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Lasallian Education Council (LEC) Meeting
2023-11-15 - 2023-11-16 | Q Center, 1405 N 5th Ave, St. Charles, IL, 60174, United States
The Lasallian Education Council (LEC) will gather November 15-16 at the Q Center.

Addressing Social, Emotional and Spiritual Learning through Advisories Webinar
2023-11-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
This formation webinar is part of the Fall 2023 Webinar Series, presented by the Lasallian Region of North America.
Addressing Social, Emotional and Spiritual Learning Through Advisories

Date: Wednesday, November 8 at 6:00 p.m. ET
Speakers: Christine Buell, Assistant Principal for Student Life, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco, CA, and Nicole Nastari, Dean of Students, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco, CA
While the concept of advisories is not new, we have reconfigured them to provide a vehicle by which to address the social and emotional needs that have emerged for our students from the pandemic. As current research has suggested, teenagers are more anxious than ever and in need of more support and education.
Advisories create a space in which we can promote wellness strategies, address social-emotional learning and deepen community connections across class levels. Throughout the school year, we use the time and space in advisory to explore various topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, positive relationship strategies, neurodiversity, stress management, mindfulness and community-wide spirit activities. Furthermore, advisories create high-impact leadership opportunities that further promote the development of intellectual, social and emotional skills. We will cover the practicalities of organizing lesson plans, selecting and training student advisory leaders and community-wide involvement that make this programming so effective.
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Blessed Spanish Martyrs of the 20th Century
2023-11-03 | IL
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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All Souls Day
2023-11-02 | IL

Blessed Arnold Rèche, FSC
2023-10-27 | IL
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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Johnston Institute (Midwest)
2023-10-26 - 2023-10-28 | La Salle Retreat Center (Glencoe), 2101 Rue De La Salle Dr, Glencoe, MO, 63038, United States
The fifth meeting of the fourth cohort of the Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice will take place October 26-28, 2023, at La Salle Retreat Center in Glencoe, Missouri.
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Regional Conference of Christian Brothers (RCCB) Meeting
2023-10-24 - 2023-10-26 | Québec City, Canada
The Regional Council of Christian Brothers (RCCB) will gather October 24-26 in Québec.

2021 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) Ends
2023-10-21 | IL
The 2021 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) will begin on September 21 (the United Nations’ sanctioned International Day of Peace) and will run through October 21.

Johnston Institute (DENA)
2023-10-19 - 2023-10-21 | Shawnee Inn, 100 Shawnee Inn Dr, Shawnee on Delaware, PA, 18356
The fifth meeting of the fourth cohort of the Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice will take place October 19-21, 2023, at the Shawnee Inn in Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania.
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Blessed Nicolas Barré
2023-10-18 | IL
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 there, he carried out his idea of “Little Charitable Schools” and “the Charitable Teachers.”  He was consulted by John Baptist de La Salle and helped develop the foundation of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Nicholas Barré died May 31, 1686, in Paris, France.
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Saint Martyrs of Turón
2023-10-13 | IL
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 the young. The Brothers were known to defy the ban on teaching religion and they openly escorted their students to Sunday Mass.
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Saint Jaime Hilario Barbal, FSC
2023-10-13 | IL
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 soon developed hearing problems and was advised to return home. Convinced that God was calling him, he was overjoyed in 1917 to learn that the Institute of the Brothers would accept him in the novitiate at Irun, Spain.
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Johnston Institute (SFNO)
2023-10-12 - 2023-10-14 | Solomon Episcopal Center, 54296 LA-445, Loranger, LA, 70466
The fifth meeting of the fourth cohort of the Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice will take place October 12-14, 2023, at Solomon Episcopal Center in Loranger, Louisiana.
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Johnston Institute, SFNO Gathering
2023-10-10 - 2023-10-12 | The Cenacle on the Lake, 5500 St Mary St., Metairie, LA, 70006, United States
Fifth cohort Johnston participants from the District of San Francisco New Orleans (SFNO) will gather October 10-12, 2024, at The Cenacle on the Lake in Metairie, Louisiana.

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.

Brothers in Initial Formation Gathering
2023-10-06 - 2023-10-09 | Ocean Rest, 3041 Central Avenue, Ocean City, NJ, 082226, United States
The Brothers in Initial Formation Gathering will take place October 6-9 at Ocean Rest.

