De La Salle Today, Autumn 2015

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A MAGAZINE FOR THE LASALLIAN FAMILY IN THE LASALLIAN REGION OF NORTH AMERICA

AUTU M N 2015

CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF CONSECRATED LIFE

Dear Reader, During this Year of Consecrated Life, we celebrate men and women who have committed to a life of consecration to God in service to the Church community. In this issue, we especially celebrate the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the Lasallian mission.

TODAY DE LA SALLE TODAY IS PUBLISHED BY CHRISTIAN BROTHERS CONFERENCE FOR LASALLIANS IN THE LASALLIAN REGION OF NORTH AMERICA (RELAN).

The Year of Consecrated Life coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, and the Decree

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on the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life, Perfectae Caritatis.

When Pope Francis declared November 30, 2014 – February 2, 2016, as

GENERAL COUNCILOR, RELAN BROTHER TIMOTHY COLDWELL, FSC

the Year of Consecrated Life, he outlined three goals in his November 2014 Apostolic Letter to All Consecrated People on the Occasion of the Year

INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALISA MACKSEY

of Consecrated Life: to look to the past with gratitude, to live the present with passion, and to embrace the future with hope.

EDITOR ELIZABETH MOORS JODICE

In this issue, as we look to the past with gratitude, we visit how the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools has evolved over the past 50 years in light of the Second Vatican Council and with the 1967 release of “The Brother of the Christian Schools in the World Today: A Declaration.”

As we live the present with passion, we highlight Brothers who live their vocation beyond the borders and transform lives in overseas ministries.

As we embrace the future with hope, we introduce you to five young men who entered the novitiate on August 1, 2015, as they take another step in their journeys of discerning consecrated life as Brothers.

This issue also highlights the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a pilgrimage taken in July 2015 by Brothers and young men discerning their vocation from the Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN) and the District of Spain-Portugal (ARLEP).

We hope this issue takes you back in time, energizes you with how the mission is so passionately being lived today, and propels your hopes for future vocations. We extend our thanks to the many Brothers who have dedicated their lives to the Lasallian mission as they joyfully celebrate this year of renewal.

Enjoy!

ELIZABETH MOORS JODICE Editor

Brothers, postulants and novices gather at Monte do Gozo (Hill of Joy), a hill in Santiago de Compostela that is known for giving pilgrims a first view of their final destination: the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Courtesy Brother Moses Abunya, FSC

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CHANGE, INVITATION AND RENEWAL: 50 YEARS OF LIVING INTO PERFECTAE CARITATIS AND THE ‘DECLARATION’

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THE NOVITIATE: DEEPER DISCERNMENT OF THE CALL

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A CALL TO MOVE BEYOND BORDERS COMPILED BY CHRIS SWAIN

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¡BUEN CAMINO!

BY BROTHER CHRISTOPHER PATIÑO, FSC

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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BY BROTHER THOMAS JOHNSON, FSC, AND CHRIS SWAIN

NEWS AND APPOINTMENTS CHRISTIAN BROTHERS CONFERENCE WELCOMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NEW STAFF MEMBERS AT NEW LOCATION Mark Freund, a longtime school leader with Lasallian ties, has been selected as the next executive director of the Christian Brothers Conference (CBC) Office for Lasallian Education.

Freund most recently served as principal of Pope John Paul II High School in Boca Raton, Florida, a school that is in the process of becoming affiliated with the Lasallian mission through the District of Eastern North America.

Freund brings more than 30 years experience as a teacher and administrator in Catholic schools. Freund is a graduate of Calvert Hall College High School in Baltimore, Maryland.

He graduated from the Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies in July 2015, and he has attended Lasallian Association of Secondary School Chief Administrators conferences.

As executive director, Freund will promote the Lasallian mission and assume a leadership role in representing Lasallian education at the national and international levels. He will also oversee activities designed to serve ministries in the Lasallian Region of North America, including developing formation programs, fundraising, and representing the mission to the Catholic Church, to educational, civic and governmental entities, and to business and philanthropic organizations.

Additionally, CBC has welcomed new staff members in recent months. Carol Loughney, CMP, joined the staff in July as the director of events, and Anna Waddelove joined the staff in June as the communications specialist.

These changes took place in a new building. CBC relocated in May to 415 Michigan Avenue NE, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20017. The offices, which include the Lasallian Volunteers and the La Salle International Foundation, are located at the McCormick Pavilion at Theological College. The building is on the campus of The Catholic University of America directly across the street from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

(Left) Mark Freund was named execu-

(Below) Christian Brothers Conference relocated to

tive director of the Christian Brothers

the McCormick Pavilion at Theological College, which is

Conference Office for Lasallian

on the campus of The Catholic University of America,

Education in June 2015.

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Participants in the Buttimer III class stand together with their instructors and community director during their final summer of the Regional program at Saint Mary’s College of California in Moraga.

SUMMER FORMATION PROGRAMS INSPIRE LASALLIANS Lasallians gathered in three groups over the summer to deepen their Lasallian connection by participating in Regional formation programs.

The Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies took place June 28 – July 11, 2015, at Saint Mary’s College of California in Moraga. Buttimer is an intensive Lasallian education and formation program that studies the life and spirituality of Saint John Baptist de La Salle and the origins of the Lasallian mission. Nearly 100 Lasallians, including more than 20 from outside of the Lasallian Region of North America, participated in the program, which takes place over three years.

The nearly 100 participants in the Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice gathered as a Regional group July 12-17, 2015, at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. The theme for this second Regional gathering was Association, Vocation and Spirituality.

Nearly 20 Lasallians took part in the Lasallian Social Justice Institute (LSJI) July 19-24, 2015, which returned to Chicago with the theme Violence & Peacemaking in an Urban Environment. In 2016, LSJI will take place for the first time in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and will focus on human trafficking.

Buttimer, Johnston and LSJI are all programs of Christian Brothers Conference. To learn more about Regional programs, visit www.lasallian.info/programs-events.

NEW DIRECTOR TO LEAD LASALLIAN VOLUNTEERS Kathleen Glackin has been named director of Lasallian Volunteers (LV) effective July 13, 2015. Glackin, who served for two years as an LV, has been a member of the LV staff as recruitment coordinator since July 2013.

Glackin served as a Lasallian Volunteer from 2009-2011 in Memphis, Tennessee, at De La Salle Elementary at Blessed Sacrament. After completing her two years of service, she continued to volunteer at De La Salle while serving as assistant campus minister for the Diocese of Memphis before joining the LV staff in Washington, DC.

Kathleen Glackin was named director of Lasallian Volunteers effective July 13, 2015.

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LASALLIAN VOLUNTEERS HOST ORIENTATION, HONOR SUPPORTERS Forty-nine Lasallian Volunteers (LVs) prepared for a year of service during orientation July 21-31, 2015, at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. Orientation covers topics such as the Lasallian charism, living in community, building strong relationships, peace and justice, and spirituality. The 2015-2016 LVs include 30 first-year LVs and 19 second-year LVs who will serve at 24 ministries throughout the Lasallian Region of North America. The group will come together again in January 2016 for the midyear retreat in Brant Lake, New York.

In conjunction with orientation, the LV program recognized supporters from the Midwest District with the annual FSC Awards, which are named in honor of three Christian Brothers who embody values of faith, service and community, and made significant contributions to the program. The LV program presented the Bassen Service Award to Thaddeus (Tad) Smith, the Johnston Faith Award to Brother James Gaffney, FSC, and Brother Stephen Markham, FSC, and the Farrell Community Award to Brother Robert Walsh, FSC. The annual awards honor supporters from each District on a rotating basis. The 2016 honorees will be selected from the District of San Francisco New Orleans.

(Below) The 2015-2016 Lasallian Volunteers gather at Lewis University for orientation.

(Right) Lasallian Volunteers honors supporters with the FSC Awards. From left, Brother James Gaffney, FSC, Brother Robert Walsh, FSC, Thaddeus (Tad) Smith and Brother Stephen Markham, FSC.

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Brother Superior General Robert Schieler, FSC, speaks at the graduation ceremony during which he received an honorary degree from his alma mater, La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 17, 2015.

