Originally published in The Gateway Issue No. 12 (March 2009)

Brother Paul was born into a well off family in the province of Jehol, (熱河), (in modern day Inner Mongolia). He was strongly influenced from early childhood by the piety of his father and grandfather. As a young man he studied in a seminary. Later, having graduated from Fu Jen University (輔仁大學), he decided to devote his life to education.

Originally published in The Gateway Issue No. 10 (January 2009)

There are many “bits of heaven” dotting the land and seascapes of County Donegal, Ireland. Among them is an area called the Rosses. It was here, in the townland of Mullaghderg, that James Patrick Sharkey was born on the 25th February 1926. He was the eldest in a family of eleven, six brothers and five sisters.

We are pleased to announce the release of the LEAD Directory of Volunteer Opportunities 2025! Read our Volunteer Coordinator Mr. Rain Pulvera's message to mark this publication.

You may view Directory through this link: https://bit.ly/LEADDOVE2025

The 33rd National Lasallian Youth Convention was successfully held from 19-24 January 2025, at La Salle Centre, Ipoh.

With the theme "Lasallians Inspire," the convention invited participants to inspire and be inspired as Lasallians, embracing and living out the Lasallian spirit.

This year, 15 Lasallian schools were represented, with a total of 58 participants.

In the backdrop of Hugpong Hampang: Inter La Salle 2025 (a sports gathering of the Basic Education Unit of La Salle schools in the Philippines) held at the University of St. La Salle - Bacolod, the Lasallian Mission Services had back to back engagements in the land of sweet surprises (Negros, Philippines)! On January 21, 2025, the Lasallian Volunteers Office (LVO) conducted a promotion session to the 4th year College of Education students in the University of St. La Salle - Bacolod. The talk revolved around the reflection questions “Where is your heart?, Who are we at the end of the day?

By John Rainer Pulvera (LEAD Volunteer Coordinator)

By Xavier Apostol (Santuario Ministry Coordinator)

On 26 January 2025, the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools marked the 300th anniversary of the Bull of Approbation with a grand celebration at the Santuario de La Salle. The Mass, presided over by His Excellency Most Rev. Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, was a momentous occasion for the Lasallian community and the broader Catholic Church.

By Br. Dennis Magbanua FSC

Students from five Lasallian secondary schools recently participated in "Brew with Bro," an event designed to foster meaningful dialogue between students and De La Salle Brothers. The event, held on Friday, 24 January 2025, from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM in the La Salle College GP Room, was a collaborative effort of the Hong Kong Lasallian Family's Youth and Vocations units and the Student Formation Team of La Salle College.

Originally published in The Gateway Issue No. 6 (September 2008)