a foundational document on the key dimension of “association” and its central place in Lasallian life and mission.
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.
A short history of the District of Santa Fe and the District of San Francisco, up to their July 2016 joining as the new District of San Francisco New Orleans.
This is a collection of morning, evening, and night prayer services, following Lasallian themes and including Lasallian readings, arranged into a four-week cycle. Musical options and a variety of readings are included. Night prayer settings and three setting of Communion Outside of Mass are also included, along with a set of prayers from the Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies.
A booklet from Rome providing twelve themes for the initial formation of Lasallian educators.
A website with the prayer resources developed by Br. Nicholas Hutchason, FSC, including links to the books available from his publisher.
A Lasallian prayer resource with specifically themed meditations for use with groups or private prayer and reflection.
This guide accompanies the SFNO introductory booklet about De La Salle and his charism “John Baptist de La Salle: Founder, Educator, Saint.”
This 1997 document by Br. John Johnston, FSC, provides the foundational understanding of what it means to be part of a “Shared Mission” in Lasallian schools that are part of the Lasallian charism.
This book is about the Brothers who were martyred during the Spanish Revolution (1934-1939).
The book is available on www.amazon.com, and it may be downloaded as a PDF.