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Blessed Arnold Rèche, FSC
2025-10-24
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 and his self-discipline. He first met the Brothers while attending evening classes in their school and asked to be admitted into the congregation.
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Modern Missionaries: Expressions of the Gospel in Action Webinar – Brother James Miller Guild
2025-10-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
The Brother James Miller Guild will host an inspiring and informative webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT. Titled “Modern Missionaries: Expressions of the Gospel in Action,” the webinar will feature guests Brother Dale Mooney, FSC, and Melissa Altman, a Maryknoll lay missioner, who will share their missionary experiences and reflect on the call to missionary discipleship in today’s world. We will discuss Blessed James’ powerful witness and practical ways to live out the church’s mission in our local communities and abroad.
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Encountering Lasallian Spirituality Retreat
2025-11-03 13:00 - 2025-11-06 08:00 | Bethany Center, 18150 Bethany Ctr Dr, Lutz, FL, 33558, United States
Inspired by De La Salle’s encouragement of the Brothers to take time away from ministry for spiritual rest and renewal, the retreat will provide Lasallian educators with space for personal and communal reflection and formation.
The retreat will cover three thematic areas that address the dynamics of Lasallian spirituality, the development of spirituality and Lasallian spirituality, and Lasallian spiritual leadership. Interweaving reflective retreat elements, practical sessions and daily Mass, Encountering Lasallian Spirituality will offer participants a reflective environment in which to step back from the busyness of everyday life. In deepening our connections with God, each other and De La Salle’s legacy, participants will find renewal and be emboldening to further integrate Lasallian spirituality into their lives.
For more information, visit lasallian.info/encountering-lasallian-spirituality-retreat-2025/

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Registration for the retreat and overnight accommodations for the retreat closes Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

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Blessed Spanish Martyrs of the 20th Century
2025-11-07
During the Spanish Civil War in 1936, seven Brothers lost their lives for the crime of professing and teaching the Catholic faith. On Oct. 10, 1993, they were beatified.
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Huether 2025: Communications Preconference
2025-11-19 - 2025-11-20
Christian Brothers Conference will offer a preconference for Lasallian communications professionals prior to the start of the 2025 Huether Lasallian Conference. The conference, themed “Building Sacred Bridges: Igniting our Vocation as Lasallian Educators” will take place November 20-22 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Huether Lasallian Conference 2025
2025-11-20 - 2025-11-22
The 2025 Huether Lasallian Conference, themed “Building Sacred Bridges: Igniting our Vocation as Lasallian Educators” will take place November 20-22 in St. Louis, Missouri. All faculty and staff of Lasallian ministries are welcome to attend. Prior to the start of Huether, Christian Brothers Conference will offer a preconference for Lasallian communications professionals.

The Huether Lasallian Conference is an annual gathering of Lasallian educators in the Region. Location and theme change each year with a focus on innovative educational issues. All faculty and staff of Lasallian ministries are welcome to attend. Through a thoughtful blend of keynote addresses, panel presentations, breakout sessions, and prayer services, we call upon scholars from within and outside the Lasallian tradition in matters pertaining to each year’s theme.

Anniversary of the Heroic Vow
2025-11-21
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.
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Educating the Algorithmic Generation — Regional Webinar
2026-01-20 18:00 - 19:00
Educating the Algorithmic Generation
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT
Speaker: Michael Ratajczyk, Ph.D., program director – M.S. & B.S. business intelligence and data analytics and associate professor, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, MN
Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved from a niche technological concept to a force reshaping nearly every sector of society. From education and health care to business, art and ethics, AI now plays a visible and often transformative role in how we learn, work and make decisions. This webinar explores AI’s growing influence across society, emphasizing how today’s students are both witnesses and active participants in this technological shift. AI represents one of the most profound technological shifts of our time, simultaneously inspiring innovation, disrupting norms and challenging our understanding of human creativity and knowledge. This webinar explores the good, the bad and the ugly of generative AI (GenAI) through the lens of education and society.
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Commemoration of the Transfer of the Relics of Saint John Baptist de La Salle
2026-01-26
John Baptist de La Salle was buried in the chapel of Saint Suzanne on Holy Saturday, April 8, 1719. On July 6, 1734, his body was transferred to a chapel at Saint Yon. The tomb was vandalized during the French Revolution but the relics were not. In 1841, the superiors received approval to have the relics moved to the Generalate.

