{"id":124602,"date":"2026-04-16T15:04:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/?p=124602"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:04:43","slug":"brothers-worldwide-the-game-of-life-is-played-as-a-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/brothers-worldwide-the-game-of-life-is-played-as-a-team\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBrothers Worldwide\u201d: The game of life is played as a team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124602?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"Download PDF\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-pdf-title\">PDF<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124602?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">PRINT<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><b>\u201cBrothers Worldwide\u201d is the title of the new podcast in which the Youth and Pastoral Ministry of Vocations team of the Norandino District in Venezuela <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recounts the attractive missionary journey of some Brothers of the Christian Schools who have shared their Lasallian charism in Venezuela, with a focus on vocations and in the context of the 2026 World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is an initiative that emerged from the 4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> District Chapter, driven by the need to raise awareness of the life, history and vocation of the De La Salle Brothers,\u201d explains Br. Hern\u00e1n Crespo. To make this possible, <\/span><b>\u201cthrough short interviews set against the backdrop of the World Cup, the Brothers recount their life stories and weave in phrases or experiences linked to football\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-max-height:650px;--awb-align-self:center;--awb-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:65%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kjuhN-ZodOE?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom17);--awb-font-size:22px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;\"><b>Vocational testimonies<\/b><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThrough these testimonies, <\/span><b>we aim for the message of our mission to resonate and inspire young people exploring their vocation to embrace the experience of being a Brother <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with genuine conviction,\u201d say the podcast organisers, who in their first season, starting on 17 April, will explore the vocational stories of Brothers Jos\u00e9 Garc\u00eda, Andr\u00e9s Haro, Jos\u00e9 David Berbes\u00ed, Leonardo L\u00f3pez, Juan Bosco Chac\u00f3n, Hern\u00e1n Crespo, Jes\u00fas M\u00e1rquez and Jaime Salazar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In total<\/span><b>, there will be seven episodes available week by week on the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@pjvlasalle\"><b>YouTube channel of the La Salle Youth and Vocational Ministry in Venezuela<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, whilst the Instagram accounts <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sallevenezuela\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@sallevenezuela<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pjv_venezuela\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@pjv_venezuela<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will share short clips featuring some of the most significant moments from each interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Brother Jairo Reyes, who acts as interviewer in each episode, this <\/span><b>\u201chas been a very enriching experience, because it allowed me to get closer to and learn more about the lives of my Brothers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the Lasallian Norandino District in Venezuela. I experienced it with the joy of the encounter and with the enthusiasm of bringing to fruition a project born of the District Chapter\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom17);--awb-font-size:22px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;\"><b>Fraternity, our greatest treasure<\/b><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBrothers Worldwide leaves me with a deeply rewarding legacy. Discovering that other Brothers have walked the same paths I am walking today, realising that nothing has been easy. However, <\/span><b>amidst the challenges inherent to human reality, they have known how to make the most of every situation as an opportunity to grow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, both personally and as a community,\u201d continues the young Ecuadorian Brother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI carry deep in my heart the certainty that <\/span><b>fraternity is and will continue to be our greatest treasure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for it allows us to live each stage of our lives as brothers with intensity and meaning,\u201d adds Br. Jairo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This perspective is aptly expressed in the podcast\u2019s motto: <\/span><b>\u201cthe game of life is played as a team<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The seven episodes of the first season were recorded at three locations in Venezuela: the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colegio La Salle La Colina<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oficina Nacional La Salle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Caracas, and the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colegio San Jos\u00e9 La Salle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in the city of Puerto Cabello. Production was handled by the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oficina Nacional La Salle,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> together with the Communication and Youth and Vocational Ministry Coordination teams of the Norandino District in Venezuela.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom17);--awb-font-size:22px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;\"><b><i>Watch the first episode of \u201cBrothers Worldwide\u201d below<\/i><\/b><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-max-height:650px;--awb-align-self:center;--awb-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:65%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sPRI89MlL_8?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">* This article has been produced with the support of the Norandino District.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":124599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3367],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124602"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124604,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124602\/revisions\/124604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}