Discover your purpose. Discern your call.
Living in community with the Brothers was the most helpful aspect of my discernment. Even though I wasn’t working in the school with the Brothers at the time.
What was most helpful during my discernment was the opportunity to live in community with the Brothers and to work in their schools.
The Brothers are a Catholic religious community founded by Saint John Baptist de La Salle and dedicated to the mission of Christian education. Rooted in prayer, community, and service, they live as “ambassadors and ministers of Jesus Christ,” bringing the hope of the Gospel to the world of education — especially to the young and the poor.
Saint John Baptist de La Salle never planned to found a religious community — but God gradually led him there. Inspired by the needs of the poor and moved with deep faith, he gathered teachers into community and helped form them to serve through education. What began in his home became a worldwide mission of consecrated Brothers working “together and by association” for the good of young people.
Today, the Brothers continue De La Salle’s mission in over 80 countries, serving more than a million students each day. They accompany young people in faith, education, and life, modeling God’s love and presence. Through teaching, mentoring, and ministry, they continue to bring the Gospel to the classroom, to communities, and to the hearts of the students they serve.
Discernment is the process of discovering God’s will for your life. Rooted in God’s call to each of us is a call to live a life of purpose, sharing our gifts and talents with others to build up our communities, Church and world.
“How long has Jesus been knocking at the door of your heart, waiting to enter?” – St. John Baptist de La Salle
