The latest issue of De La Salle Today is now available! Themed “Leaven for the Future,” this autumn issue explores the Leavening Project within the Region through efforts of growth, hope and moving the mission forward. As you read this issue, we invite you to consider: how can you be the leaven?
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Our first two stories focus on the future of the mission. The Superior General and members of the General Council share their thoughts on the Lasallian Region of North America following their June 2023 visit to the Region, including priorities, challenges and serving young people on the peripheries. You will also hear from them on the new Institute structure that is intended to decentralize leadership and promote collaboration.
This issue’s Lasallian Essentials highlights Lasallian Spirituality Today, an Institute publication from February 2023. The document includes three parts: a conceptual graphic, an explanation of Lasallian spirituality and a section that looks to the future, asking how Lasallian spirituality can help meet needs in the world. You can read past installments of Lasallian Essentials here, which has covered Identity Criteria for the Vitality of Lasallian Educational Ministries, Lasallian Formation for Mission: The Pilgrim’s Handbook, Bulletin 260, the Declaration on the Lasallian Educational Mission: Challenges, Convictions and Hopes and Circular 475, From Hope to Commitment: Understanding Lasallian Vocations.
The next two stories highlight initiatives that started small and grew over time. The Huether Lasallian Conference started in 1973 as a workshop with about 40 Christian Brothers who served as school administrators. In 2023, the conference celebrated it’s 50th anniversary with nearly 400 Lasallians from a variety of ministry types. We also highlight AXIS: Journal of Lasallian Higher Education, which started as an idea of a few professors at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. In 2024, AXIS will celebrate its 15th anniversary and transition to a new partnership between the six Lasallian colleges and universities in the United States under the leadership of Christian Brothers Conference.
Higher education is the focus of our last two stories. Bethlehem University in the Holy Land marked 50 years in October, shortly before unrest erupted in the area. This story shows how it has been a source of hope. Finally, we introduce an effort to expand higher education in Africa with La Salle College of Education, Science & Technology (LSC-EST) in Kenya.
We hope you enjoy this new issue and that it helps you think about your role in the future of the mission. Printed copies are being mailed. For now, please enjoy this interactive version or download the PDF.