A Patron Saint for Overcoming Fear with Love

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Brother Charles

Perfect love casts out fear (I John 4:18) Fear is in the air. It is palpable and even visible in… Read more A Patron Saint for Overcoming Fear with Love

She Who Shows the Way

Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 by Brother Charles

And after our exile Show us Jesus The Blessed fruit of your womb Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, Nobis,… Read more She Who Shows the Way

Remembering 230,000+

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Brother Charles

Today is All Souls’ Day, Dia de los muertos, the Christian version of the universal aspiration to preserve the memory… Read more Remembering 230,000+

Pope Francis on COVID & Politics

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Brother Charles

Pope Francis, portrait by Brother Patrick, F.S.C. Pope Francis has issued the third encyclical of his pontificate, the second of… Read more Pope Francis on COVID & Politics

Lasallian Education Overcoming Structural Racism

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Brother Charles

by Brother David Caretti, F.S.C., Ed.D. As a Lasallian Family, responding to the situations that exist both in our country… Read more Lasallian Education Overcoming Structural Racism

Exploring the Reaches of Love with Saint La Salle

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Brother Charles

“I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least” (attributed to Dorothy Day… Read more Exploring the Reaches of Love with Saint La Salle

Catholics and Elections

Posted on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 by Brother Charles

A leading Vatican official, in a recent interview, warned against using the Catholic Church’s pro-life teaching as a political weapon… Read more Catholics and Elections

What Does It Mean to Love One’s Neighbor?

Posted on August 25, 2020August 27, 2020 by Brother Charles

The Cummins Institute is happy to forward a recent essay by Saint Mary’s College faculty colleague, Mary Volmer, MFA, written… Read more What Does It Mean to Love One’s Neighbor?

John Lewis in the Footsteps: ‘Good Trouble’ & Non-Violence

Posted on August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 by Brother Charles

“Justice and peace will kiss,” psalm 85:11 Saint Clare Today is the memorial of Saint Clare of Assisi, the first… Read more John Lewis in the Footsteps: ‘Good Trouble’ & Non-Violence

Speaking Truth to Power: The Witness of Saint Jaime Hilario Barbal, F.S.C.

Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 by Brother Charles

At Tarragona in Spain, saint Jaime Hilario (Manuel) Barbal Cosán, religious of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, martyr, who,… Read more Speaking Truth to Power: The Witness of Saint Jaime Hilario Barbal, F.S.C.