Courtesy La Salle University

UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGE HONOR SUPERIOR GENERAL

REVISION OF THE RULE APPROVED

Two universities and one college in the Lasallian Region of North America bestowed honorary degrees upon Brother Superior General Robert Schieler, FSC. Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee, honored Brother Robert at its commencement exercises May 16, 2015, with an honorary Doctor of Humanities. The following day, La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, presented Brother Robert with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at its undergraduate commencement exercises. Saint Mary’s College of California in Moraga presented Brother Robert with an honorary Doctor of Educational Leadership at its annual De La Salle Week Convocation on April 22, 2015.

The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is preparing to distribute printed versions of the revised Rule of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in October, with digital versions available earlier. This new distribution comes after the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life approved the revision.

The modifications to the 1987 Rule were finalized during the 45th General Chapter in 2014 after several years of work by commissions for the revision of the Rule.

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BROTHER BEDE BALDRY, FSC, Auxiliary Visitor, Midwest District, effective July 1, 2015 BROTHER CHRISTOPHER BELLEMAN, FSC, Principal, St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, Buffalo, NY, effective June 10, 2015

Teach Passionately

DIANE BROWN, Interim Principal, De La Salle Institute – Institute Campus, Chicago, IL, effective June 19, 2015 BROTHER JAMES DRIES, FSC, Principal, St. Vincent Strambi Catholic High School, Bull Savannah, Jamaica, effective August 1, 2015 DR. PAUL D. FALLON, Principal, La Salle Institute, Troy, NY, effective July 1, 2015 MARK FREUND, Executive Director, Christian Brothers Conference Office for Lasallian Education, Washington, DC, effective September 21, 2015

Live Simply

JAMES P. GALLAGHER, Principal, West Catholic Preparatory High School, Philadelphia, PA, effective July 1, 2015 KATHLEEN GLACKIN, Director, Lasallian Volunteers, Washington, DC, effective July 13, 2015 BROTHER JOSEPH JOZWIAK, FSC, President, Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, NY, effective July 1, 2015 PAUL KELLY, Principal, De La Salle High School, New Orleans, LA, effective spring 2015

Pray Deeply

MATTHEW KEOUGH, Principal, Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, NY, effective July 1, 2015 MARC MILANO, Principal, Archbishop Rummel High School, Metairie, LA, effective July 1, 2015 DR. MYLES SEGHERS, Interim President, De La Salle High School, New Orleans, LA, effective spring 2015

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Brother Francis Eells, FSC, District of Eastern North America’s vocation director, visits with students at De La Salle Collegiate High School in Warren, Michigan. Courtesy District of Eastern North America

Brothers who are originally from Michigan stand together at the District of Eastern North America’s Called to be Brothers Retreat hosted at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in August 2011.

Courtesy District of Eastern North America

Mike Daniels, Ed.D., president and CEO of De Marillac Academy in San Francisco, California, sits with students. Courtesy De Marillac Academy

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LIVING IN JOY DURING THE YEAR OF CONSECRATED LIFE B Y HOLLY PETER SON

POPE FRANCIS HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE YEAR OF CONSECRATED LIFE WITH THESE WORDS:

“THIS IS THE BEAUTY OF CONSECRATION: IT IS JOY, JOY.” Joy. Just as Pope Francis shared that message in a July 2013 Rome meeting with seminarians, novices and young people discerning their vocation, he reminds us that the life of the consecrated person is to be joy-filled, and that such joy is rooted singularly in the love of Jesus Christ. The Year of Consecrated Life, which started November 30, 2014, and ends February 2, 2016, celebrates those who have committed their lives to God. For those called to consecrated life, the sequela Christi, or the following of Christ, is paramount, and becomes a rule of life which often follows the path of a particular charism’s founder or a gift of the Holy Spirit. Consecrated life has assumed many forms and has often given birth to religious orders, Catholic movements and lay communities. They all begin with countless “yeses” of free men and women to live solely for Jesus Christ. Thus, this is a year of gratitude, and we remember, “You did not choose me, but I chose you” (John 15:16), as Pope Francis reminded the plenary assembly of the International Union of Superiors General on May 8, 2013.

THE INCARNATIONAL ASPECT OF THE LASALLIAN CHARISM In my 25 years as a Lasallian educator at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California, the “incarnational” aspect of the Lasallian charism has continually struck me.

“Be assured that the more you devote yourself to prayer, the more you will also do well in your work,” advised Saint John Baptist de La Salle in his Meditations (95.1).

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(Right) Lasallians of the Midwest District gather for Lasallian Days, an initiative of the Midwest District inviting alumni and friends to build community and hear updates about the Lasallian family in the Midwest and beyond.

From left, Brother Tom Hetland, FSC, Rob Cummings, Megan Davison and Brother Larry Schatz, FSC. Courtesy Brother Larry Schatz, FSC

De La Salle relied on the presence of Christ and not on his own efforts as he sought the salvation of his students and the Brothers. His attention to every pedagogical detail – teaching writing and mathematics, giving order in the classroom, teaching boys to share their leftovers, giving jobs to every student – was aimed at encountering the One who gave order to the world, the Risen Lord. De La Salle knew well that the encounter with the living God was not limited to catechetical instruction and prayer, which he certainly did not neglect; God was present in every activity of the school day, from lining up, to playing games, to walking home! There was no dualism in De La Salle’s pedagogy; faith and life were wholly united and God was present in the life of His people. We are the holy presence of God. How wise was this consecrated priest, “taken by the collar” by the overwhelming love of God. Despite the enormous struggles that gave rise to his order, men followed into the fray, hopeful and joyful in their work, not because of any particular success or accomplishment on their part but because of a profound awareness of being called by God. De La Salle instructed the Brothers in his Meditations to “very insistently ask Jesus Christ to make his Spirit come alive in you” (196.1).

LIVING THE JOY AND COMMUNION OF CONSECRATION TODAY Today we see a Lasallian world of Brothers and Partners who follow in the footsteps of this great saint. They prepare curriculum, meet with parents, and write exams, as do other educators, but within a profound dialogue with the Mystery of God. In the 21st century, where human value is measured by one’s productivity and success, the consecrated individual is a great sign in the workplace – a person whose very form of life cries out of a God “who is above all and through all and in all” (Ephesians 4:6).

“The consecrated life is an invitation to reach further, search deeper and act stronger in ways that lie beyond our evident horizon,” said Brother George Van Grieken, FSC, coordinator of the Lasallian Research Center for the District of San Francisco New Orleans. “Our commitment and consecration is our stubborn persistence to happily seek Him there.”

The consecrated person is called to witness optimism and positivity in every circumstance. This reflects a genuine boldness that comes from the certainty of being accompanied by Christ in His Church.

Brother Timothy Coldwell, FSC, General Councilor with responsibility for the Lasallian Region of North America, wrote in a November 2014 letter inviting Lasallians to celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life, “As a Christian Brother, I feel like [Pope Francis] is talking directly to me when he says, ‘Be witnesses of a different way of doing things, of acting, of living!’”

The consecrated life is ultimately lived as a companionship, starting with the members of one’s own community and then extending to the entire human family. In his November 2014 Apostolic Letter to All Consecrated People on the Occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life, Pope Francis reminded us that men and women religious are not to slip into individualism but to become “experts in communion.”

Brother Frederick Mueller, FSC, coordinator of professional development and Lasallian formation at La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island, described this communion as a personal challenge, “to extend myself beyond my comfort zones, to rekindle the spirit of zeal.”

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(Right) Phi Le, science teacher at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in San Francisco, California, works with students.

Courtesy Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory

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THE CALL TO LOVE During this year of consecration, all Lasallian Partners are called to live this singular love for Christ, regardless of the form of their vocation. In his November 2014 apostolic letter, Pope Francis wrote, “I urge you, as laity, to live this Year for Consecrated Life as a grace which can make you more aware of the gift you yourselves have received. Celebrate it with your entire ‘family,’ so that you can grow and respond together to the promptings of the Spirit in society today.”

Pope Francis teaches us that the communion among us is the fruit of faith, an “intimacy with God, a communion of love with Christ and with the Father in the Holy Spirit, which extends to brotherly communion” (Pope Francis, General Audience, Rome, October 30, 2013).

Carmelita Lazatin, vice chancellor at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in the Philippines and a 2015 graduate of the Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies, agrees: “We are who we are today because of how we are together.”