Lasallian Education Council (LEC) Retreat
2023-10-04 - 2023-10-06 | Mercy Retreat Center, 2039 N Geyer Rd, St. Louis, MO, 63131, United States
The Lasallian Education Council will gather for a retreat October 4-6, 2023.

Established in 2011, the Lasallian Education Council (LEC) is an innovative structure for sharing responsibility for the Lasallian mission between the De La Salle Christian Brothers and Lasallian Partners in the Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN). Learn more about the LEC >

Blessed Scubilion Rousseau, FSC
2023-09-24 | IL
Blessed Scubilion Rousseau, FSC, was born March 21, 1797, in Annay la-Côte, France. He was serving as a catechist in his native village when he was introduced to the Brothers. He entered the novitiate in 1822. After 10 years of teaching in schools throughout France, he left for the island of Reunion where he dedicated the rest of his life to teaching and caring for the enslaved natives. He died April 13, 1867.
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International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP)
2023-09-21 - 2023-10-21 | IL
The 2023 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP), themed “Peace Within Our Reach,” will begin on September 21 (the United Nations’ sanctioned International Day of Peace) and will run through October 21, 2023.
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The Eucharistic Revival: Our Role in Lasallian Education Webinar
2023-09-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
This formation webinar is part of the Fall 2023 Webinar Series, presented by the Lasallian Region of North America.
THE EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL: OUR ROLE IN LASALLIAN EDUCATION
Date: Tuesday, September 12 at 6:00 p.m. ET
Speaker: Brother Mark Engelmeyer, FSC, Religion Teacher, Central Catholic High School, Pittsburgh, PA
With churches having empty pews during Mass, many Catholics not having an understanding of the Eucharist, and more and more young people disaffiliating from the Church, the United States Bishops have called for a three-year Eucharistic Revival. As one of the largest Catholic high school networks in the United States, we as Lasallians have a great opportunity to play a pivotal role in helping the young entrusted to our care rediscover and grow in their love of Our Lord in the Eucharist.
Based in the teachings of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, this session will help educators effectively incorporate the Eucharistic Revival into their schools.
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Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary
2023-09-08 | IL

Blessed Martyrs of Rochefort
2023-09-06 | IL
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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Saint Solomon Le Clercq, FSC
2023-09-06 | IL
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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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2023-08-15 | IL

Saint Benildus Romançon, FSC
2023-08-10 | IL
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

Transfiguration of the Lord
2023-08-06 08:00 - 17:00 | IL

LSJI
2023-07-17 - 2023-07-21 | La Salle Educational Center, 13350 SW 314th St, Homestead, FL, 33033, United States
The 2023 Lasallian Social Justice Institute (LSJI) will take place July 17-21 at the La Salle Educational Center in Homestead, Florida. LSJI is a formation program for the based on the Gospel and our Lasallian vocation to the promotion of social justice and service to the poor. Learn more about LSJI >

Johnston Institute (Regional Gathering)
2023-07-10 - 2023-07-14 | Lewis University, 1 University Parkway, Romeoville, IL, 60446, United States
The fourth meeting of the fourth cohort of the Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice will take place July 10-14, 2023, at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.
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Buttimer Institute
2023-06-25 - 2023-07-08 | Manhattan University, 4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Riverdale, NY, 10471, United States
The 2023 Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies will be held Sunday, June 25 – Saturday, July 8 at Manhattan College in New York. Buttimer is an intensive Lasallian education and formation program that studies the life, work and spirituality of Saint John Baptist de La Salle and the origins of the Lasallian educational mission. Learn more about Buttimer >

General Council Visitation to RELAN
2023-06-08 - 2023-06-20 | IL
Brother Superior General Armin Luistro, FSC, and the General Council (pictured above) begin their visit with a retreat with the Regional Conference of Christian Brothers on June 9 at Mont La Salle in Napa, California, followed by meetings with District and Regional leadership June 10-14. They will then meet with leaders of Lasallian colleges and universities on June 15 before concluding their visit by spending time at various ministries from June 17-19.
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Brother Raphaël Louis Rafiringa, FSC
2023-05-17 | IL
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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