Originally published in The Gateway Issue No. 32 (July 2011)

We are indebted to Brother Vincent Corkery for tracing, at first hand, the life journey of Brother William: from sun-scorched south India to the plantations of West Malaysia, to schooling in Malacca, to spiritual formation in Penang, to teaching in Hong Kong and finally to fifty five years of devoted educational service in various capacities in Singapore. 

Brother William’s life is best told, as near as possible, in his own words. Here goes.

The One La Salle International Collaborative Performance was created by students from La Salle Academy Iligan, Philippines and the Hakodate La Salle Junior High School as an expression of their One La Salle spirit.

The project was started in April 2025. By June, teachers from both Lasallian school begun meeting online to plan. Young Lasallians from both schools spent the next two months working together to prepare for the show.

Originally published in The Gateway Issue No. 31 (May 2011)

Brother Austin was born on the 12th October 1900 in Rangoon, Burma, the country that is now called Myanmar. Some snippets from his early life are best told in his own words. 

Originally published in The Gateway Issue No. 30 (April 2011)

Brother Vincent Kozak was born on the 8th June 1909 in Oparany, in Bohemia and was baptised Antonin Frantisek Kozak. He died on the 15th June 1990, a week after his 81st birthday. 

On 19 July 2025, Lasallian leaders, governors, and principals gathered for a full-day leadership formation programme titled “Stewarding the Mission – Lasallian Governance in Action.” The event, held at La Salle House, aimed to strengthen the shared Lasallian mission and deepen participants’ understanding of Catholic and Lasallian identity in the governance of schools.

Over the course of five months, members of the District Council of Vietnam collaborated closely with an ad-hoc team of educators from De La Salle University to design distinct leadership and formation programs tailored for the Brothers and Lasallian partners in Vietnam. This collaborative effort involved regular correspondence and both virtual and in-person meetings. The planning process was comprehensive. It began with gathering profiles and expectations of potential participants, followed by the selection and preparation of materials for translation into Vietnamese and Khmer.

Tagpuan (Encounter) 8.0 is a collaborative project of the De La Salle Brothers in Hong Kong and the De La Salle Alumni Association—One La Salle Hong Kong, which was held on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the Lasallian Youth Centre in Sheung Shui.

By Br. Patrick Tierney FSC

I like to read and write.

The latest written offering is called SNAPS.

When I was in Primary school, a photographer used to come to take class photos. He set up, disappeared under a big black cloth and re-emerged. The pictures were in black and white and came out rather well. Snaps was the common name for photos at the time.

The snaps in this book are short, one-page memories which must have been dozing in the mind before awaking into the light of day. Some go way back, others are of modern vintage.

By Brian Chan (Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College)

by Ruiychi Rosh De Guzman

We live in a world that moves too fast, where we’re constantly expected to perform, to keep going, and to always be okay, even when we’re not. In a session with Br. Bobby Casingal FSC, we talked about journaling. Honestly, it felt like a much-needed pause that reminded me of an important truth: reflection isn’t just something nice to do—it’s something we need.