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INTRODUCTION
WE ARE XAVERIAN BROTHERS
in harmony small things grow.
Following the path of our Founder, we see ourselves as called to live ordinary lives that give witness to God’s unconditional love. As Ryken’s spiritual conversion was the sense of his being “put in his place” by God, we too believe that the Xaverian calling is a way of being put in our place in the world, a place of humility and simplicity, from which we receive the grace to turn toward God, fall in love with God, and put ourselves in God’s service as followers of Jesus Christ.
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LIVING THE CHARISM
September 23, 2024
Brother Daniel Conaghan, C.F.X. (Brother Rian)
Daniel - God be my judge, God guides me, God loves me. Amen! Dan was the child of Irish immigrants John Conaghan and Grace Curran Conaghan. He was…
September 16, 2024
Brother Thomas Francis Ryan, C.F.X. (Brother Lee) 1948-2024
1962 was an instrumental year in the life of the young Tom Ryan. That is the year this son of Thomas F. Ryan and Mildred (Kennedy) Ryan, a…
September 3, 2024
Brother Thomas Patrick Cully, C.F.X. (Brother Russell) 1937-2024
Thomas Cully entered eternal life peacefully on September 2, 2024, after a long illness. Thomas was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 3, 1937 to Peter and…
June 28, 2024
Eighteen Catechumens Take the First Step to Baptism at St. Patrick’s
On June 16at St. Patrick’s Boys Secondary School in South Sudan, 18 young men took their first step toward baptism. Brother Bernard Mujibi prepared the program. Father Vincent,…
June 25, 2024
Brother Eugene L. Behenna, C.F.X.
For almost a hundred consecutive years, men of the Behenna family of Somerville were faithful members of the Xaverian Brothers. Herbert, later our Brother Guy, became an aspirant in our…
June 17, 2024
Brother William Cushing, C.F.X.
In the summer of 1961, after graduating from St. John’s High School in Worcester, Massachusetts, eighteen-year-old William Cushing of North Brookfield recognized a call from God to be…
April 29, 2024
Brother James P. Eckert, C.F.X.
Perceptive, outgoing yet private, very humorous yet also serious, down to earth, kind and caring – these are all qualities that I experienced in Brother James Eckert
December 13, 2023
Brother Thomas Murphy, C.F.X.
Ardent devotion to the Congregation’s mission, sincere affection for his Brothers in community, compassionate service to all whom he met throughout his seventy-six years as a Xaverian Brother…
December 4, 2023
Brother Cornelius E. Hubbuch, C.F.X.
Brother Cornelius died at Nazareth Home on December 2, 2023. He was born in Louisville, KY on June 7, 1936, to Cornelius E. Hubbuch, Sr
December 3, 2023
Introducing ‘Making the Word our Home: A Xaverian Journey Through Advent’
Advent is about waiting and preparing patiently for Christmas, the coming of Christ. However, we know that the One we seek is already with us...
November 16, 2023
Brother Eric Vandenbroucke, C.F.X.
Brother Eric Vanderbroucke peacefully entered eternal life on November 14, 2023. He was a member of the Xaverian community living at Herdershove
November 10, 2023
Brother Rodney Sulzer, C.F.X.
Brother Rodney Sulzer died at Nazareth Home on Wednesday, November 8, 2023.
April 21, 2023
Brother John F. Kerr, C.F.X.
Brother John F. Kerr, C.F.X. (formerly known as Brother Lambertus) passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at Mary Immaculate Care Center in Lawrence, MA where he had…
April 19, 2023
In Haiti, Hope Prevails Amid Dire Conditions
Despite an endless myriad of challenges and upheaval in Haiti, the Sant Zavereyen community had the honor and joy of attending a graduation ceremony for one of their…
April 19, 2023
Generalate Spotlight: Intern Jack McCormick
In January, Jack McCormick, a graduate of Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, MA, and current student at Loyola University in Baltimore, MD, began an internship at the…
February 22, 2023
Lent 2023: 40 Days of Questions & Observations
Beginning Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, we will post a Question of the Day that will encompass a scripture passage and will seek to engage with our online audience…
January 31, 2023
Associates Carry Forth the Mission
In August, over 30 Xaverian Associates, Brothers, and guests gathered to welcome nine new Associates. The day of reflection, faith sharing, ritual, and meal took place at the…
January 31, 2023
A Visit to Belgium
Brother Daniel Skala, C.F.X., General Superior, led a trip to Bruges, Belgium in November.
January 31, 2023
A Visit to Kenya & South Sudan
The General Superior, Brother Daniel Skala, C.F.X., and the General Councilors Brothers Brian Davis, Lawrence Harvey, Patrick Fumbisha, and Dominique Olondo continued their canonical visitation in September to…
November 17, 2022
2022 Ryken Society Mission Video
We have a very strong and rich legacy of service in the Xaverian tradition and at this moment in our history we need to discern how God is…
October 25, 2024
Brother Gabriël Vanderjeugt, C.F.X. (Brother Ivo)
Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own…
Preparation for Perpetual Profession: On Wednesday, January 15 the Program of Preparation for Perpetual Profession (PPP) 2020 will begin at the Generalate of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in Rome. This year there will be 14 participants: 12 Brothers of the Sacred Heart and 2 Xaverian Brothers.
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The conventions of our lives are not only cultural but also personal and biographical. That is, at the deeper levels of our personalities we are most prone to live out with a fair degree of compulsion repetitious behavior.
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For the past two years, Lowell Catholic has asked their students to take photos with a “Flat Ryken,” a paper cut-out of the Founder. Watch a video of pictures the students shared.
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XAVERIAN BROTHERS SPONSORED SCHOOLS
INSPIRING LIVES OF LEARNING, FAITH, & SERVICE
The Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools is a network of Roman Catholic secondary schools sharing a common mission. The thirteen schools currently include over 13,000 students and their families, 1,000 faculty, staff and administrators and 300 trustees.