Posted on February 20, 2015 by The Editor - Community
Read last week’s introductory article: Remaining in Congo | A Grateful Look at the Past Last week we looked gratefully at a period in our history when two Brothers, Victor Kazadi and Placide Ngoie, cultivated the strength of the Holy Spirit and sought to keep the Xaverian Charism alive in the Congo. We are still…[read more]
Posted on February 13, 2015 by The Editor - Community
“Insofar as I have felt and realized that my dedication, however admirable it may have been, could end up as simple generosity or degenerate into a purely human activism, I finally understood that Martha needed Mary.” – Brother Placide Ngoie For the next three weeks we will reflect on the impact of a choice made…[read more]
Posted on January 26, 2015 by Edward Driscoll - Community
Read the first reflection of this series: Xaverian Sponsorship | A Grateful Look at the Past By Brother Edward Driscoll Clanging of hammers, whirring of drills, and the buzzing sound of saws fill many Saturday mornings. Students and teachers from our XBSS schools can be found giving their time, talent, and energy to help build or…[read more]
Posted on January 20, 2015 by The Editor - Community
The 175th Anniversary of our Congregation presents an opportunity to recall and to celebrate the Xaverian charism as experienced in our educational ministry. We are most grateful for those Brothers who, over the years, were open to the prompting of the Holy Spirit, those Brothers who read the “signs of the times” and responded to…[read more]
Posted on January 12, 2015 by The Editor - Community
Read the first and second reflection of this series: Fundamental Principles | A Grateful Look at the Past, Fundamental Principles | Embracing the Future with Hope “I want to say one word to you and this word is ‘joy.’” These were the words of Pope Francis to a gathering of young people in formation for Religious…[read more]
Posted on January 5, 2015 by The Editor - Community
Read the first reflection of this series: Fundamental Principles | A Grateful Look at the Past “To embrace the future with hope,” is one of the three aims of this Year of Consecrated Life established by Pope Francis. “This hope is not based on statistics or accomplishments,” the Holy Father writes. “It is the hope…[read more]
Posted on December 29, 2014 by The Editor - Community
As part of the renewal of Consecrated Life following Vatican II, and especially in light of the decree Perfectae Caritatis which called all religious orders and congregations “to return to the sources of all Christian life and to the original spirit of the institute” (PC 12), the Xaverian Brothers took up the call to renewal with…[read more]
Posted on December 22, 2014 by The Editor - Community
Read the first and second reflections of this series: “Vatican II | A Grateful Look at the Past” and “Vatican II | Embracing the Future with Hope.” Living the present with passion! Today Consecrated Life is in a different place in the Church than it was fifty years ago. In 1968 there were a little over…[read more]
Posted on December 15, 2014 by The Editor - Community
Read the first reflection of this series: Vatican II | A Grateful Look at the Past Embracing the future with hope! As Xaverians we are grateful for the love for the congregation, the deep faith, courage and hope of our Brothers who led this effort of adaptation and renewal. We are grateful for Brothers Thomas…[read more]
Posted on December 8, 2014 by The Editor - Community
Gratefully remembering the past! As we prepare to celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life, for what in our past, are we, in fact, grateful? The joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the people of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the joys and hopes, the…[read more]
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