After the Brothers were expelled from France in 1904, the relics were taken from Rouen to Lembecq-lez-Hal in Belgium. In 1937 they were transported to Rome where they arrived on January 26, the anniversary of the promulgation in 1725 of the Bull of Approbation of the Institute. The relics are now in the church of Saint John Baptist de La Salle at the Generalate in Rome.

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Saint Mutien-Marie Wiaux, FSC
2026-01-31
Louis Wiaux was born in a small village in French-speaking Belgium where almost everyone was a devout practicing Catholic. His father was a blacksmith, while his mother helped to run a small cafe in part of the family home, where no rough language was allowed and where the evening of Belgian beer and card playing always concluded with the recitation of the rosary.
Louis proved neither physically nor emotionally suited to his father’s trade; he was convinced that the Lord was calling him to a different kind of forge. No sooner had he met the Brothers in a nearby school than he determined to enter the novitiate at Namur. After two years, teaching elementary classes, Brother Mutien was assigned to the boarding school at Malonne where he would spend the next 58 years.
Among the Brothers, it was said that he had never been seen violating even the smallest points in their Rule. After his death at Malonne, his fame began to spread through Belgium, where many miracles were attributed to him. His relics may be venerated in Malonne at the shrine built in his honor after his canonization.
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Saint Miguel Febres Cordero, FSC
2026-02-10
Francisco Febres Cordero was born into a family that has always been prominent in Ecuadorian politics. Crippled from birth, he had to overcome family opposition to realize his vocation to be a lay religious, the first native of Ecuador to be received into the Institute. Brother Miguel was a gifted teacher from the start and a diligent student. When he was not quite 20 years old, he published the first of his many books, a Spanish grammar that soon became a standard text. In time his research and publications in the field of literature and linguistics put him in touch with scholars all over the world and he was granted membership in the National Academies of Ecuador and Spain.
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Brother James Miller, FSC
2026-02-13
February 13, 2020, marked the inaugural memorial for beatified Brother James Miller, FSC. Brother James was killed in the afternoon of February 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 on Thursday, November 8, 2018, Pope Francis approved a decree recognizing that Brother James Miller died as a martyr. Brother James is the first De La Salle Christian Brother from the United States to be beatified. Brother James was beatified on December 7, 2019, in Huehuetenango. The Church calendar now considers February 13, the date of his death, as a memorial observance in the liturgical year.
Learn more about Brother James’ life, legacy and cause for canonization at brotherjamesmiller.org.

The Importance of "Grace" in Vocational Healing — Regional Webinar
2026-02-18 18:00 - 19:00
The Importance of “Grace” in Vocational Healing
Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT
Dr. Nelson Tung, chief of clinical operations, Martin De Porres Schools, Elmont, NY
This will be a Lasallian-inspired/trauma-informed webinar, designed to help all educators reconnect with their sense of vocation and explore sustainable self-care practices. We are all aware that education is more than a job — it is a calling, a ministry rooted in faith, zeal and the transformative power of human relationships. Due to the vast demands on educators, time, passion and dedication are all areas that can be compromised due to an array of professional and personal reasons. This webinar offers “opportunity” — opportunity to be in community with all Lasallians, to reflect, to learn, to share and to join one another to facilitate “grace.” The power of grace, especially for ourselves, is extremely healing. However, it can be very difficult to do sometimes. Therefore, we will explore the spiritual/clinical impact that burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary trauma stress and vicarious trauma can have. In turn, we will provide for spiritually directed/evidence-based practices to be able to combat it. The ultimate goal is to organically allow for grace, so that the whole person is cared for, and that a renewed direction/sustainability toward vocation, as well as spirituality, is reestablished.
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2026 LASSCA Conference
2026-03-01 - 2026-03-04
Anchored in Faith: Leading Lasallian Schools
Amid a Shifting Society
2026 LASSCA Conference
March 1-4, 2026 • Omni Houston Hotel • Houston, TX
The 2026 Lasallian Association of Secondary School Chief Administrators (LASSCA) Conference is excited to gather over 100 colleagues and District and Regional leaders to share best practices and conversations around the theme “Anchored in Faith: Leading Lasallian Schools Amid a Shifting Society” in Houston, Texas, from March 1-4, 2026.
The LASSCA Conference will begin on Sunday, March 1, 2026, with Mass on-site at 6:30 p.m., followed by the opening session at 7:30 p.m., which will include the presentation of the Brother Michael Collins Award of Excellence and an opening social at 8:00 p.m. The conference will conclude at approximately 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. We encourage you to arrive early to give yourself plenty of time to explore and enjoy Houston’s sunny and warm February weather. General sessions will take place Monday and Tuesday. District meetings will be held on Monday, and open forums for presidents, principals and board members will take place on Tuesday. Breakout sessions will be on Monday and Tuesday afternoon.
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Johnston Institute, SFNO Gathering
2026-03-12 - 2026-03-14 | Mont La Salle, 4401 Redwood Road, Napa, CA, 94558, 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 of Contemporary Lasallian Practice is a two-year Regional formation program that focuses on deepening participants’ understanding of Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s story and vision, Lasallian pedagogy, the Lasallian promotion of justice and Lasallian spirituality while utilizing contemporary texts to inform and influence current and future Lasallian practice.