Alissa Nollan, program coordinator for the Graduate School of Business and Technology at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and a 2015 Buttimer graduate, describes her experience: “Through course scheduling and faculty and student support, I put the needs of my students first … Within my department this year, we’ve started a book discussion group (relating popular fiction and nonfiction books to our Lasallian work), as well as an informal lunch group to build a spirit of community.”

The love of Christ, which consecrated men, women and lay colleagues are called to incarnate, touches hearts – and this is a grace. As we proceed through this Year of Consecrated Life, may we ask for this grace, that we might remember that the beauty of consecration is joy.

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Holly Peterson served for 25 years as an educator at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California, before leaving in June 2015 to join the national office of Communion and Liberation, a lay Catholic movement of which she is a member.

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Brother Peter Nguyen, FSC, teaches math at La Salle Academy in New York, New York. Courtesy District of Eastern North America Frère Peter Nguyen, FSC, enseigne les mathématiques à La Salle Academy à New York, New York. Gracieuseté du District of Eastern North America.

VIVRE DANS LA JOIE PENDANT L’ANNÉE DE LA VIE CONSACRÉE PA R H O L LY P E T E R S O N Le pape François a souligné l’Année de la vie consacrée en utilisant ces mots : « C’est la beauté de la consécration : elle est joie, joie. » La joie. En présentant ce message à l’occasion d’une rencontre à Rome en 2013 avec des séminaristes, des novices et d’autres jeunes en démarche vocationnelle, le pape François nous rappelle que la vie d’une personne consacrée doit être remplie de joie, et que cette joie est ancrée de façon particulière dans l’amour de Jésus Christ. L’Année de la vie consacrée, qui a débuté le 30 novembre 2014 et qui se terminera le 2 février 2016, fait la célébration de ceux et celles qui ont consacré leur vie à Dieu.

Pour ceux qui sont appelés à la vie consacrée, la sequela Christi (la suite du Christ) est de première importance et devient une règle de vie qui suit souvent les sentiers d’un charisme fondateur particulier ou d’un don de l’Esprit Saint.

La vie consacrée a pris de nombreuses formes et a souvent donné naissance à des ordres religieux, à des mouvements catholiques et à des communautés de laïcs; ils ont tous débuté par un nombre incalculables de « oui » de la part d’hommes et de femmes libres voulant vivre seulement pour Jésus Christ. En conséquence, il s’agit d’une année d’action de grâce, et nous nous rappelons les mots « Vous ne m’avez pas choisi; c’est moi qui vous ai choisis » (Jean 15, 16), que le pape François a rappelés lors de l’assemblée générale de l’Union internationale des Supérieurs Généraux le 8 mai 2013.

L’ASPECT « INCARNATIONNEL » DU CHARISME LASALLIEN Tout au long de mes 25 années comme éducatrice lasallienne à Christian Brothers High School, une école secondaire des Frères des Écoles chrétiennes à Sacramento, Californie, l’aspect incarné du charisme lasallien m’a toujours frappé. « Assurez-vous que plus vous vous appliquerez à la prière, plus aussi vous vous acquitterez bien de votre emploi », a écrit saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle dans les Méditations (MF 95, 1, 2).

des jeunes et de ses Frères. L’attention qu’il portait à chaque détail pédagogique (l’enseignement de l’écriture et des mathématiques, l’organisation de l’ordre dans la classe, le fait d’apprendre aux garçons à partager leurs restes, l’attribution d’emplois à chaque élève) visait à faire rencontrer Celui qui a mis de l’ordre dans le monde, le Seigneur ressuscité. De La Salle savait très bien que la rencontre du Dieu vivant ne se limitait pas aux instructions religieuses et aux temps de prière, même s’il ne négligeait certainement pas cela; Dieu était présent à chaque instant de la vie scolaire, à partir de la mise en rangs jusqu’à la marche pour revenir à la maison! Il n’existait pas de dualité dans la pédagogie de De La Salle; la foi et la vie étaient totalement unies et Dieu était présent dans la vie de son peuple. Nous sommes dans la sainte présence de Dieu.

On admire la sagesse de ce prêtre consacré, « saisi » par l’amour incommensurable de Dieu. Malgré les luttes énormes qui ont accompagné la naissance de sa communauté, de jeunes hommes se sont jetés dans la mêlée, confiants et joyeux dans leur travail, et ceci non pas en raison de succès particuliers ou de réalisations de leur part, mais grâce à la conscience profonde qu’ils avaient d’être appelés par Dieu.

De La Salle demandait aux Frères dans ses Méditations « de prier très instamment Jésus Christ qu’il vous anime de son Esprit » (196,1).

VIVRE AUJOURD’HUI LA JOIE ET LA COMMUNION DE LA CONSÉCRATION Nous voyons aujourd’hui un monde lasallien constitué de Frères et de Partenaires qui suivent les pas de ce grand saint.

Ils préparent des programmes, rencontrent des parents, composent des examens, comme le font d’autres éducateurs; mais ils agissent dans le cadre d’un dialogue profond avec le mystère de Dieu. En ce 21e siècle, où la valeur humaine est mesurée par la productivité et le succès, la personne consacrée apparaît comme un grand signe dans le monde du travail; c’est quelqu’un dont le style de vie même proclame un Dieu « qui est au-dessus de tous, par tous et en tous » (Éphésiens 4,6).

Comme le dit Frère George Van Grieken, FSC, coordonnateur du Centre de recherche lasallienne pour le District de San Francisco Nouvelle-Orléans, « la vie consacrée constitue une invitation à regarder plus loin, à chercher plus profondément et à agir avec plus de force dans des voies qui dépassent notre horizon habituel. Notre engagement et notre consécration montrent notre insistance obstinée à Le chercher là dans la joie. »

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Des Frères participent à une fête de jubilé tenue le District de Midwest en 2014.

Gracieuseté du District de Midwest.

La personne consacrée est appelée à faire preuve d’optimisme et de pensée positive en toute occasion. Cela laisse voir une audace originale issue de la certitude d’être accompagné par le Christ dans son Église.

Frère Timothy Coldwell, FSC, Conseiller Général ayant la responsabilité plus particulière de la Région lasallienne de l’Amérique du Nord (RELAN), a écrit, en novembre 2014, une lettre invitant les Lasalliens à célébrer l’Année de la vie consacrée. « Comme Frère des Écoles chrétiennes, a-t-il écrit, j’ai l’impression que le pape François me parle tout spécialement lorsqu’il dit : « Témoignez d’une façon différente de faire les choses, d’agir, de vivre! ».

La vie consacrée est vécue, en fin de compte, comme une camaraderie, qui commence avec les membres de sa propre communauté et qui finit par toucher la communauté humaine tout entière. Dans sa « Lettre apostolique à toutes les personnes consacrées à l’occasion de l’Année de la vie consacrée », le pape François nous a rappelé que les hommes et les femmes vivant la vie religieuse en doivent pas glisser dans l’individualisme, mais devenir plutôt des « experts de la communion ».

Frère Frederick Mueller, FSC, coordonnateur du développement professionnel et de la formation lasallienne à La Salle Academy, une grande école secondaire dirigée par les Frères à Providence, Rhode Island, a décrit la communion comme étant un défi personnel consistant à « me sortir de mes zones de confort pour raviver l’esprit de zèle ».

L’APPEL À AIMER Au cours de cette année spéciale, tous les Partenaires lasalliens sont invités à vivre cet amour particulier pour le Christ, peu importe la forme que prend leur vocation. Dans sa lettre apostolique de novembre, le pape François a écrit : « Je vous invite avec insistance, vous, les laïcs, à vivre cette Année de la vie consacrée comme une grâce pouvant vous rendre encore plus conscients du don que vous avez reçu vous-mêmes. Célébrez-le avec votre « famille » tout entière, de sorte que vous pourrez grandir et répondre ensemble aux invitations de l’Esprit dans la société d’aujourd’hui ».

