Past News Articles
February 21 1885
The Washington Monument in the Nation's Capital was officially dedicated on the day before Washington's Birthday. When the Archivist taught at St. John's (Washington) in the 1980s, various Brothers would mention the anecdote that leftover [...]
Back as Tutor
Washington, DC - Brother Joseph Mahon, temporarily the Director at the Martyrs of Turon Community, is taking advantage of his time back in the District of Columbia to serve as a volunteer tutor at [...]
February 20 1920
The committee charged with the planning of a new campus for Manhattan College proposed a drive among the alumni to raise $250,000 and to start a competition among selected architects for feasible plans of development.Bro. [...]
February 19 1888
Venerable John Baptist de La Salle was declared "Blessed" (one step away from sainthood) in an indoor ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica during the reign of Pope Leo XIII.Brother Luke Salm, The Work is Yours [...]
February 18 2003
A new outdoor sculpture was dedicated in front of Barry Hall at Christian Brothers University in Memphis. It shows a lifesize De La Salle standing with an open book before a seated student."New Sculpture of [...]
February 17 1864
The original Province of North America was divided in 1864. A photocopied document bearing this date in the Baltimore District Archives states that Bro. Ambrose was to become the Visitor of the new "Province of [...]
February 16 1959
Fidel Castro became the 16th president of Cuba soon after his overthrow of the Battista government. Did you know that Castro was taught for about three years during his grade school education by the De [...]
February 15 1703
On this day The Rules of Christian Decorum and Civility, written by John Baptist de La Salle, was first published in France. De La Salle sought to provide religious motivation for customs in 17th century [...]
Sunday Gospel Reflection (02/17/19)
Mr. Chris Swain
Christian Brothers Conference
Gospel - Luke 6:17;20-26 Jesus came down with the twelve and stood on a stretch of level ground with a great crowd of his disciples and a large number of the people from all Judea [...]
February 14 1962
The First Lady of the U.S., Jacqueline Kennedy, conducted a rare tour of the White House for a television audience. Did you know that when the White House was totally gutted, fitted with an interior [...]
Brother Joseph With ROTC Cadets
Philadelphia, PA - Brother Joseph Willard regularly accompanies the ROTC cadets from La Salle University twice a week for their workout with their platoon. The platoon is over a century old! The companion photos from [...]
February 13 1982
Brother James Miller, an American Christian Brother from the Winona District, was murdered in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. His cause for canonization has been steadily progressing in recent years.Lasallian Liturgies Fourth Edition (Washington: Christian Brothers Conference, 2016), [...]
February 12 1945
During the last year of World War II, Japanese soldiers massacred 16 Christian Brothers and 25 civilians at De La Salle College in Manila (Philippines).Carlos Quirino, La Salle 1911-1986 (Manila: Filipinas Foundation, Inc., for De [...]
February 11 2019
Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, which celebrates the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to St. Bernadette (aged 14) during 1858 near Lourdes, France. It is likely that many Lasallians know of [...]
February 10 1924
The 50th anniversary of Sacred Heart College in San Francisco was observed with a Solemn Pontifical Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral, and a civic celebration was held the same day in the Exposition Auditorium.Christian Brothers [...]
February 9 2019
Today is the Feast Day of San Miguel Febres Cordero, the outstanding teacher and scholar of Ecuador who is the namesake of the various San Miguel Schools in the U.S.. On this date in 1910 [...]
February 8 1859
Archbishop John Hughes of New York was pleased with the progress of La Salle Academy on 2nd Street (Manhattan), and wrote a letter to Brother Ambrose on this day to express his gratitude.Bro. Angelus Gabriel, [...]
Sunday Gospel Reflection (02/10/19)Brother Edward Phelan, F.S.C.Lasallian Community at Bedford Park
Luke 5:1-11 While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen [...]
February 7 1904
The great Baltimore Fire of 1904 broke out, and by the following day, 1,500 buildings in 70 square blocks were devastated. Despite its downtown location, however, Calvert Hall College High School and its immediate neighborhood [...]
Brother Beto Here to Study
Pictured here: Brothers Vincent Reese, Carlos Albert, Edward Shields, Lawrence Goyette – all members of Christian Brothers Community in the Bronx. Bronx, NY - Brother Carlos Alberto Pinto-Corredor from the District of Bogotá [...]
February 6 1819
A British trading post was established in Singapore on this date. The De La Salle Brothers began teaching in Singapore (at St. John's School) in 1851.Battersby, W. J. [FSC], History of the Institute of the [...]
February 5 1930
The collegiate students moved into the new La Salle College property in Philadelphia, at 20th St. and Olney Ave., from the much smaller campus at 1240 North Broad Street; the high schoolers had moved to [...]
Brother Eugene Morgan, FSC
1934 – 2019 Words of Remembrance for Brother Eugene Morgan, FSC Reflections on the Life of Brother Eugene Morgan, F.S.C. Br. Colman Coogan, FSC “I am indeed going to prepare a place for you, and [...]
February 4 2001
This was the opening of the Sesquicentennial of St. John's College High School (Washington; 1851-2001), when a special Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick's Parish in downtown Washington. The Christian Brothers' school in Washington--not yet [...]
February 3 2002
In Super Bowl 36, the New England Patriots defeated the St. Louis Rams, 20-17. The game's MVP was Patriot quarterback Tom Brady. Did you know that Tom's uncle is a Christian Brother? Brother Christopher Brady [...]