Bro Chris Patiño FSC

Yes! This is Los Angeles!

¿A quién le vas hoy en el Super Bowl? Yo a Bad Bunny 🐇

From South Sudan to Rome, the last week has allowed for close accompaniment of our mission in S. Sudan and to continue our engagement with the inter-congregational project, Solidarity w/ South Sudan. Particularly grateful to our Brothers who have & continue to serve in S. Sudan.

Life of a General Councilor & Superior General: I arrived home last night. Our Superior General arrived this morning. I leave tonight for a next visit & he leaves tomorrow AM. So, when do you schedule a meeting? On the walk from the Generalate to the Airport Bus Shuttle! 🙃👏

For friends in Rome or those who want to join virtually, we are excited to share this joint symposium on #dorothyday

As a struggling, sinful, but determined Catholic, I find myself profoundly proud in this moment. I am proud that my Church is meeting the moral urgency of this hour with the full truth of the Gospel — that every person is deserving of dignity, compassion, and justice. Watching the bishops look into the camera and unequivocally defend migrant families, I felt the same mix of hope and determination that clearly millions of others did. This is what it means to be “pro-life” in the fullest sense: to stand up for vulnerable lives wherever they are threatened. With over five million views, the bishops’ viral video has, in a sense, become a 21st-century pulpit, and its sermon is love. And judging by the worldwide response, it’s a sermon people have been longing to hear. thelettersfromleo.com/p/the-church-s…

NEW: Following Pope Leo XIV's lead, the U.S. bishops release a new video condemning the Trump-Vance White House’s “inhumane” deportation raids.

@lasalleorg On this feast of All Souls, I visited the cemetery where many Lasallian brothers are buried, including Br Luke Salm one of the first non cleric theologians in the United States @Lasallian_RELAN @lasalle

A blessed week with the 40 delegates representing our Pacific Asia young brothers as they reflected on being leaven of faith, service, & community. Encouraged by their desire to deepen the gift of our fraternity in service to the Institute and needs of the mission. 🙏

A blessing to be participating in the Jubilee of Synodal teams. The reflection by Cardinal Rys this evening provided much to consider and reflect with.

It was a blessing for @lasalleorg to serve as the host site for the @NCCHM and Instituto Fe y Vida, a Lasallian ministry, Jubilee of Migrants meetings. We, too, walk as pilgrims of hope, especially with our migrant sisters and brothers at this time.

Today, the Hope Border Institute and @BishopSeitz presented the pain, anguish and hopes of the immigrant community in the United States to Pope Leo XIV. This was the video we showed the Holy Father. Listen to their stories here.

Laudato Si' is not going away

Before you like, retweet, or comment, visit the Holy Land, visit the West Bank, and understand the reality. He is not speaking to reality.

Our La Salle - Rumbek, South Sudan Brothers’ Community. Four Brothers from four different countries responding to the call to the peripheries. A gift for the mission, the Church, and witnesses that another world is possible.

In a letter to Young Brothers of the Institute, Brother Álvaro López Falcón, FSC, explains the importance of the call to catechesis. All Young Brothers of the Institute are invited to reflect upon the topic in Sept. 28 online dialogue. lasallian.info/young-brothers…

#LaSalleOrgStories ESP || Todo está conectado: La Comunidad de la Creación y la Fraternidad Universal. ENG || All is connected: The Community of Creation and Universal Fraternity. FRA || Tout est lié : La Communauté de la Création et la Fraternité Universelle.

The entirety of Trumpism goes against God.

As a consecrated religious, I find this offensive. Using religion and religious practice as a political tool. As Christians, praying involves a deep connection with Jesus and the Gospel message. This government agency doesn’t seem to connect the dots, I guess.

This is powerful art. Evokes the Holy Family. Reminds the viewer of the fundamental humanity of those who cross the border. No doubt makes some viewers uncomfortable — as all good art should.