Carmelita Lazatin, Vice chancelière du De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, aux Philippines, et qui a terminé en 2015 sa formation lasallienne à Buttimer Institute (Moraga, Californie) se dit tout à fait d’accord avec cela : « Nous sommes qui nous sommes parce que nous sommes ensemble. » Alissa Nollan, Directrice du programme Graduate School of Business and Technology, à Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, et qui vient aussi de terminer sa formation lasallienne en Californie, décrit ainsi son expérience : « Quand je fais l’horaire des cours et aide les professeurs et les étudiants, je place les besoins de mes étudiants en premier… Dans mon département, cette année, nous avons fondé un groupe de discussion autour de livres (en mettant en relation des livres populaires de fiction et de non-fiction avec notre travail lasallien), et nous avons aussi commencé un groupe informel qui se réunit à l’heure du lunch afin de bâtir un esprit de communauté. » L’amour du Christ, que des hommes et des femmes consacrés, ainsi que des collègues laïcs, sont appelés à incarner, touche les cœurs; et cela constitue une grâce. Au fur et à mesure de notre avancement dans cette Année de la vie consacrée, puissions-nous demander cette grâce : que nous nous souvenions que la beauté de la consécration, c’est la joie.

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Mme Holly Peterson a travaillé pendant 25 ans comme enseignante à Christian Brothers High School, à Sacramento, capitale de la Californie. Elle a quitté en juin pour œuvrer pour un organisme national américain appelé Communion and Liberation, un mouvement catholique pour laïcs dont elle était déjà membre.

Le pape François nous dit que la communion entre nous est le fruit de la foi, « une intimité avec Dieu, une communion d’amour avec le Christ et avec le Père dans le Saint Esprit, qui s’étend en communion fraternelle » (Pape François, Audience générale, Rome, 30 octobre 2013).

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CHANGE, INVITATION AND RENEWAL: 50 YEARS OF LIVING INTO PERFECTAE CARITATIS AND THE ‘DECLARATION’

BY ROBERT SMITH, FSC, PH.D.

Brother Jerome West, FSC, Visitor of the then-District of San Francisco, front, breaks ground in 1965 for La Salle High School in Milwaukie, Oregon, as Archbishop Edward Howard, third from right, and others look on. Courtesy District of San Francisco New Orleans Archives

I cannot say that I remember being aware of the text of Perfectae Caritatis and its significance for religious congregations when it was released on October 28, 1965, but I do recall that Monday morning in fifth grade when Sister Mary arrived in our classroom wearing a calf-length habit and a radically modified veil that allowed some of her chestnut brown hair to show.

What felt like a big change in the life of a fifth grader was really quite small compared to the worldwide change that was unfolding 50 years ago in the wake of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). This includes the approval of the Decree on the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life, Perfectae Caritatis.

Little did I know that nine years after Sister Mary surprised us with her new wardrobe, I would enter the Brothers

of the Christian Schools. It was then that I began to learn the historical significance and continuing effects of Perfectae Caritatis and its directive that congregations should adapt and renew religious life in light of both “the constant return to the sources of all Christian life and to the original spirit of the institutes and their adaptation to the changed conditions of our time” (#2).

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The leadership of the De La Salle Christian Brothers – locally and internationally – embraced Pope Paul VI’s invitation.

During the Brothers’ two-part 39th General Chapter, which bridged 1966 and 1967, Brother-delegates engaged in a substantial revision of the Brothers’ Rule. This was the first alteration, in large measure, since the 1700s and one that engaged the entire Institute by using a survey in 1963, which invited every Brother to participate in the process.

The 39th General Chapter also included the composition and publication of a landmark and visionary document, “The Brother of the Christian Schools in the World Today: A Declaration,” which was released in 1967. The “Declaration” was intended to be “… a synthesis of the many facets of the brothers’ life and mission in the world of today … [and to serve as] an authoritative statement that would serve as foundation and unifying principle of all the Chapter’s work” (Foreword).

The “Declaration” followed the lead of Perfectae Caritatis when it stated that the call for renewal and adaptation must be grounded in “a return to the sources to be found in the Gospel and in the origins of the Institute” (D 2). Fortuitously, our Institute has always followed the Founder’s emphasis that the Brothers’ first and principal Rule should be the Gospel. Furthermore, a considerable amount of scholarly work had been carried out by some of the intellectual “giants” of the Institute during the preceding two decades, not least

by Brothers Maurice-Auguste Hermans and Michel Sauvage.

This work focused on the life of De La Salle, the beginnings of the Institute, and the overarching historical trajectory of the Brothers’ life and work.

Consequently, the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools was then, and in this writer’s mind still is, well positioned to engage in the kind of reflection, renewal, and even renovation that Pope Paul VI called for 50 years ago and that the Lasallian family continues to call for today given the global context in which we find ourselves.

(Left) Brothers in the community at Cathedral High School in El Paso, Texas, gather for a meal in 1962. Courtesy District of San Francisco New Orleans Archives (Below) Brother Charles Henry Buttimer, FSC, the first American Superior General (1966-1976), center in front row, is pictured with capitulants from the United States during the 39th General Chapter.

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CHANGE, INVITATION AND RENEWAL: 50 YEARS OF LIVING INTO PERFECTAE CARITATIS AND THE ‘DECLARATION’ CONTINUED

(Above) Brother Michael Meister, FSC, fourth from right, District of San Francisco New Orleans, presents on the “Declaration” at De La Salle University in Dasmariñas, Philippines, during the Lasallian Studies Summer Institute with the Lasallian Volunteers Program of Lasallian East Asia District (LEAD). Courtesy Andrew Pamorada (Above) Founded in 1993, The San Miguel School of Providence in Rhode Island was the first school of its model to open. Courtesy The San Miguel School of Providence

Fast forward to 1994, 29 years since the publication of Perfectae Caritatis and we arrive at the Christian Brothers Spirituality Seminars, sponsored by the then-USA-Toronto Region. These seminars, which were held for 20 years, published volumes of writings focused on different topics relevant to religious life and the Church.

The topic, and title, of the 1994 volume was “The Declaration: Text and Contexts.” I had the pleasant task of contributing the lead essay in that volume, which was a comprehensive overview and analysis of the “Declaration” addressing its context, commentary and challenges.

In some ways, the Spirituality Seminars were a response to the invitation and challenges of both Perfectae Caritatis and the “Declaration.” Clearly other manifestations of the effects of those documents were also evident at the time: many Brothers deciding to return to their family names; Brothers choosing to wear “secular” clothes; the expansion and recognition of, and explicit support for, ministries other than

“traditional” schools; and various kinds of “experiments” in living situations reflected in small group living, communities established physically separate from institutions, Brothers living together from different apostolates, and “mixed” communities composed of Brothers and others.

Fast forward 21 years from 1994 and we arrive in 2015, recognizing the 50th anniversary of Perfectae Caritatis and the 48th anniversary of the publication of the Brothers’ “renewal” Rule and “Declaration” from the 39th General Chapter of 1966-67.

It is this unique Lasallian story and its particular historical context, told too superficially here, that we must employ to fully understand, appreciate and appropriate Pope Francis’ November 2014 Apostolic Letter to All Consecrated People on the Occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life. In the letter, the Pope tells us that there are three aims of this year: to look to the past with gratitude, to live the present with passion, and to embrace the future with hope.

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Brothers take part in a small group discussion during the 44th General Chapter in 2007.

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Brother Charles Kitson, FSC, District of Eastern North America, and Janet Ruggiero, then-District of San Francisco, engage in discussion during the International Mission Assembly held in Rome, Italy in 2013.

The assembly was one of the gatherings that brought together Brothers and Partners to plan for the future of the mission.

Courtesy Brother James Joost, FSC

In approximately the past two decades, we Lasallians (no longer only Brothers) have witnessed: Project 100, a result of the 42nd General Chapter in 1993, which set a goal of sending 100 Brothers from their home Districts to Districts and Regions around the world that were in particular need; the Brothers Without Borders concept initially developed in an implicit way during the 44th General Chapter in 2007 and in Circular 466, They will call themselves Brothers, and made more explicit during the 45th General Chapter in 2014; the overwhelming welcoming of all members of the Lasallian family to participate in envisioning and charting the future; the opening up of our communities and our houses to volunteers – both female and male; the first two global meetings of the Lasallian family with a more-or-less two-thirds Partners and one-third Brothers participation; the founding of the San Miguel schools; international formation programs open to all members of the Lasallian family; a significant diminution of the number of vowed Brothers due to aging; the merging of Districts in North America and in many places around the world; and the restructuring of our global governance structures.

