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De La Salle Comic Book
This 31-page book illustrates the life of Saint John Baptist de La Salle

LA CCD 2010 - Map of the World
Poster depicting Lasallian Education around the world and statistics of people involved in the mission

LA CCD 2010 - De La Salle
Poster depicting the founder via thumbnail images

How to Discern the Personal Elements of Your Vocation
This article takes a deep look at the pieces of a person's vocational journey. If you are thinking about your vocation seriously, this article provides some of the "pieces" that you should consider. It’s rather dense, but it’s also very good.

Religious Life in the Age of Facebook
This article from "America" magazine looks at religious vocations today from a cultural viewpoint. It points out the many ways that young people today live a different "culture" than those in the past, and points out how those differences are seen in the consideration of religious vocations.

Sowing the Seeds for Ministry

I, John Baptist de La Salle - By Br. Leo Kirby, FSC
Some years ago, Br. Leo did a short biography of St. John Baptist De La Salle geared for young people. This is a copy of that booklet. It provides a fine overview of him, his life, and his mission from God.

La Salle Magazine series on De La Salle
This is a series of articles from the alumni magazine of La Salle University in Philadelphia. Done over several years, it addresses the educational spirituality of De La Salle and some of the specific ways in which that spirituality is lived out.

Lasallian Panorama - Vol 1 - Beginnings
Although somewhat dated and hence not entirely accurate, this is a very compact history of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. It covers both the life of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the first years of the order, and the history of the Brothers up to the French Revolution.

Lasallian Panorama - Vol 2 - Cataclysm (58MB File)
The second volume of a compact history of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, this volume covers the French revolution and the years beyond into the 20th century.

Lasallian Way of the Cross
A Lasallian way to pray the Stations of the Cross, including quotations from the Founder and evocative pictures. Appropriate for Lent.

Yves Poutet and Jean Pungier - An Educator and Saint at Grips
    with the Society of His Time
This booklet is one of the best introductions to French society in the 17th century and the context within which St. John Baptist de La Salle grew up and formed the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.

Lasalliana - Prayer of the Teacher Before Class
A short overview and history of a prayer that has been said for many years by teachers in Lasallian schools and that has been wrongly attributed to St. John Baptist de La Salle as its author.

Lasallian Core Principles - The Star of Faith
Among the many ways of describing the characteristics of Lasallian education, this illustrative schema provides one compilation of research, discussions, and conclusions from a wide variety of sources.

Statistical student report for the United States/Toronto Region
The most up-to-date facts about the educational institutions in the United States where the De La Salle Christian Brothers (officially called “The Brothers of the Christian Schools”) are present.