Johnston Institute, DENA Gathering
2026-03-19 - 2026-03-21 | Bon Secours Retreat Center, 1525 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, MD, 21104, 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 John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice is a two-year Regional formation program that focuses on deepening participants’ understanding of Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s story and vision, Lasallian pedagogy, the Lasallian promotion of justice and Lasallian spirituality while utilizing contemporary texts to inform and influence current and future Lasallian practice.

“Gen Z Isn’t Lazy: They’re Overwhelmed” — Regional Webinar Series
2026-03-23 18:00 - 19:00
Gen Z Isn’t Lazy: They’re Overwhelmed
Date: Monday, March 23 at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT
Speaker: Rashad Young, High School Counselor, Christian Brothers College High School, St. Louis, MO
Today’s teens are often mislabeled as lazy, unmotivated or disinterested. In reality, many are overwhelmed — emotionally exhausted by social pressures, academic expectations and the nonstop demands of a digital world. Gen Z is not disengaged; they are drowning in overstimulation, anxiety and isolation. As Lasallian educators, we are called to see beyond behavior and into the heart of what students carry. This session will challenge common narratives around youth apathy and offer a more compassionate, trauma-informed understanding of Gen Z’s struggles. Together, we will explore how depression and overstimulation show up in students’ lives, and how our presence, patience and empathy can become sacred bridges to healing.
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Johnston Institute, Midwest Gathering
2026-03-26 - 2026-03-28 | Carmelite Spiritual Center, 8419 Bailey Road, Darien, IL, 60561, 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 of Contemporary Lasallian Practice is a two-year Regional formation program that focuses on deepening participants’ understanding of Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s story and vision, Lasallian pedagogy, the Lasallian promotion of justice and Lasallian spirituality while utilizing contemporary texts to inform and influence current and future Lasallian practice.

Memorial of Saint John Baptist de La Salle
2026-04-07
Saint John Baptist de La Salle died on Good Friday, April 7, 1719, with 23 active communities and 100 Brothers continuing the mission he started. Read more about the Founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and Patron Saint of Teachers

Blessed Nicolas Roland
2026-04-27
Blessed Nicolas Roland, upon whom Saint John Baptist de La Salle often relied for guidance, died April 27, 1678. He was beatified Oct. 16, 1994.
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“Holy Audacity: Leadership and Enduring Lasallian Charism” – Regional Webinar
2026-05-04 18:00 - 19:00
Presented by Brother George Van Grieken, FSC, Ph.D.
Monday, May 4, 2026 • 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT
How does a spiritual charism endure through revolution, global expansion and profound cultural change? In this webinar, Brother George Van Grieken, FSC, will explore three pivotal moments in the history of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools through the leadership of Brother Agathon, Brother Philippe, and Brother John Johnston. Each faced radically different historical crises — from the French Revolution to worldwide institutional growth and the post–Vatican II renewal of religious life — yet each responded in ways that preserved and re-expressed the Lasallian charism. Drawing from the book “Holy Audacity: A Short History of the Lasallian Charism & Mission,” the webinar will highlight how faith, zeal and association were continually adapted to new realities and invite participants to reflect on what this legacy of “holy audacity” means for Lasallian schools, communities and ministries today.
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Solemnity of Saint John Baptist de La Salle
2026-05-15
Each year, Lasallians honor Saint John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and patron saint of teachers, on May 15, known as the Solemnity of Saint John Baptist de La Salle or Founder’s Day. It’s a day to reflect on the rich history of the Lasallian mission and celebrate the man whose vision and dedication to providing a human and Christian education to the young, especially the poor, launched the worldwide Lasallian network.
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Brother Raphaël Louis Rafiringa, FSC
2026-05-19
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 success. As a sign of their recognition of this, the French authorities decorated him with the Madagascan gold medal of merit. As a result of his remarkable literary effort, he was named a member of the Madagascan Academy. He died at Fianarantsoa on May 19, 1919.
On Oct. 18, 1979, the Brothers of this great island requested of Pope John Paul II the introduction of the Cause of the Servant of God.
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Buttimer Institute 2026
2026-06-28 - 2026-07-11 | Manhattan University, 4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Riverdale, NY, 10471, United States
June 28 – July 11
Manhattan University, Riverdale, NY
The Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies is a three-year program designed to inspire Lasallian educators, Brothers and Partners to delve more thoroughly into the Lasallian founding story through scholarly study, to awaken the basis of their vocation as educators and nurture their personal, professional and spiritual journey. This formation program also seeks to deepen association for the Lasallian mission and provide experiences to empower Lasallians to become catalysts in their own ministries. The Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies is an intensive Lasallian formation and education program that studies the life and work of Saint John Baptist de La Salle and the origins of the Lasallian mission. Through an examination of the writings of De La Salle and an analysis of some modern educators, participants develop a deeper understanding of the Lasallian heritage and its influence on contemporary education. Community cohorts gather for three consecutive summers in two-week durations at Manhattan University in New York.
Learn more and register by May 8, 2026.