Having now entered my seventh decade, I could still be – amazingly enough – considered a “young Brother” in the Lasallian Region of North America. Happily, in other parts of the Lasallian world, particularly in the southern hemispheres, that is not the case and there are relatively large numbers of young and not-so-young Brothers around the world today.

As a Brother for three and a half decades, I have lived through fewer of the changes and much less of the tumult than have many of my fellow vowed community members.

Brother Robert Smith, FSC, Ph.D., serves as vice president of the Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

It is an amazing sign of God’s grace and fidelity that our Institute has matured and evolved as it has over the past three centuries – not to mention the past half century – all the while maintaining fidelity to the spirit and vision of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, a deeply rooted commitment to the Gospel, and a special commitment to the most poor and vulnerable. It is no less a sign of God’s grace that many of us have continued to live out our consecration in service to God’s people as Brothers, now with countless numbers of extraordinary and complementary Partners in mission.

I personally remain eternally grateful to God and to the Founder for my vocation, and I thank Pope Francis for recognizing and celebrating the extraordinary gift that religious life is to and for the life of the Church.

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The habits of Brothers Javier Hansen and Joseph Wright are displayed during the June 20, 2015, ceremony at Mont La Salle in Napa, California. Courtesy Brother James Joost, FSC

THE NOVITIATE: DEEPER DISCERNMENT OF THE CALL

BY BROTH ER THOMAS JOHNS ON, FSC , AND CHRIS SWAIN

On August 1, 2015, five young men in the Brothers of the Christian Schools’ formation program arrived in Chicago to begin their novitiate year. The novitiate is a unique year before an individual takes vows in a religious congregation.

The novitiate is a time for deeper discernment of the call to dedicate their lives as Brothers. The year is designed to be primarily a spiritual experience. The young men, known as novices, are given the time and opportunity to focus on integrating their studies, work in education, and prayer and community lives, with the intention of making a commitment of vows at the end of the novitiate.

Throughout the year, these five men will participate in an Inter-Community Novitiate program in the Chicago area with about 30 other novices from men’s and women’s congregations.

They will attend workshops and hear speakers on religious life, vows, tools for reflection, and community living.

The program also has a Lasallian component to enhance their knowledge of Saint John Baptist de La Salle and his writings, the history of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, the special vow of Association for the Educational Service of the Poor, and the role of laity in Lasallian mission.

The novices are also working on developing a deeper life of prayer and self-understanding. Therefore, they have ample time for reading, reflection, spiritual direction, and partaking in some of the educational and cultural opportunities in the Chicago area. Although their primary focus is spiritual development, because we are a teaching congregation, the novices are engaged in one of our Chicago-area ministries on a limited basis.

Brother Thomas Johnson, FSC, director, and Brother Thomas Westberg, FSC, sub-director, staff the novitiate, and Brother Dennis Galvin, FSC, assists while working in formation for Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, and the Midwest District. This novitiate marks the first year in Chicago’s Hyde Park-Kenwood neighborhood since its move from Napa, California.

In the following pages, you’ll get to know more about these five men who, after approximately two years in the postulancy, have begun their novitiate experience to more deeply discern their vocation as De La Salle Christian Brothers.

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THE NOVITIATE: DEEPER DISCERNMENT OF THE CALL CONTINUED BROTHER RYAN ANDERSON Midwest District Born: Mapleton, MN Education: Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, MN (undergraduate); La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA (graduate) Ministry experience: La Salle Academy, West Catholic Preparatory High School, De La Salle Vocational School, and La Salle University (all in Philadelphia) How has your discernment journey led you one step at a time?

If I have one word to describe my journey of discernment, it is invitation. I keep getting invited to new adventures, and it is in saying “yes” to these adventures and invitations that allows God’s plan to unfold for me one step at a time.

What is exciting/energizing for you about religious life today?

A great optimism and willingness to see through false borders. So many Lasallians are forward-looking and are optimistic about further bringing us together as one Institute.

We see the need for the work of Christ everywhere and our need to go beyond borders or lines, and to serve Christ where He calls us, as one Institute, one family, and one body of Christ. It’s exciting for me to do this, particularly as a Brother, because I feel affirmed by our community and the vows we take.

BROTHER JOHNATHON EMANUELSON Midwest District Born: Downers Grove, IL Education: Montini Catholic High School, Lombard, IL; Lewis University, Romeoville, IL Ministry experience: West Catholic Preparatory High School, Philadelphia, PA; John XXIII Educational Center, Racine, WI; Christian Brothers High School, Memphis, TN What is exciting/energizing for you about religious life today?

It is a life that has been extremely invigorating and fulfilling for me, and I have often remarked that I wished more young men and women would consider it. I’ve enjoyed the sense of community and togetherness, and I find that, after having resided in three communities in just three years, every community has a particular style that is just its own.

What was significant for you in the postulancy experience that affirmed you and your desire to enter the novitiate?

Almost everything I have experienced in my postulancy has confirmed my decision that this is the life for me. I enjoy the community experience most of all – I like that we can meet together for prayer and meals, but I also enjoy that there is sufficient time for silence and contemplation. I feel the Brothers have provided me with a good sense of balance between the active and the contemplative dimensions of religious life.

Brothers meet up with Lasallian Volunteers (LVs) and staff from San Miguel High School in Tucson, Arizona, during the Brothers in Initial Formation gathering held in California in March 2014 in conjunction with Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. From left, Brother Joseph Wright, San Miguel staff member Kenenna Amuzie, Brother Stephen Markham, FSC, then-General Councilor Brother Robert Schieler, FSC, Brother Michael Phipps, then-postulant Jerry Brocky, then-San Miguel staff member Karen Brady, and then-LV Shannon Guscetti. Courtesy Brother James Joost, FSC

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From left, Brothers Javier Hansen, Ryan Anderson and Joseph Wright spend time in discussion at Jeremy House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in February 2015.

(Left) From left, Brother Larry Schatz, FSC, Visitor of the Midwest District, stands with Brothers Michael Phipps, Johnathon Emanuelson and Ryan Anderson after they received their habits in a ceremony July 25, 2015, as part of a liturgy honoring jubilarians at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.

(Right) From left, Brothers Javier Hansen, David Deradoorian, Ken Kalinowski and Roberto Martinez visit the SMU Ice Arena during the March 2015 Brothers in Initial Formation gathering held at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota (SMU) in Winona. Courtesy Brother James Joost, FSC 22 22 || D D EE LL A A SS A A LL LL EE TT O OD DA A YY A AU U TT U UM MN N 22 00 11 35

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THE NOVITIATE: DEEPER DISCERNMENT OF THE CALL CONTINUED BROTHER JAVIER HANSEN District of San Francisco New Orleans

BROTHER MICHAEL PHIPPS Midwest District Born: Haute Feuille, Haiti

Born: Yreka, CA

Education: La Salle High School, Yakima, WA; University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO (undergraduate); Lewis University, Romeoville, IL (graduate)

Education: Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA Ministry experience: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco, CA; De La Salle High School, Concord, CA; La Salle Academy, Philadelphia, PA How has your discernment journey led you one step at a time?

I had no idea who the Brothers were when I was applying to college; however, slowly through occasional invitations I became a lot closer with the Brothers. The first and only “come and see” visit I made to a religious community was to the Christian Brothers, and thank goodness because I found an immediate niche and a desire to be a Brother.

What was significant for you in the postulancy experience that affirmed you and your desire to enter the novitiate?

Without having any teaching experience, the Brothers and their Partners made it possible for me to have a real classroom and community experience at Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep. The following year, I was extremely grateful for the memories and the skills I developed studying at La Salle University in Philadelphia, working at La Salle Academy, and living at Jeremy House.

Ministry experience: Lasallian Volunteer at The San Miguel School of Providence, RI; West Catholic Preparatory High School, Philadelphia, PA; St. Joseph High School, Westchester, IL What is exciting/energizing for you about religious life today?

The most energizing aspect of religious life today is the passion with which the men around me approach their vocations. I am impressed and inspired by the immense talent and tradition that surrounds me. The vigor and fire of the young Brothers gives me a great deal of hope for the future of the Institute and the Church. From the more experienced Brothers comes a sense of stability and history.

