By Brother Joseph KibambeI was totally turned upside down by our various regional meetings we had as part of our effort to explore our Graced Crossroads. These gatherings put the finger on many of our communal wounds.…[read more]
By Brother Daniel SkalaIt is time to look from a different perspective as something new is slowly emerging. After what seems like a lifetime of construction projects, I need to do more.…[read more]
By Brother Patrick FumbishaThe description of our charism calls us to an integrated life of Mary and Martha. I see Martha representing fraternal love and I see the life of Mary representing faith.…[read more]
By Brother Michael McCarthyI experienced that the foundation of our transformation is our friendship with each other and I felt a deep sense of shared ownership for the Xaverian future.…[read more]
By Brother Raphael WanjalaThe future of our Congregation is not for us to invent—that remains the work of the divine plan of God—but we can, as one village, anticipate co-creatively with the help of the process of renewal and transformation.…[read more]
By Brother Edward DriscollI cannot define this new consciousness, but I did feel it during our Rome meeting. I believe it stems from the realization that we are, indeed, ‘brothers’ to each other. We are equals.…[read more]
By Brother Ghislain MukonkoleEach of us was sharing things not just from the head but from the depth of our hearts. These were truly heart to heart sharing sessions.…[read more]
By Brother John HamiltonFollowing the General Chapter of 1995, we often spoke quite glibly of our “international” identity. Yet, until recently, we had not really begun the serious effort to listen to and understand each other across our cultural divides.…[read more]
By Brother Simon WasikeThe usage of the phrase, “we are one village” meant to me that the concerns of one region are not only for that particular region but are meant to be the concerns of the entire congregation.…[read more]
By Brother Placide Ngoie MunangaI feel still capable of sharing a wider plan with the other inhabitants of this one village. More and more I understand that I must turn away from my concerns in order to concentrate on what is essential with the other members who are younger than I.…[read more]
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