VIDEO Fratelli Project
The Fratelli Project – Lebanon

The Solidarity and Development Secretariat at the Casa Generalizia in Rome has been involved in the Fratelli Project for some years, where the Marist Brothers and the De La Salle Christian Brothers have joined in Lebanon to accompany Syrian, Iraqi and Lebanese children who have difficulties to study due to the armed conflicts in their countries.

This is a recent video of their ongoing ministry. More information and links in the longer description below.

Length: 4:40 min.

The “Show the VIDEO” tab below lets you run the video from here.

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Prayer Virus
Prayer for the Coronavirus Outbreak

This is a prayer to address concerns around the worldwide coronavirus outbreak.

It was written by Kerry Weber from America Magazine.

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Saint John Baptist de La Salle: Founder, Educator, Saint

A comprehensive introduction to the life of John Baptist de La Salle, his unique pedagogical approach towards students, and his enduring spirituality. A brief survey of his personal life story leads to a description of the innovative educational elements he and the early Brothers introduced, followed by a concise summary of the elements of his education-based spirituality.

This resource may be used by itself or with the study guides that are available for its use within Lasallian institutions. It makes for a very accessible overview for both new and veteran teachers and administrators.

Please look at the link icons below for the file size that is most appropriate for your device:

SMALL FILE – 8 MB
MEDIUM FILE – 60 MB
LARGE FILE – 288 MB

Physical copies are available upon request from Katie Batt (kbatt@dlsi.org).

Publisher: District of San Francisco New Orleans

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PRINT Panorama 1 & 2
Lasallian Panorama: The History of the Brothers of the Christian Schools: 1651 – 1810

This book makes available Volume 1 and Volume 2 of a planned five-volume condensed summary of the history of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. This book covers the history of the Institute from1651, when St. John Baptist de La Salle was born, through the initial years and the subsequent century, and ending at about 1810. As such, it gives a brief overview of the first 130 years of the existence of the Institute.

Length: 355 Pages

Editor: Br. Hubert Gerard, FSC (Edward Schmitz)

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PRINT Angelus Gabriel History
The Christian Brothers in the United States 1848 – 1948

This history book by Br. Angelus Gabriel was first published in 1948, the centenary celebation of the Brothers in the United States. It is a standard reference work for Lasallian archivists, librarians, and historians that has been out of print for many years. It has now been made available in paperback form.

Length: 700 Pages

Editor: Br. Angelus Gabriel, FSC (Joseph Aloysius Cashin)

Reprinted by: The Lasallian Resource Center (2020)

A PDF of the book is available HERE.

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Georges RIGAULT – History of the Institute

These volumes of the General History of the Brothers of the Christian Schools were written by the French historian, Georges Rigault, and translated by Br. Edmond Dolan, FSC, with further editing by Br. Gerard Rummery, FSC.

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Length:  Nine Volumes & 3,095 Pages

Author: Georges Rigault

Translator: Br. Edmond Dolan, FSC

Editor: Br. Gerard Rummery, FSC

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IALU University Programs Database

The Indivisa Database is provided by the International Association of Lasallian Universities to make information available about every degree program from Lasallian colleges and universities around the world.


 

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PODCAST – Brothers Banter

Here is a recently launched podcast that was created and developed by two religious brothers looking to invite everyone into a conversation about religion, spirituality, current events and all things Lasallian.

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Recent Institute Documents

Below are four recent documents from the Casa Generalizia in Rome.

Each addresses a different aspect of our contemporary Lasallian world, and all of them are the result of many years of collaborative discussions and work.

They are provided here for ease of access.

You can also got directly to the PUBLICATIONS page of the international Lasallian website.

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Huether Conference

The annual gathering of Lasallian educators of the Lasallian Region of North America that focuses on innovative educational issues and a changing variety of themes related to Lasallian education and the schools. It is open to faculty and staff from all Lasallian ministries and includes major addresses, breakout sessions, seminars, and the like.