Both of these combined elements make for a powerful witness of the charism. There is strength, purpose, and a willingness to grow.

What do you look forward to about the novitiate experience?

How do you see it shaping the way you live your vocation as a Brother?

Novitiate is a rare space in which to reflect more deeply on my life journey so far and to look toward what the future holds. Not many people are afforded such an intentional time for self-reflection and discovery. I am looking forward to the opportunity to continue learning to integrate the faith, ministry and community aspects of the life of a Brother. Living in community has allowed me to focus on each of these dimensions individually with some overlap. However, I believe that in order to be an authentic Brother, it is essential to integrate all three areas of the charism.

The novitiate community stands together as the novitiate opened on August 1, 2015. From left, Brothers Joseph Wright, Dennis Galvin, Michael Phipps, Thomas Johnson, Javier Hansen, Ryan Anderson, Thomas Westberg and Johnathon Emanuelson. Courtesy Patritzio De Juliis

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From left, Brothers Roberto Martinez, Michael Phipps and Cristhian Diaz (Bogota) take part in a discussion during the Brothers in Initial Formation gathering held in March 2015 at the Alverna Center on the Saint Teresa Campus of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona.

Courtesy Brother James Joost, FSC

From left, Brothers James Joost, Auxiliary Visitor of the District of San Francisco New Orleans, Javier Hansen, Joseph Wright and Donald Johanson, Visitor of the District of San Francisco New Orleans, stand together after Brothers Javier and Joseph received their habits in a ceremony June 20, 2015, at the end of the District retreat at Mont La Salle in Napa, California. Courtesy Brother James Joost, FSC

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THE NOVITIATE: DEEPER DISCERNMENT OF THE CALL CONTINUED BROTHER JOSEPH WRIGHT District of San Francisco New Orleans

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING A BROTHER? GET IN TOUCH TODAY: BROTHER CHRISTOPHER PATIÑO, FSC Director of Vocation Ministry District of San Francisco New Orleans

Born: San Bruno, CA Education: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco, CA; Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA

BROTHER MICHAEL KADOW, FSC Auxiliary Visitor Midwest District

Ministry experience: Saint Mary’s College High School, Berkeley, CA; West Catholic Preparatory High School, Philadelphia, PA; La Salle College High School, Wyndmoor, PA How has your discernment journey led you one step at a time?

My discernment is directly linked to the many Brothers God has placed and continues to put in my life. Brothers would invite me to ask questions or go on retreats, and it was in these questions and retreats that I encountered the living God.

BROTHER FRANCIS EELLS, FSC Vocation Director District of Eastern North America CHRIS SWAIN Regional Coordinator for Lasallian Vocation Ministry Lasallian Region of North America

REACH ANY OF THE ABOVE AT: INFO@BROTHERSVOCATION.ORG WWW.BROTHERSVOCATION.ORG

What do you look forward to about the novitiate experience? How do you see it shaping the way you live your vocation as a Brother?

As far as I understand it, the novitiate is about intensifying your relationship with Jesus Christ. A deep and wellcultivated life of prayer is essential for this. Only with prayer can I understand who I am in God’s eyes; fraternity is only possible when we recognize ourselves as God’s children in prayer.

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Brother Thomas Johnson, FSC, is the director of the novitiate. Chris Swain is the Regional coordinator for Lasallian vocation ministry.

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STORIES OF SERVICE

(Above) Brother Denis of Mary Ruhland, FSC, from the then-Baltimore

A CALL TO MOVE BEYOND BORDERS

District, talks with students at the then-La Salle College Grammar School in Bacolod, Philippines, in 1952. Brother Denis later became president of De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines.

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COMPILE D B Y CHRIS S WAIN

In moving beyond our geographic boundaries, cultural borders, and personal comfort zones, we not only respond to our call as Lasallians, but as the Church community as well.

“All of us are asked to obey his call to go forth from our own comfort zone in order to reach all the ‘peripheries’ in need of the light of the Gospel,” Pope Francis wrote in Evangelii Gaudium, which was cited in Circular 470. This circular, titled Towards the year 2021: Living together our joyful Mission, reminds Lasallians “our vocation lies in education on behalf of the poor who live on the peripheries.”

In that same spirit, the 45th General Chapter invites us to move “beyond borders” and respond “boldly and creatively.”

Brothers of the Christian Schools and Lasallian Partners have responded and continue to respond to this call in diverse ways, while staying united in their efforts to provide a “human and Christian education to the young, especially the poor.”

The following profiles share invitations, stories and experiences of Brothers who have responded to this call and live out their vocation in service to the mission beyond the borders of the Lasallian Region of North America.

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(Right Top) From left, Brothers Malachy Lynch, from the then-San Francisco District,

(Right Bottom) Brothers Dennis Lee and Jerome Cox, both from the District of

and D. Gabriel Poore, from the then-Baltimore District, spend time with students in

Eastern North America, spend time at a coffee house near the novitiate in Nairobi,

Bacolod, Philippines in 1959. Brother Gabriel was a gymnast and encouraged students

Kenya, in the spring of 2014. Brother Jerome spent many years serving in Africa

to try new athletic skills. Courtesy District of San Francisco New Orleans Archives

until July 2014. Brother Dennis currently serves at Christ the Teacher Institute for Education in Nairobi. Courtesy Brother Dennis Lee, FSC

(Right Center) Brother Dat Hoang, FSC, from the District of San Francisco New Orleans, is currently serving in his sixth year as a teacher at La Salle Chanthaburi, Thailand.

Courtesy Brother James Joost, FSC

BROTHER DAN FENTON, FSC DISTRICT OF SAN FRANCISCO NEW ORLEANS BROTHER-IN-RESIDENCE, UNIVERSITY OF ST. LA SALLE BAHAY PAG-ASA YOUTH CENTER, BACOLOD CITY, PHILIPPINES In 2004, Brother Dan received an invitation from Brother James Joost, FSC, to spend a month at the newly opened Bahay Pag-asa Youth Center for young people in conflict with the law. Having spent a summer in the Philippines in 1990, Brother Dan was delighted to accompany Brother James and a group of volunteers. After that initial trip, he found himself more and more concerned about the young people at the center, leading him to return for 10 consecutive summers.

“The Gospel gives us the image of a God who forever seeks the lost and in his love, saves them from all that is most destructive in the world. This work is the most startling and unmistakable expression of this concern for the lost that I have ever seen or experienced,” said Brother Dan. A suggestion from Brother Donald Johanson, FSC, Visitor of the District of San Francisco New Orleans, led Brother Dan to transition to full-time ministry at Bahay Pag-asa in June 2014.

“Each day, I wake up knowing that my job will be to keep a group of boys and young men who have found themselves in conflict with the law, happy, hopeful and focused on working toward their future as good, faithful and responsible citizens,” said Brother Dan. Brother Dan joins the Brothers’ community at the University of St. La Salle for prayer and meals, not only to remain connected to the larger Lasallian mission, but to gain a better understanding of the culture and realities from which Bahay Pag-asa residents come.

“I believe that Saint La Salle would recognize this work and these young people as his own,” said Brother Dan.

(Left) Brother Dan Fenton, FSC, assists a student at Bahay Pag-asa Youth Center in Bacolod, Philippines, in November 2014. Courtesy Brother James Joost, FSC

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A CALL TO MOVE BEYOND BORDERS CONTINUED

BROTHER LAWRENCE HUMPHREY, FSC MIDWEST DISTRICT PRESIDENT, ST. JOSEPH’S INSTITUTION INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, SINGAPORE On a quiet March evening, Brother Lawrence was sitting in front of his computer at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona when he received the first of a series of emails inviting him to consider an assignment in Singapore as the president of St. Joseph’s Institution (SJI) International School.

“Asked to consider something (in this Brother Lawrence Humphrey, FSC, right, case a move halfplans a retreat with high school students way around the at St. Joseph’s Institution International School world) that had in Singapore. Courtesy Brother Lawrence not been on my Humphrey, FSC radar screen, I asked myself, ‘Is this something you can do?’” shared Brother Lawrence. “After a lot of prayer and reflection, and a quick visit to Singapore, I said ‘yes.’”

