Together, we make our world a better place Building strong and connected families among our neighbors is the passion of women and men who share their lives in the extensive Bedford Park Community of the Bronx. We are young college graduates, partners in the Lasallian mission, De La Salle Christian Brothers, and (from time [...]
A heartfelt response to the needs of vulnerable families and to the God who calls through them. Initially felt within us, this call links us with many others as a family - the Lasallian Family. Historically limited to De La Salle Christian Brothers, but since Vatican II, members include women and men of all [...]
Imagine the Future The founding charism and driving force of the DeLaSalle Christian Brothers was a community of lay men fired up about helping street youth be literate. Over the years they became an enormously successful religious order in the Catholic Church. For the last fifty years, my entire adult life, they have been [...]
Download Story The Times Are a Changin’ Women: Getting and Giving… More and More As Lasallian Volunteers approaches its 25th year, one trend stands out clearly: the steady rise of women volunteers year after year. What began with pioneering women stepping into unfamiliar spaces has become a powerful movement. One early trailblazer, Betsy Nolan, [...]
“Sheltering in place” is my opportunity to discover what is growing in my heart. Retirement for me is all about falling in love. Her name is Anima and she and I have deepened our love for each other ever since I retired in 2007. We have talked together about everything and have been through many [...]
For most of my life, I have had a small display of meaningful symbols clustered on the floor of my bedroom. Currently, they include: A gypsum statue of a kneeling woman looking up with hands open to the sky A dinner plate trimmed in gold leaf A ceramic Koru, the national symbol of [...]
Young Volunteers Embrace the Lasallian Mission for Life Click here to see Lasallian Volunteers alumni serving in schools & ministries today Heather Ruple serving with the young Miguel Men at The San Miguel School Providence, RI Early on September 1, 2001, Heather Ruple, a recent graduate of St. Mary’s College in Moraga, CA, walked [...]
Walking a New Beat With Those We Serve Officer Edward Phelan of the old 72nd precinct in Brooklyn waked the beat for 24 years with his friends and neighbors. My father was a New York City cop in the old 72nd precinct in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn during the 1940s. His [...]
On February 9, 2015 news outlets across the world announced the death of Kayla Jean Mueller, 26, at the hands of her ISIS militant captors in Syria. She had been kidnapped 18 months earlier with a friend as they sought a bus to return to their homes in Turkey. In the days that followed, her parents [...]
The first meaningful Christian image for me at a young age was my guardian angel. I prayed to this angel every day and knew he would be there for me no matter what. I felt God at that time was busy with many things but this angel was always near. As time went on and [...]