Dec 25, 2019

As we celebrate this Christmas, let us reflect on a powerful phrase that God spoke many times around Jesus' birth. The angels say to the shepherds “do not be afraid.” The angel Gabriel says to Mary at the Annunciation “do not be afraid.” Similar with St. Joseph, the angel says to him in a dream, “Do not be...

Dec 25, 2019

Throughout the Brotherhood's forty years, one of the constant characteristics of our life has been the Lord renewing for us the virtue of hope. The symbol of the Brotherhood is an anchor with the word “hope” emblazoned on it's cross piece, and this image is drawn from the biblical passage of Hebrews 6:19 “Hope is...

Dec 18, 2019

For the Christian, the word "hope" means to desire God and the things of God. This can be hard to understand in our hearts because we easily default to hoping for the things of this world. For some reason, it's just easier for us to hope for things that are tangible.

We can move beyond this and tap into true...

Dec 11, 2019

As God's people journeyed through the desert, God revealed Himself and His people came to see that “God alone is reliable”, “God alone is trustworthy”. In the Brotherhood of Hope, we tap into this idea through our specific charism, which we say is to experience and proclaim Jesus’ “All Sufficiency.” By...

Dec 4, 2019

Since the very early days of the Brotherhood of Hope, the theme of "going into the desert" has been important to us. This is because when God led His people out of Egypt into the desert, His purpose was to fashion them into a holy people, fit for a Holy Land. The same is true for us; God wishes to fashion and purify us...