Johnston Institute's Summer Kickoff, Regional Gathering
2026-07-13 - 2026-07-16 | Lewis University, 1 University Parkway, Romeoville, IL, 60446, 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 schedule here.

The Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice is a two-year Regional formation program that focuses on deepening participants’ understanding of Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s story and vision, Lasallian pedagogy, the Lasallian promotion of justice and Lasallian spirituality while utilizing contemporary texts to inform and influence current and future Lasallian practice.

Lasallian Social Justice Institute 2026
2026-07-20 - 2026-07-24
“Child Poverty and the Work of Hope”
July 20-24, 2026 • Syracuse, NY
The Lasallian Social Justice Institute (LSJI) will take place in Syracuse, New York, where participants will explore the realities surrounding child poverty. Through partnerships with local community organizations, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the lived realities of children and families experiencing poverty and the systemic forces that sustain it. Grounded in the Lasallian tradition and Catholic social teaching, the weeklong program will explore several interconnected issues impacting child poverty in the Syracuse community, including education, housing instability and food insecurity.
Learn more and register by May 8, 2026.

Lasallian Social Justice Institute (LSJI) is a formation program based on the Gospel that serves to promote the continuing process of conversion to solidarity with persons in poverty and to provide an authentic response to the Gospel and our Lasallian vocation.

Saint Benildus Romançon, FSC
2026-08-13
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 in 1841. He served in that school for the next 20 years, educating the boys of the village, many of whom had never been to school. The school became a center of social and intellectual life of the village. Saint Benilde died Aug. 13, 1862.
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Video by Ed Sirois, La Salle Academy, Providence, RI

Vocation and Belonging: Insights for Educators – Regional Webinar
2026-08-18 13:00 - 14:00
Date: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT
Speakers: Dr. Jaclyn Doherty and Dr. Nabil Tueme of Springtide Research Institute
Drawing on national survey and interview findings from Springtide Research Institute, this session examines how teachers and mentors shape young people’s sense of vocation and belonging. Participants will explore how educators help students develop confidence in their gifts, expand their sense of what futures are possible, and make meaning of their experiences. Particular attention will be given to how language can communicate different expectations around certainty, agency, pressure, and exploration.

This session invites educators to reflect on how relationships, language and everyday interactions can help young people feel seen, supported and capable of building meaningful lives. The webinar will also consider how vocation and belonging are interconnected. Participants will leave with practical strategies for fostering reflective conversations and creating environments that support both belonging and vocational exploration.

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Saint Solomon Le Clercq, FSC
2026-09-02
Saint Solomon was secretary to Brother Agathon, the Superior General, after having been a teacher, director and bursar. He was martyred on Sept. 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 Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Oct. 16, 2016, with Lasallians from around the world in attendance.
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Blessed Martyrs of Rochefort
2026-09-02
Blessed Brothers Roger, Léon and Uldaric were martyred in 1794 during the French Revolution. They were beatified on Oct. 1, 1995, as part of a group of 64 martyrs who died for their faith.
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