Past News Articles
February 2 1950
Today was the debut of "What's My Line?" on CBS-TV. Did you know that there is a longstanding belief that the famous cellarmaster of the Christian Brothers winery in California (Brother Timothy) was once a [...]
February 2019
February means Presidents Day, and our Image of the Month obliges with this vintage photo. St. John’s College High School (Washington, D.C.) launched a military program (Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, or JROTC), in 1915. [...]
February 1876
During this month, the De La Salle Brothers in French-speaking Canada established a junior novitiate in Montreal to promote vocations.W. J. Battersby [FSC], History of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in [...]
LIVE and LOVE: Our Lasallian Collegians Serve Those In Need
Provided by Ms. Mary Wilby and Br. Richard Galvin, FSC Port-au-Prince, Haiti / El Paso, TX - During the winter break, Lasallian Collegians set out on immersion trips, sometimes to learn about social justice issues [...]
Sunday Gospel Reflection (02/03/19)Brother Edward Phelan, F.S.C. Lasallian Community at Bedford Park
Gospel - Luke 4:21-30 Jesus began speaking in the synagogue, saying: "Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing." And all spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came [...]
January 31 1905
This was the death date of Brother Exuperien, a French Brother who served as an Assistant Superior General for a substantial time (1873-1905). His cause for sainthood has been introduced in the Vatican.Precis of the [...]
More than $16,000 Raised During 2018-19 Haiti Advent Appeal
provided by Maryann Donohue-Lynch Some of the many Lasallian faces that were helped by the Haiti Advent Appeal! Eatontown, NJ - The District of Eastern North America conducted its sixth annual Advent Haiti [...]
January 30 1917
Today is the Feast Day of Brother Mutien-Marie (Wiaux) who was born in Belgium in 1841. He taught and worked at the Lasallian boarding school in Malonne (Belgium) for 58 years, role modeling patience and [...]
January 29 2014
This was the death day of Bro. Joseph Seiler, aged 92, in Chicago, who was the last survivor of the FOUR Seiler siblings who all became Christian Brothers in the Midwest during the 1920s and [...]
January 28 2918
Today is the Feast Day of St. Thomas Aquinas (1226-1274), the brilliant author of the Summa Theologica. He died on March 7, but his feast is now celebrated on January 28. Of him, De La [...]
January 27 1992
Brother Patrick Ellis (president of La Salle University, 1977-92) was named as the 13th president of the Catholic University of America (Washington), effective summer 1992. He served in this capacity until 1998.La Salle magazine, Vol. [...]
January 26 1937
With the Institute's Generalate (headquarters) being moved from Belgium to Rome in 1936, it was appropriate to transfer the remains of St. John Baptist de La Salle as well. On this day, the two-week journey [...]
Pope Names Lasallian Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
From the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, - January 22, 2019 provided by Br. James Butler, FSC Bishop-Elect Joseph L. Coffey Washington, DC — The Holy See announced that Pope Francis has [...]
January 25-26 1909
Under the leadership of President Theodore Roosevelt, the White House Conference on the Care of Dependent Children was convened in Washington, D.C., with nearly 250 childcare professionals invited by the President. One of these authorities [...]
Sunday Gospel Reflection (01/27/19)
Gospel - Luke 4:14-21 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all. He came [...]
January 24 2019
Today is the Feast Day of St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Patron Saint of Catholic writers. In De La Salle's time, however, this feast was observed each January 29. Of him, De La Salle wrote, [...]
Brother Dennis Malloy to Succeed Brother Thomas Gerrow as President of La Salle Academy
provided by Mr. Drew Lagace – La Salle Academy Br. Dennis Malloy, FSC Providence, RI - La Salle Academy's Board of Trustees and President Brother Thomas Gerrow, FSC, announced this afternoon that [...]
Regional Council of Christian Brothers
Memphis, TN - Brother Robert Schieler was a special guest at the Regional Council of Christian Brothers (RCCB) meeting last week in Memphis, TN. The Visitors and Auxiliary Visitors of the Region, accompanied by the [...]
January 23 1923
On this night, Rock Hill College, a Lasallian ministry in Ellicott City (MD), was destroyed in a major fire. There were no deaths because the resident students were attending an event in the gymnasium that [...]
Lasallians March for Life in Nation’s Capitol
provided by Br. Paul Avvento, FSC – Teacher, St. John's College High School Washington, DC - More than 300 Lasallian students, along with accompanying educators/chaperones, from 14 ministries traveled to the nation's capitol for the [...]
January 22 1936
The honor society of Alpha Epsilon was formally established at La Salle College (Philadelphia) for academically gifted students bringing honor to the school.La Salle Collegian, February 21, 1936, pp. 1-3.
January 21 1875
A Brothers' community and school was re-established in the southern India city of Calicut (today known as Kozhikode).W. J. Battersby [FSC}, History of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in the Nineteenth [...]
January 20 1913
After being located in the Amawalk Valley for some time, the administrators and the youngest members of the New York District were compelled to move to Pocantico Hills (Westchester County, NY). There the house of [...]
January 19 1858
Archbishop Alemany of San Francisco wrote to the Superior General to request Brothers to come to California, saying that "the Brothers will have a large field here, and with God's blessing they will render incalculable [...]
January 18 1937
Brother Jaime Hilario, aged 39, was the community gardener at the Brothers' house of formation in Tarragona, Spain. Arrested and tried during the Spanish Civil War, he was shot on this day by anti-government, anti-religious [...]