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 high school program at the Juniorate in Peabody in the mid 1920s, and we have been honored to have Eugene, later Brother Edgar, in our midst a century later. There were thirteen children in the Behenna family, eleven boys and two girls. Although Herbert was the godfather to Gene, they only got to know one another when the Juniorate boys were home with their families in the summer. Among the Behennas, there was, of course, an…[read more]
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 a disciple of His Son Jesus, as a member of the Brothers of St. Francis Xavier. He left his home, his parents and brother John, and did…[read more]
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…[read more]
Posted on December 13, 2023 by The Editor - Call Fulfilled
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 are the signature qualities that flow from Brother…[read more]
Posted on December 4, 2023 by The Editor - Call Fulfilled
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…[read more]
Posted on November 16, 2023 by The Editor - Call Fulfilled
Brother Eric Vanderbroucke peacefully entered eternal life on November 14, 2023. He was a member of the Xaverian community living at Herdershove…[read more]
Posted on November 10, 2023 by The Editor - Call Fulfilled
Brother Rodney Sulzer died at Nazareth Home on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. …[read more]
Posted on April 21, 2023 by Josh Kinney - Call Fulfilled, News
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 been suffering from dementia.…[read more]
Posted on January 14, 2023 by Josh Kinney - Call Fulfilled
Brother Brian entered eternal life very peacefully this morning. For the final time, Brian surrendered himself ‘trustingly into the arms of the Father’ in whose love Brian has grown as a Xaverian Brother. In death as in life, Brian exemplifies the essence of our Xaverian spirituality. …[read more]
Posted on August 26, 2022 by Josh Kinney - Call Fulfilled
Brother Stephen Comeau, a Xaverian Brother for nearly 53 years, passed away peacefully at the Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Silver Spring, MD on Thursday morning, August 25th.…[read more]
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