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Circulars – Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

Here is a collection of the Circular Letters of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools that are available in English in PDF format. Some have come from other websites, and some have been scanned and turned into PDF format by the Lasallian Resource Center.

This collection will expand as more circulars become available in the PDF format. When possible, the PDF version is also an OCR version, so that you can search for key terms of phrases.

Go HERE for Dr. Greg Kopra’s “Selections from Recent Institute Documents Related to Our Lasallian Educational Service of the Poor”

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De La Salle Christian Brothers share their COVID Experience – VIDEOS

In celebration of the World Day for Consecrated Life, here are some videos of Brothers around the world responding to “what it’s like to be a Brother in the time of COVID19.

For the text versions and for translations of videos in other languages, see below the video on Facebook.

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Pastoral Letters – From the Superior General

This is an annual document written by Brother Superior General to the Brothers and the greater Lasallian Family in which he shares his thinking and outlook, his hopes and desires with respect to the Institute. It is traditional that he writes this letter at Christmas time in order to recall events of particular relevance that have occurred during the past year and to consider in some depth a certain topic that is deemed important. It is one of the ways that Brother Superior keeps in touch with the Brothers.

Publisher: BROTHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 476, Via Aurelia – CP 9099 Aurelio – 00165 Roma Italy

The printed issues are available from Mr. Abraham Tesfai at the Generalate in Rome (atesfai@lasalle.org)

 

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Lasallian World Maps

Here are two maps of the worldwide Lasallian educational community. The statistics are from 2020.

The blue map simply shows the locations and statistics. The tan map includes hand-drawn images of Brothers involved in a variety of scenes in their ministries.

Either map may be downloaded as a PDF file, which allows you to print it in whatever size you wish. You are free to print and share it without any additional permissions.

To download, click on the map images below for the low-resolution PDF, or on the specific format that you would like from the options next to each map.

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Meditations for the Time of Retreat: A Lasallian Home Retreat

Meditations for the Time of Retreat: A Lasallian Home Retreat, by Brother Vincent Pelletier, FSC, offers a home-based retreat to deepen one’s relationship with God and grow spiritually in one’s educational ministry. The book features Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s Meditations for the Time of Retreat coupled with Scripture passages to deepen the reflection of each meditation.

The hardback version is available HERE.

HERE is a short video introduction to the Meditations for the Time of Retreat.

 

 

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Creating a New Lasallian Map

Building New Paths to Transform Lives

Two Brothers have written and distributed a small booklet to help facilitate conversations among the Lasallian Family worldwide. It is provided in response to the invitation from the Preparatory Commission of the 46th General Chapter to Lasallians everywhere to think about, discuss, and share their thoughts about the future direction of the Institute.

Printed copies have been made available to each District in the Institute, both for the Brothers and for interested Lasallians.

On this page are downloadable copies of that same booklet, provided in English, Español, and Français.

Please click on the booklet’s image below to download the PDF.

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Prayer Services for General Use

Below are some prayers services that may be used with any group – students, parents, teachers, boards, etc. They are particularly focused on dealing with the challenges of the recent pandemic but could be used in any context.

They are provided in PDF and in Powerpoint formats. For those leading the prayer, all you will need to do is to have readers for the various sections – or allow others to read an individual page in silence if there is a musical selection on the same slide.

Of course, you are welcome to edit the Powerpoint as you wish.

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NOTE: Please see the notes below the prayer services about window and sound sharing.

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2021 International Lasallian COVID Study

2021 International Lasallian COVID Survey

These are the results of the 2021 International Lasallian COVID Study that was sent to all Lasallian institutions in 79 countries.

The report provides a global overview of the pandemic’s impact and of the responses it evoked in the areas of pedagogical management, institutional management, school management, and financial management.

Groups of scholars from Lasallian universities in various parts of the world analyzed the data and provided their conclusions, insights, and recommendations.

Below are PDF copies of the report. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO OPEN THE PDF. The survey instrument itself is HERE.

Video INTRODUCTION below (54 min.)

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For Youth and the Poor

This book provides the history of the De La Salle Brothers in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand between 1906 and 2000.

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