Past News Articles
La Salle Student Ingenuity Offers a Hand
Trough the years, people have told James Stewart that someday someone was going to come along and help him. He thought about those words as he learned to ride a bike. He thought about them [...]
Sunday Gospel Reflection 04/19/15
Gospel - Luke 24: 35-48 The two disciples recounted what had taken place on the way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread. While they were still speaking about [...]
Joyful Witness, Love for God, Sacred Purpose
Br. Thomas Casey, FSC The Long Island Catholic March 2015 issue Featuring Br. Thomas Casey, FSC - Executive Director for The De La Salle School - Freeport, NY Sister Diane Capuano and Brother [...]
Young Brothers’ Retreat
Thirteen Brothers in various stages of initial formation in the Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN) gathered March 26–29 at the Alverna Center located on the Saint Teresa Campus of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota [...]
Manhattan Degree for King Hussein
December 1963: King Hussein of Jordan (center) received an honorary degree from Manhattan College, with Br. Gregory Nugent and Cardinal Spellman of New York looking on. Photo from the Institute Bulletin, October 1964, p. 235.
Oldest Brother Turns 91
December 1964: The oldest Christian Brother in the USA observed his 91st birthday and his 75th anniversary as a Brother on November 7, 1964 at the Mont La Salle novitiate (Napa, CA). He is Br. [...]
New Vocation Director
December 1964: Br. Gerald John (Thomas Wallace) became the new director of vocations for the legacy Baltimore District. Photo from FSC, Dec. 1964, p. 4.
CBA Recognizes Academic Excellence
Christian Brothers Academy - Syracuse held its annual Scholastic Honors Night at Temple Adath Yeshurun on March 19 to honor students who have exhibited academic excellence. During the evening, students in grades seven through 12 [...]
Saint Raphael Freshmen Help Moms in Need
Freshman Theology classes at Saint Raphael Academy hosted the eighth annual St. Gabriel’s Call Baby Shower. Coordinated by teacher Caroline Aldrich, the party was the culmination of a baby item drive for mothers with problem [...]
Mr. R. Ross Fales Appointed Ninth Principal at CBA
CBA is pleased to announce that R. Ross Fales will become Principal on July 1, following the retirement of the school’s current Principal, Peter Santanello. Mr. Fales was selected following a nationwide search process, and [...]
Lasallians in Disney
Two Lasallian schools participated in Festival Disney the weekend of March 20, Calvert Hall College High School and St. John's College High School. St. John’s overnight trip went well enough. Everyone did the best to [...]
Reflection: Brother Robert Wickman, FSC
My Vocation as a Brother of the Christian Schools: Moments of Challenge, Wholeness, and Solidarity This essay is written with several ideas in mind. The life of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is one [...]
Sunday Gospel Reflection (04/12/15)
Gospel - John 20: 19-31 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their [...]
Calvert Hall Receives 2015 Best of Baltimore Award
Calvert Hall College High School has been selected for the 2015 Best of Baltimore Award in the High Schools category by the Baltimore Award Program. Each year, the Baltimore Award Program identifies companies that have [...]
Br. Vincent O’Donnell, FSC
1933 - 2015 [divider scroll_] Words of Remembrance for Brother Vincent O’Donnell, FSC Given by Brother Francis McCrea, FSC April 14, 2015 Mass of Christian Burial Loretto Abbey Chapel, Toronto, Ontario “A resilient life is [...]
LSA Providence Boys’ Hockey Team Recognized at State House
On Tuesday afternoon, 31 March, the members and coaching staff of the La Salle Academy Boys’ Hockey Team were feted at the Rhode Island State House in recognition of their winning the State Championship after [...]
Brother Cyril Litecky, FSC
Brother Cyril Litecky, FSC 1926-2015 Brother Cyril Litecky, age 88 and a member of the Midwest District, died on Saturday, April 4, 2015 in the Holy Land. Born on October 23, 1926 he entered the [...]
Sunday Gospel Reflection (04/05/15)
Gospel – John 20: 1-9 On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the [...]
LAYFS Gathering Draws Lasallians; Upstate NY Child Welfare Professionals
Br. Brian Henderson reminds the Lasallian professionals gathered that even though their work is not easy, they are called to give "love and compassion as part of their professional obligation in this Lasallian educational [...]
Strambi News – March 2015
Dear Brothers and Lasallian Colleagues, Happy Palm Sunday and Holy Week! The focus of this newsletter is the Bull Savannah Lasallian Community consisting of six Brothers and two volunteers. Our day begins with 6:45 AM [...]
Sunday Gospel Reflection (03/29/15)
Gospel - Mark 11: 1-10 When Jesus and his disciples drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into [...]
Rhode Island Winter Not That Bad
La Salle Academy, Providence, Winter Sports Despite the frigid temperatures and the feet of snow La Salle Academy, Providence, had a scorching Winter Athletic Season. The school collected 5 team State Championships and 2 National [...]
Expert in Native American Archaeology to Present Lecture
Expert in Native American Archaeology to Present Christen Lecture at Manhattan College Kevin McBride, Ph.D., will discuss battlefield archeology of the Pequot War. Kevin McBride, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Connecticut and [...]
Manhattan Professor Publishes Book
Manhattan College Professor Publishes Book on Economic Development in Early Modern France Historian Jeff Horn releases fifth book, Economic Development in Early Modern France: The Privilege of Liberty, 1650-1820. Historian and author Jeff Horn, Ph.D., professor [...]
Sunday Gospel Reflection (03/22/15)
Gospel - John 12: 20-33 Some Greeks who had come to worship at the Passover Feast came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” [...]