Past News Articles
Outdoor Play 1928
Friends, family and members of the community visit St. Joseph’s Normal Institute in Pocantico Hills, NY to enjoy the play, “The Bell in the Forest”. Audience members sat among the lush trees of the [...]
Carnegie Foundation Award LSU for Commitment to Community
Philadelphia, PA - For the second time, La Salle University has earned the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, through the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Howard R. Swearer Center at Brown University. The [...]
Brother Carl Clayton, FSC
1938-2020 Words of Remembrance for Brother Carl Clayton, FSC Written and delivered by William Terry Clayton, (Nephew) Mass of Christian Burial La Salle Hall Ammendale, MD Saturday, February 8, 2020 George “Brother Carl” Clayton [...]
Sunday Gospel Reflection (02/02/20)
Thad Crouch
Conference of Major Superiors
Gospel - Luke 2:22-32 When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as [...]
France-Merrick Foundation Selects Calvert Hall for $150,000 Grant
Baltimore, MD - France-Merrick Foundation has selected Calvert Hall College High School as the recipient of a $150,000 grant designated to create a scholarship endowment. The endowment will be called the France-Merrick Scholarship Endowment. [...]
Manhattan College Morning of Prayer
Riverdale, NY - Brothers Ed Shields and Ralph Bucci sponsored a morning of prayer and sharing with students at Manhattan College on Saturday, January 25 from 9 am - 12:30 pm. Ed has been [...]
Sunday Gospel (01/26/20)
Matthew 4:12-17 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, that [...]
District Accepts Applications for Associate Director of the Office for Mission & Ministry
Position Description: The Office for Mission and Ministry (OMM) for the District of Eastern North America (DENA) is comprised of an Executive Director, Associate Executive Director and an Associate Director. The OMM serves to help [...]
Sunday Gospel Reflection (01/19/20)
Don Timmerman
Casa Maria Catholic Worker Community
Gospel - John 1:29-34 John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I [...]
Gabriel Moran Affiliated to the Institute
Br. Lawrence Goyette, Auxiliary Visitor, and Br. Dennis Lee, Visitor, present Gabriel Moran with his Letters of Affiliation. Narragansett, RI - A former member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, for [...]
St. John’s Faculty “Recharge” Led by Br. Martin Zewe
Washington, DC - Bro. Martin Zewe served as the presenter for St. John’s faculty retreat, January 10 and 11. Having taught at St. John’s for over twenty years, Bro. Martin has a good understanding [...]
Tragic Loss of De La Salle Blackfeet School Office Trailer; Call for Prayers, Donations
De La Salle Blackfeet School Administrative Office trailer was damaged by fire over the first weekend of January 2020 Browning, MT – Prayers and donations are being requested for the De La Salle [...]
Lumen Christi Gala
On Friday December 6, 2019, Brothers Daniel Aubin and Thomas Zoppo had the opportunity to attend the Lumen Christi Gala hosted by the Diocese of Palm Beach, FL. As you may remember, Br. Daniel [...]
Prayer for Puerto Rico
DOWNLOAD PRAYER We pray for all the people of Puerto Rico that are affected by the earthquakes. We hold our Lasallian family close in our hearts. Lord, at times such as this, when we [...]
Contacts’ Winter Retreat – The Brothers’ Vocation: Mission, Identity, and Fraternity
Contacts had many opportunities to pray and discern God's call in their lives during this Winter Retreat Philadelphia, PA - January 2-5, 2020, six contacts from the East Coast gathered for a [...]
Prayer for Peace In Turbulent Times
The Middle East has entered into a new era of violence. As people of faith, let us turn to our God during this time of escalated violence and uncertainty for the future of the region. [...]
Football Season 1900
Students of Manhattan College enjoy a pick-up game of football on the grounds of its original campus located in Manhattan, at 131st Street and Broadway in 1900.
December 31 1885
1885: At the request of Rev. Mooney (Pastor), Brother Stephen of Jesus and two other Brothers arrived in Newburgh (NY) in the Hudson Valley to take charge of St. Patrick Parish School. Brothers of the [...]
December 30 1815
1815: Pope Pius VII wrote a personal letter to the Superior General (Bro. Gerbaud) on this date encouraging him to send Christian Brothers to the region of what would become known as the Louisiana Purchase; [...]
December 29 1839
1839: Two years after the arrival of the pioneering four Brothers in Canada (1837), they were able to purchase the estate and former summer residence of the Governor of Montreal (October 1839). The chapel was [...]
December 28 1873
1873: The new Sacred Heart College, then located at the corner of Eddy and Larkin Streets in San Francisco, was dedicated. The main speakers were Archbishop Joseph Alemany, the distinguished Brother Justin, and John Burnett, [...]
December 27-28 1936
1936: The 50th anniversary of the relocation of the St. Louis District's novitiate from Carondolet (MO) to Glencoe (MO) was celebrated on these days Bulletin des Ecoles Chretiennes, Vol. 25, July 1937, pp. 298-299. See [...]
December 26 1968
1968: The first-ever District Chapter of the Baltimore District convened at La Salle College on this date, through late December. Bro. Emery Mollenhauer was elected general chairman of the sessions. Brothers of the Christian Schools, [...]
La Salle College Students, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Deliver Holiday Cheer
from ABC 6 Action News Philadelphia, by Katherine Scott La Salle College High School brought Christmas cheer to more than 80 families, and has been creating memories for 19 years! Philadelphia, PA - [...]