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Communal Wounds

Posted on October 4, 2017 by The Editor - Transformation

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]

Tags: Amoris Laetitia, anguish, Core Team, encyclical, Graced Crossroads, integration team, Joy, one village, Pope Francis, sadness, transformation

A Personal Call to Continue a Journey

Posted on September 27, 2017 by The Editor - Transformation

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]

Tags: culture, Graced Crossroads, mission, one village, Rome, transformation, XBSS

Our Friendship with Each Other

Posted on September 13, 2017 by The Editor - Transformation

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]

Tags: Graced Crossroads, Holy Spirit, integration team, one village, Ryken, transformation

Renewed Reclamation of our Identity

Posted on September 6, 2017 by The Editor - Transformation

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]

Tags: Joan Chittister, Kenya, one village, renewal, transformation

Invitation to Listen Deeply

Posted on August 30, 2017 by The Editor - Transformation

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]

Tags: Charism, Founder, Fundamental Principles, graced corssroads, Marcus Borg, one village, Rome, Thomas Merton, transformation

Encouraged and Edified

Posted on August 23, 2017 by The Editor - Transformation

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]

Tags: Fundamental Principles, Graced Crossroads, integration team, new consciousness, one village, Rome, transformation

The Concern of the Entire Congregation

Posted on August 9, 2017 by The Editor - Transformation

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]

Tags: band of brothers, budget, equality, finances, globalization, Graced Crossroads, Kenya, one village, shared leadership, transformation

Unique Village of my Destiny

Posted on August 2, 2017 by The Editor - Transformation

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]

Tags: Graced Crossroads, Jan DeVadder, one village, Placide, Ryken, The Vision, transformation, Xaverian Spirit

Followers of Christ in the Xaverian Tradition

Posted on July 26, 2017 by The Editor - Transformation

By Brother Paul MurrayPope Francis wants our community life to be the primary form of evangelization. In order to do this, we must learn to love and accept the Brothers we have, not the Brothers we want.…[read more]

Tags: community, internationality, one village, Pope Francis, transformation

One Village

Posted on July 19, 2017 by The Editor - Transformation

By Brother John CollinsHow will the American, Belgian, Congolese and Kenyan regions come together to make the personal and communal sacrifice, as well as commit to ongoing prayerful discernment and innovation, that is required to live as one village?…[read more]

Tags: community, Graced Crossroads, internationality, John Collins, one village, transformation

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