• Saint Jaime Hilario Barbal, FSC

    Manuel Barbal Cosan was born on Jan. 2, 1898, in Enviny, a small town at the foot of the Pyrenees in northern Spain. Known for his serious nature, he was only 12 years old when, with the blessing of his devout and hardworking parents, he entered the minor seminary of the diocese of Urgel. He […]

  • Saint Martyrs of Turón

    In 1934, Turón, a coal-mining town in the Asturias Province in Northwestern Spain, was the center of anti-government and anticlerical hostility in the years prior to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. The Brothers’ school was an irritant to the radicals in charge of the town because of the religious influence it exerted on […]

  • Johnston Institute’s Fall Session, DENA Gathering

    Shawnee Inn 100 Shawnee Inn Dr, Shawnee on Delaware, PA

    Sixth cohort Johnston Institute participants from the District of Eastern North America (DENA) will gather in the Poconos at the Shawnee Inn from Oct. 14-16, 2027. This fifth session will be themed: promotion of justice and educational service of the poor. See the full cohort VI schedule here. The Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian […]

  • Blessed Nicolas Barré

    Blessed Nicolas Barré

    Nicolas Barré was born Oct. 21, 1621, in Amiens, France. In 1641, he joined the Minim Order of St. Francis of Paola, where he taught philosophy while still remaining a deacon. After becoming a priest in 1645, he became a professor of theology and librarian. After falling ill, he moved to a convent in Amiens and later to Rouen. While he was […]

  • Johnston Institute’s Fall Session, Midwest Gathering

    Siena Retreat Center Racine, WI

    Sixth cohort Johnston Institute participants from the Midwest District will gather at the Siena Retreat Center in Racine, Wisconsin, from Oct. 21-23, 2027. This fifth session will be themed: promotion of justice and educational service of the poor. See the full cohort VI schedule here. The Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice is a two-year […]

  • Blessed Arnold Rèche, FSC

    Jules-Nicolas Rèche was born into a poor family living in Landroff in the province of Lorraine. He left school at an early age to work as a stable-boy, a coachman, and finally as a teamster for a local construction company. Even as a young man he was known among his fellow workers for his piety […]

  • Anniversary of the Heroic Vow

    On Nov. 21, 1691, Saint John Baptist de La Salle, Brother Nicolas Vuyart and Brother Gabriel Drolin professed the Heroic Vow, committing themselves to the establishment of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools despite any obstacles they might encounter. Learn more at the Lasallian Resource Center

  • Brother James Miller, FSC

    Brother James Miller, FSC

    Feb. 13, 2020, marked the inaugural memorial for beatified Brother James Miller, FSC. Brother James was killed in the afternoon of Feb. 13, 1982, while repairing a wall just outside “La Casa Indígena De La Salle” in Guatemala. In 2010, Brother James was designated a Servant of God and a martyr for the faith, and […]