Past News Articles
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De La Salle's Relics and Remains Transferred 75 years ago marks the transfer of the remains of St. John Baptist de La Salle from the former Motherhouse (aka headquarters) of the Institute in Lembecq, Belgium [...]
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Horrid News from Spanish Civil War The news from Spain—which is enduring a bloody civil war— is becoming more grim. A letter received from Spain states: "We are certain that 50 Brothers have been killed. [...]
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Second Vatican Council Announced Pope John XXIII announced the Second Vatican Council On February 2, 1962, Pope John XXIII announced that the Second Vatican Council would open on October 11 of that year. [...]
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Brother Galdus Paul, New Provincial Brother Galdus Paul, New Provincial Brother Galdus Paul (Gartland) was named as the new Provincial of the Baltimore District. Brother Paul had been the Director of Novices (1934-36) at [...]
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Brother Eliphus Victor Dies Brother Elphius Victor A truly significant Brother in the history of the American Christian Brothers died on March 31. He was Brother Eliphus Victor (Sullivan), a talented teacher and [...]
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44 Robed at Ammendale 44 young men received the Robe at Ammendale on September 7; Brother Florian Alfred (now Br. Edward Adams) gave an inspiring address to all. News Briefs of Baltimore, September 1961, p. [...]
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The top international story from the Lasallian world of 1937 concerned the severe hardships endured by the Brothers and their students during the tragic Spanish Civil War. As reported by a Legacy New York District [...]
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Celebrating 50 Years Brother Denis Edward's 50th anniversary On December 8, the lay faculty tendered a dinner to markBrother Denis Edward's 50th anniversary as a Christian Brother. Brother Denis Edward is the president [...]
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Million Pesos for La Salle Movie A Spanish film company is preparing a brief scenario to illustrate how it would proceed with a major movie on the life of Saint La Salle. If this looks [...]
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100 Years of Benilde See this photo in color! During the summer of 1962, the Lasallian world remembered the 100th anniversary of the death of Brother Benilde in the French town of Saugues on August [...]
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Deceased The Brothers at Calvert Hall attended the funeral ofArchbishop Francis Keough (Baltimore), who had been an Affiliated Member of the Christian Brothers. News Briefs of Baltimore, December 1961, p. 3. Brother Cornelius Peter [...]
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A Salute to History Here is an intriguing photograph from the French-language Institute Bulletin of July 1937: You don't have to be a history scholar to recognize young Lasallian students rendering the fascist salute to [...]
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S. Patrick On March 1, 1937, Brothers Cyril, Alexander, Damien, John, and Augustine attended the funeral of Brother S. Patrick at St. Mary's Church in Toronto. Annals of St. John's Industrial School (Toronto), pp. 166-168. [...]