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XBSS Students Reconvene for In-Person Retreat After Last Year’s Virtual Experience

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Josh Kinney - News

The Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools Student Leadership Retreat, March 6-10, at the Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center in West Hartford, CT, managed to pack a lot into its time frame.…[read more]

Tags: Connecticut, education, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, retreat, Students, West Hartford, Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools, XBSS, XBSS Retreat

Virtual Retreat Connects, Inspires, and Challenges in a Reshaped World

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Josh Kinney - News

"You are here because God wants you to be here,” affirmed Aaron Bau, a senior at Malden Catholic, addressing the 2021 XBSS Student Leadership virtual retreat…[read more]

Tags: Ben Horgan, Catholic School, coronavirus, COVID-19, Mission Covid, retreat, Xaverian Brothers, XBSS

Students Called to Action at Junior Retreat

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Patrick Slattery - News

2020 Retreat “You are my life!” exclaimed Brother Brian Davis. He stood before a group of students at the Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools annual Junior Retreat…[read more]

Tags: Connecticut, Patrick Slattery, retreat, St. Francis Xavier, Students, West Hartford, Xaverian, Xaverian Brothers, Xaverian Way, XBSS

Life without Patience is like a Tree without Roots

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]

Tags: patience, retreat, virtues

The Virtue of Joy

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]

Tags: #vocation, god, happiness, Joy, peace, religious life, retreat, self-pity, worry

The Virtues of Courtesy and Prudence

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]

Tags: #reflection, courtesy, prudence, retreat

A Short Reflection on Poverty

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]

Tags: poverty, retreat, zeal

The First Day of Retreat

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]

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