Posted on August 4, 2017 by The Editor - Community
By Brother Kenneth Wangila MulongoOn the final day of the retreat, the theme was Patience, which is critical to any vocation, for whoever has it lacks nothing; God alone is enough. The life that has no patience is like the tree with no roots.…[read more]
Posted on August 3, 2017 by The Editor - Community
By Brother Stephen Obara OketchThe joy that we are yearning for is the interior peace that leads to exterior happiness. It means that we cannot express joy if it is not planted in us by God Himself. God is the main source of our Joy.…[read more]
Posted on August 2, 2017 by The Editor - Community
By Brother Deus SakaCourtesy serves as a tool that cherishes love and is governed by self-respect, respect for others, and common sense as the major principles. Prudence as a cardinal virtue plays an important role in our struggle for true discipleship.…[read more]
Posted on August 1, 2017 by The Editor - Community
By Brother Stephen Cyprian Simiyu LuswetiOn the second day of retreat Brother Stephen reflects on the centrality of spiritual poverty to the life of a brother.…[read more]
Posted on July 31, 2017 by The Editor - Community
By Festus Kathuki MuluBrother Festus summarizes the first day of retreat, which was programmed around the theme, "Knowing and Living our Identity."…[read more]
Posted on September 18, 2015 by Cory Hodson - Community
Cory Hodson, an alum of Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts, has recently begun a masters program in Religion at Yale University. We asked him what motivated him to pursue the masters and we’re grateful for his response and contribution to Living the Charism. We hope to hear more from him as he follows this…[read more]
Posted on September 14, 2015 by Edward Driscoll - Community
I am sure that each of us has been touched by the reports coming from Hungary about the crisis facing the world with the refugees fleeing Syria. How will we as a Congregation respond? As a member of the Congregation, what do you want us to do? What will your local community do? What…[read more]
Posted on June 24, 2015 by The Editor - Community
Dear Brothers, Associates, and friends, Bro. Edward Driscoll invites all of you to read Laudato Si (Praised Be), Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment. Many of you asked if we would respond as a Congregation. For your awareness, we have joined with other members of CMSM in doing so. However, we also want to invite you…[read more]
Posted on May 1, 2015 by The Editor - Community
From its origin, a hallmark of the Orangeburg mission of the Xaverian Brothers was hospitality. That hospitality occurred on many levels. As the previous reflections have stated, especially those shared by the Brothers who were members of the Orangeburg community, that hospitality was exercised to the neighbors of the Brothers on Amelia Street ─ Catholic…[read more]
Posted on April 24, 2015 by The Editor - Community
In his Apostolic Letter to those in Religious Life, Pope Francis, in speaking about “living the present with passion,” writes: Recalling our origins (“grateful remembrance for the past”) sheds light on yet another aspect of consecrated life. Our founders and foundresses were attracted by the unity of the Apostles with Christ and by the fellowship…[read more]
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