Brother Lawrence is entering his second year at SJI International where he lives in community with two Brothers from India, two from Malaysia, and one from Singapore.

“I realize that while I have something to offer SJI International, my work in the school and living in Singapore are also life-giving experiences for me,” said Brother Lawrence.

Students from 40 countries attend SJI International. Approximately 35 percent of the student population is Catholic.

“It is such a wonderfully diverse community. It is challenging to help people come to know and appreciate the Catholic and Lasallian values on which the school is based,” said Brother Lawrence. “It is also a fulfilling opportunity to help give life to the Lasallian mission, enabling students and staff to better understand what it means when we say that SJI International students ‘enter to learn, and leave to serve.’”

BROTHER PETER IORLANO, FSC DISTRICT OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA COORDINATOR OF INSTITUTIONAL VALUES, PART-TIME LECTURER IN ENGLISH AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, BETHLEHEM UNIVERSITY, PALESTINE As his Auxiliary Visitor term for the legacy Long Island-New England District concluded in 2004, Brother Peter began to pursue his interest in serving at a mission overseas. He was invited to consider going to India, Kenya or Bethlehem University. His decision came during a visit to Bethlehem: “I met a student with whom I had a fairly significant conversation—it was a ‘God moment’ for me. Through this conversation, I had a sense that God was calling me to serve at Bethlehem University.”

Eleven years into his initial three-year commitment, in addition to his full-time responsibilities at Bethlehem, Brother Peter is also involved in the Lasallian school faculty formation programs and teaches at the local Latin Patriarchal seminary.

“My whole experience here Brother Peter Iorlano, FSC, left, stands with a has been life-giving to me,” graduate of Bethlehem University on Ash Wednesday.

Courtesy Bethlehem University said Brother Peter, “I have experienced the best of ‘being Brother’ being drawn out of me by students, colleagues and the community. I believe I have developed personally, professionally and spiritually.”

Bethlehem University operates within a primarily ArabMuslim culture, yet through Gospel values since Bethlehem is a Catholic university.

“We try to create a campus culture in which Christian and Muslim values can be exchanged in mutual respect in the daily dialogue of life. What some call Christian values and others call Muslim values we can see there is more common ground in universal values such as: faith in God, compassion, social justice, altruism, human dignity, concern for the poor, and inclusive hospitable community,” said Brother Peter.

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Brother Joseph Porter, FSC, as recruiter for the then-New Orleans-Santa Fe District, stands with students who had dressed up as missionaries on a Mission Sunday in the 1950s at De La Salle High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Brother Joseph spent several years serving in Ethiopia.

Courtesy District of San Francisco New Orleans Archives

BROTHER ÉLIE POULIOT, FSC DISTRICT OF FRANCOPHONE CANADA RETIRED, MISSIONARY TO CAMEROON, FORMER VISITOR OF THE DISTRICT OF DOUALA, CAMEROON Written and translated by Brother Florent Gaudreault, FSC, based on an interview with Brother Élie Although no Brothers from the District of Francophone Canada currently serve in overseas ministries, the District has a long history in service abroad. Five Brothers from the legacy Québec District established the mission in Cameroon in 1948. In the early 1950s, then-Superior General Brother Athanase-Émile required that each of the French Canadian Districts (Québec and Montréal) send a Brother to Cameroon. Brother Élie was a scholastic in the former District of Montréal when he volunteered.

Brother Élie Pouliot, FSC, at left in back row, and

The Canadian Brothers established the District of Douala Brother John Johnston, FSC, (deceased), third from in 1955. By then, Brother Élie right in back row, in approximately 1986. Courtesy had already been there for a Brother Élie Pouliot, FSC year and had served in many capacities, mostly as a teacher. Over the years, he served in positions of greater responsibility, including as a school administrator and the Visitor of the District of Douala from 1975 to 1981. Brother Élie served in Cameroon for nearly 50 years before he retired in Canada.

Brothers from Cameroon, visit with then-Vicar General

Chris Swain is the Regional coordinator for Lasallian vocation ministry.

“I really enjoyed the young of Cameroon, their dedication to their studies, the energy they invested in their work, their affection and gratitude, their total dedication to sports, the kind of Christians they were – generous, open-minded and true believers,” said Brother Élie.

During Brother Élie’s time in Cameroon, the Brothers organized the primary level teaching program for all of Cameroon, established schools, offered one of the first quality programs for the primary and secondary levels, and offered the Certificate of Professional Competence.

Brothers Andrew Gonzalez, from the Philippines, and John O’Neill, from the then-District of San Francisco, travel with the then-La Salle College in Bacolod, Philippines, soccer team to play in a championship game in 1963.

“All the work was accomplished for the poor, anywhere in the country,” said Brother Élie, “‘together and by association,’ so dear to all Lasallians, was put into practice in everyday life, everywhere.”

Courtesy District of San Francisco New Orleans Archives

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A CALL TO MOVE BEYOND BORDERS CONTINUED

Frère Élie Pouliot, FSC District du Canada Francophone Retraité, ancien missionnaire au Cameroun, ancien Visiteur du District de Douala, Cameroun Écrit par F. Florent Gaudreault, FSC, après une interview avec F. Élie Même si plus aucun Frère du District du Canada Francophone n’œuvre en pays éloigné, ou dits « de mission », le District a une longue et belle histoire en ce domaine. Cinq Frères de l’ancien District de Québec fondèrent en effet la mission du Cameroun en 1948. L’engagement de F. Élie dans cette mission est survenu dans la mouvance d’une demande faite par le Frère Supérieur Général de l’époque, F. AthanaseÉmile, aux deux Districts francophones d’alors, soit ceux de Montréal et de Québec, d’envoyer chaque année un nouveau Frère au Cameroun. F. Élie, du District de Montréal, répondit à cet appel.

Les Frères canadiens créèrent le District de Douala en 1955, soit un an après l’arrivée de F. Élie au Cameroun et sa première année d’enseignement et d’engagements divers.

On lui confia rapidement des responsabilités plus importantes, notamment comme administrateur d’école, puis Visiteur du District de 1975 à 1981. Il passa ainsi presque 50 ans de sa vie au Cameroun avant de revenir au Canada pour prendre sa retraite. « J’ai beaucoup aimé les jeunes du Cameroun, dit F. Élie, leur intérêt pour les études, leur esprit de travail, leur affection et leur reconnaissance, leur façon de se donner à fond dans les sports, le genre de chrétiens qu’ils étaient, c’est-à-dire généreux, ouverts et convaincus. » Pendant leur temps au Cameroun, les Frères organisèrent l’enseignement primaire pour l’ensemble du pays, fondèrent des écoles, et offrirent un excellent cours d’enseignement primaire et secondaire, ainsi que le C.A.P. (Certificat d’aptitude professionnelle). « Tout le travail fut accompli pour les pauvres, où que ce fût dans le pays, ajoute F. Élie. Le « ensemble et par association », si cher à l’ensemble des Lasalliens, fut mis en pratique chaque jour, partout. »

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Frère Élie Pouliot, FSC (à droite, première rangée) avec des confrères et des collègues laïcs du Collège Vogt, Yaoundé, Cameroun, durant l’année scolaire 1969. Gracieuseté de F. Élie Pouliot.

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¡BUEN CAMINO!

BY BROTHER CHRISTOPHER PATIÑ O, FSC

Some participants gather together after Mass in the Cathedral of Santiago on July 22. Courtesy Brother George Van Grieken, FSC

“Can I handle seven more days?” This was certainly the reaction of some of us after walking the first leg of the eight-day pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. We had slept in a steamy gym for a mere five hours. That morning, instead of a cup of hot coffee, we settled for almost-hot chocolate, cookies and some fruit. Carrying backpacks that seemed like 50 pounds instead of 15 pounds, we had climbed hills that left us sore and fatigued. And we arrived at a gym with too-few toilets and no hot water.

On July 13, 2015, 13 Brothers from the Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN), Australia and Nigeria, and four young men in discernment boarded a bus in Madrid for Mondoñedo, our starting point in northern Spain. We were filled with many hopes and questions about the more than 100 miles that awaited us. Five Spanish Brothers and 11 collegians in discernment joined us. Two hundred high school youth from the Madrid sector of the District of Spain-Portugal (ARLEP) walked the Camino alongside us.

