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]
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and…[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]
Because they had thus abandoned him and served Baal and the Ashtaroth, the anger of the Lord flared up against Israel, and he delivered them over to plunderers who despoiled them. He allowed them to fall into the power of their enemies round about whom they were no longer able to withstand. Whatever they undertook,…[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]
What is our greatest obstacle to change, reformation, and transformation in both our personal and shared lives? One of the ways we navigate the mystery of life is by an arrogant presumption that we know and understand. This is most at work in us in the most familiar settings of our lives.…[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]
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]
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