• Johnston Institute, SFNO Gathering

    Mont La Salle 4401 Redwood Road, Napa, CA, United States

    Fifth cohort Johnston participants from the District of San Francisco New Orleans (SFNO) will gather March 12-14, 2026, at Mont La Salle in Napa, California. The Brother John Johnston Institute […]

  • Johnston Institute, DENA Gathering

    Bon Secours Retreat Center 1525 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, MD, United States

    Fifth cohort Johnston participants from the District of Eastern North America (DENA) will gather for the last time March 19-21, 2026, at Bon Secours Retreat Center in Marriottsville, Maryland. The Brother […]

  • Johnston Institute, Midwest Gathering

    Carmelite Spiritual Center 8419 Bailey Road, Darien, IL, United States

    Fifth cohort Johnston participants from the Midwest District will gather for the last time March 26-28, 2026, at the Carmelite Spiritual Center in Darien, Illinois. The Brother John Johnston Institute […]

  • Brother Raphaël Louis Rafiringa, FSC

    Br. Raphaël Louis Rafiringa was born in Tananarive (Madagascar) on May 1, 1856. His indefatigable missionary effort suffered as a result of two wars, one in 1883 and the other in 1895. All the missionaries having been chased from the island, Brother Raphaël confronted this difficult situation with a superhuman courage that was crowned with […]

  • Johnston Institute’s Summer Kickoff, Regional Gathering

    Lewis University 1 University Parkway, Romeoville, IL, United States

    The new sixth cohort of the Johnston Institute will gather as a Region at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, from July 13-16, 2026. This will be the first of six in-person gatherings across the two-year program. The theme of this first session will be the Lasallian founding story and vision. See the full cohort VI […]

  • Saint Benildus Romançon, FSC

    Pierre Romançon was born June 14, 1805, in Thuret, France. He was so far ahead of his classmates that when he was only 14 years old the Brothers engaged him as a substitute teacher. From 1821 to 1841 he taught in elementary schools before being appointed as director of a new school in southern France […]

  • Saint Solomon Le Clercq, FSC

    Saint Solomon was secretary to Brother Agathon, the Superior General, after having been a teacher, director and bursar. He was martyred on September 2, 1792, during the French Revolution. He was the first Brother of the Christian Schools to be martyred, and the first to be beatified. He was canonized in a ceremony in Saint […]