It was easier to answer that “seven more days” question surrounded by the lively energy of these young Lasallians.

Each day before dawn, they packed their gear, lined up for breakfast, and were ready to go within an hour.

Our perplexed faces eventually gave way to, “Well, Lord, here we go too!”

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From left, Brother David Deradoorian, FSC, Luke Koski, Brother Anwar Martinez, FSC, Joe Alexander-Short and Brother Larry Schatz, FSC, take a break at a cafĂŠ to refuel with coffee. Courtesy Brother George Van Grieken, FSC

Brothers Augustine Nicoletti, Timothy Coldwell and George Van Grieken gather at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela at the conclusion of the pilgrimage. Courtesy Brother George Van Grieken, FSC

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The group winds its way through a town in the latter days of the Camino. Courtesy Brother George Van Grieken, FSC

BLESSED ARE YOU, PILGRIM, IF YOU DISCOVER THAT THE JOURNEY OPENS YOUR EYES TO WHAT HAD NOT BEEN SEEN.1 Each day began around 5:45 a.m. We got ourselves ready, had breakfast at 6:30, morning prayer at 7:00, and then set out.

The length of each day’s journey averaged about 14 miles. It wasn’t long before the weight of the backpacks became very noticeable. This allowed one to reflect on what things were necessary and what could be discarded. Soon this became a reflection not only on the physical items in the backpack, but also the items in one’s life that are dragged around only to become burdens on oneself or others.

Each day God’s presence became tangible in one’s fellow pilgrims, in the incredible beauty of nature, in the misty and foggy mornings that lightened our load, and in the occasional cafés that provided a place to share our fraternity around cups of coffee!

As one walked in solitude the words of the psalmist became a living prayer: “Show me your ways, O Lord, and teach me your paths. Lead me …” (Psalm 25:4-5). There were “Emmaus” moments where individuals walked side-by-side either to encourage the other to keep going or to simply share life’s story. There were also times when a group stuck together from beginning to end feeding off the communal energy that made physical ailments (blisters made early appearances!) a backstory.

Together we learned that on the Camino, as in life, the hand of God is what keeps things together when we miss the signs: a shell or arrow pointing pilgrims in the right direction!

On the first day, one member of the group became lost only to stumble upon a few others who were off the path as well.

On another day, miscommunication led one pilgrim to take the wrong path for quite a few miles. Quick thinking and an angel or two allowed a couple of the members to find the lost sheep and bring him back to the fold.

Date

Day

Depart

to

Arrive

km

mi

July 14

Tues

Mondoñedo

to

Abadín

24

15

July 15

Wed

Abadín

to

Vilalba

22

14

July 16

Thurs

Vilalba

to

Bahamonde

18

11

July 17

Fri

Bahamonde

to

Guiteriz

22

14

July 18

Sat

Guiteriz

to

Sobrado

21

13

July 19

Sun

Sobrado

to

Arzúa

20

12

July 20

Mon

Arzúa

to

Arca

20

12

July 21

Tues

Arca

to

Santiago

20

12

July 22

Wed

Santiago

Overnight in the Colegio de Santiago de Compostela

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BLESSED ARE YOU, PILGRIM, IF WHAT MOST CONCERNS YOU IS NOT ARRIVING, BUT RATHER ARRIVING WITH THOSE WHO ARE MAKING THE JOURNEY WITH YOU. On the Camino, one’s vulnerability is at the forefront; whether it is the physical challenges, the need for a basic toiletry item, or the questions tugging at our heart.

We learned that the real basics were more than enough: companionship, food, or sitting down for some rest.

We also learned from the example of generosity, care and solidarity of the Spanish Brothers. The Brothers lived each day with extraordinary selflessness. Their presence and dedication to the students and all present became a living reminder of the gift of the consecrated life and the joy with which Pope Francis urges religious men and women to live. Each Brother in their own way gave of himself and so “… satisfied the thirsty [and] filled the hungry with good things” (Psalm 107:9). Their fraternal actions rooted in a deep spirituality left one inspired to reflect on the authenticity with which one witnesses to his own vocation.

From left, Brothers Martin Montoya, Arsenio Turiégano, Jose Antonio Ramos, Guillermo Moreno Barrero and Christopher Patiño celebrate the conclusion of the Camino in the plaza facing the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Courtesy Brother George Van Grieken, FSC

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Pilgrims used their time on the journey to quietly reflect, pray, share stories, and feel the presence of God. Courtesy Brother Larry Schatz, FSC

BLESSED ARE YOU, PILGRIM, BECAUSE YOU HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE AUTHENTIC CAMINO BEGINS WHEN THIS PILGRIMAGE ENDS. The pilgrimage ended on July 22 after eight days of simple living, physical hardships and vulnerable moments, but also eight days of prayerful living, communal joy and powerful encounters with oneself, others and God. As the group approached Santiago on that last day, joy and excitement filled the air. All of a sudden each step seemed lighter.

The chanting grew louder and a spirit of thanksgiving overwhelmed the heart. In no time, more than 200 Lasallian pilgrims overtook the streets of Santiago. The group approached the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela “… filled with the Spirit … singing and playing to the Lord in [their] hearts …” (Ephesians 5:18-19). We gave thanks to God and then proceeded to congratulate one another for having made it together as Brothers!

But the Camino ended, as it began, with a question: “And now, what?”

The beginnings of an answer seem to be embedded in the experience itself: together we formed a community that over an eight-day period journeyed along the roads and paths of northern Spain; together we shared our life experiences with one another; together we reflected on the presence of Christ in our lives; together we enjoyed the good moments and together we survived the challenging ones; together we grew in appreciation of the Lasallian family; and together we arrived. But more, something within each of us, individually and together, was transformed.

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Section statements taken from “The Beatitudes of the Pilgrim” Author unknown

Brother Christopher Patiño, FSC, is the director of vocation ministry for the District of San Francisco New Orleans.

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TODAY CALENDAR OF EVENTS OCTOBER 2015

FEBRUARY 2016

1

Regional Finance Committee (RFC) Meeting, Teleconference

21 – 24

Regional Education Advisory Committee (REAC) Meeting, Chicago, IL

Lasallian Association of Secondary School Chief Administrators (LASSCA) Conference, San Antonio, TX

14 – 16 15 – 18

24 – 25

Brothers in Initial Formation Gathering, Napa, CA

Regional Education Advisory Committee (REAC) Meeting, San Antonio, TX

26 – 28

Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, Anaheim, CA

28 – 30

Regional Council of Young Lasallians (RCYL) Meeting, Montréal, Canada

28 – 31

Regional Conference of Christian Brothers (RCCB) Meeting, Montréal, Canada

31

MARCH 2016 3–6

Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice, West Coast Gathering, Duncans Mills, CA

8 – 12

Regional Conference of Christian Brothers (RCCB) Meeting, Napa, CA

10th Annual LVs Run, New York, NY

NOVEMBER 2015 5–8

Regional Vocation Formation Committee (RVFC) Meeting, Napa, CA

9 – 10

11 – 13

Novitiate Postulancy Committee Meeting, Chicago, IL

Lasallian Education Council (LEC) Meeting, Napa, CA

10 – 13

18 – 19

Lasallian Education Council (LEC) Meeting, Chicago, IL

Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice, Midwest Gathering, Belleville, IL

19 – 21

Huether Lasallian Conference, Chicago, IL

17 – 20

19 – 21

National Catholic Youth Conference, Indianapolis, IN

Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice, East Coast Gathering, Eatontown, NJ

APRIL 2016

JANUARY 2016 15 – 18

Lasallian Volunteers Midyear Retreat, Brant Lake, NY

7 – 10

Brothers in Initial Formation Gathering, Philadelphia, PA

10 – 13

Regional Vocation Formation Committee (RVFC) Meeting, Philadelphia, PA

21

Regional Finance Committee (RFC) Meeting, Baltimore, MD

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LASALLIAN CONFERENCE

2015

Lasallian Educational Community:

Hands & Hearts Associated for Mission

November 19-21, 2015 • Chicago, IL Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza 350 West Mart Center Drive, Chicago, IL 60654

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SPEAKERS Brother Armin Luistro, FSC Secretary of the Department of Education, Philippines

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