Lasallian Call to Prayer
“Let us remember that we are in the holy presence of God.” “Saint John Baptist de La Salle, pray for us!” “Live, Jesus, in our hearts! Forever!” Saint John Baptist de La Salle is credited with a multitude of prayers […]
Chinese New Year Prayer of Blessing
Let us remember That we are in the Holy presence of God Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you that in all cultures the New Year means a chance for a fresh start and a new beginning. We pray especially for […]
The Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson (1908-73) on August 6, 1965, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th […]
The Fight for Women’s Suffrage
On Election Day in 1920, millions of American women exercised their right to vote for the first time. It took activists and reformers nearly 100 years to win that right, and the campaign was not easy: Disagreements over strategy threatened […]
Mother Teresa
Synopsis Born in 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia, Mother Teresa taught in India for 17 years before she experienced her 1946 “call within a call” to devote herself to caring for the sick and poor. Her order established a hospice; centers […]
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