Past News Articles
Blessed Martyrs of Valencia
Beatified March 11, 2001 The five blessed to whom we dedicate these pages were members of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Their only concern was to follow Jesus in the vocation [...]
Blessed Martyrs of Almeria
Martyred in Spain, August-September 1936 Beatified October 10, 1993 Shortly after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, the Popular Front in the Province of Almería gave orders to arrest all enemies of [...]
Blessed Arnold Rèche
Born at Landroff, France September 2, 1838 Entered the novitiate December 23, 1862 Died at Reims, France October 23, 1890 Beatified November 1, 1987 Jules-Nicolas Rèche was born into a poor family living in Landroff [...]
Saint Martyrs of Turon
Martyred in Spain on October 9, 1934 Beatified April 29, 1990 Canonized November 21, 1999 In 1934 Turón, a coal-mining town in the Asturias Province in Northwestern Spain, was the center of anti-government and anticlerical [...]
Saint Jaime Hilario Barbal
Born January 2, 1898 Entered the novitiate February 24, 1917 Martyred January 18, 1937 Beatified April 29, 1990 Canonized November 21, 1999 Manuel Barbal Cosan was born on 2 January 1898 in Enviny, a small [...]
October 5 1916
Fire devastated Christian Brothers College, the only Catholic boarding school in the St. Louis (MO) area, killing six firemen, two invalid Christian Brothers, a male nurse, and a night watchman. W. J. Battersby [FSC], The [...]
Sunday Gospel Reflection (10/07/18)
Gospel - Mark 10:2-16 The Pharisees approached Jesus and asked, "Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?" They were testing him. He said to them in reply, "What did Moses command you?" [...]
October 4 1870
During the Franco-Prussian War, the Prussian bombardment of Paris began and gradually intensified. The Brothers' generalate (headquarters), then located on the Rue Oudinot, was hit fifteen times.W. J. Battersby [FSC], History of the Institute of [...]
Lasallian Education in Service of the Common Good
Riverdale, NY - Lasallian education in service of the common good ... science, technology, and Catholic Social Teaching ... preparing "graduates for lives of personal development, professional success, civic engagement, and service to their fellow [...]
October 3 1979
During his first visit to the U.S. as leader of the world's Catholic, Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass at Logan Circle in Philadelphia for over one million people. Representing the Christian Brothers was Bro. [...]
CBA Kicks Off $11 Million Capital Campaign
President Brother Joseph Jozwiak, FSC with campaign co-chairs (l) Chuck O’Neil ’65 and John Marshall ’67. Dewitt, NY – Christian Brothers Academy announced plans on Tuesday for an $11 million Capital Campaign, [...]
Calling All Lasallians to Aid in Vocation Promotion
Eatontown, NJ - The Office for Vocations of The District of Eastern North America kicked of this academic year putting out a call to all Lasallian Educators to aid in vocation promotion, and invites you [...]
October 2 1906
The stately, new motherhouse of the Legacy New York District at Pocantico Hills (Westchester County, NY) was dedicated. It replaced the facility at Amawalk (NY), in the same county. Bro. Angelus Gabriel (FSC), The Christian [...]
K of C College Councils Conference
New Haven, CT - Brother Edward Shields has initiated efforts to share the story of the Brother’s vocation with audiences past high school age. This past weekend he attended the Knights of Columbus College Councils [...]
October 2018
Ticket to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893. The World’s Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ voyage to the New World, was one of the most [...]
September 30, 1903
A second group of Brothers from Amawalk (NY), consisting of 20 novices, two postulants, and their two directors, were welcomed to Ammendale (MD) to join the New Yorkers who had come there ten days earlier. [...]
September 29, 1928
The entire Motherhouse property (formerly known as “Magnolia”) of the New Orleans-Santa Fe District, located near Lafayette (LA), was formally dedicated by Bishop Jeanmard. The Junior Novitiate had been erected there in 1923, and the [...]
September 28, 1724
When Brother Timothy served as the second Superior General of the Institute (1720-1751), the French government granted letters-patent to the Brothers of the Christian Schools on this date. The existence and functioning of the Brothers’ [...]
Sunday Gospel Reflection (09/30/18)
Gospel - Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 At that time, John said to Jesus, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow us." Jesus [...]
September 27
This is the Feast Day of Blessed Brother Scubilion (Rousseau). Born in France, he was the catechist of the enslaved natives on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean from 1833 until his death [...]
September 26, 1919
Death of Brother Tobias of Jesus (Wall), a leading figure in Baltimore District legacy. Brother Tobias was very instrumental in re-establishing the Brothers in Washington, D.C., after the Civil War, and handled most of the [...]
Manhattan Dedicates O’Malley School of Business
Riverdale, NY - In March, O’Malley provided the College with a $25 million gift to increase student scholarships and grants, support innovative teaching and research, and enhance and diversify learning opportunities throughout the College. O’Malley [...]
International Symposium on Lasallian Research
Twin Cities, MN - Brother Louis DeThomasis delivered the keynote address on the opening evening of the seventh annual International Symposium on Lasallian Research. Close to 120 people heard his talk entitled “From Chaos to [...]