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“Wreck my life” was the prayer I prayed throughout the spring of 2017 as I prepared for a mission trip to Kolkata, India. I knew the Lord was transforming me in more ways than I realized, but also that I had many blind spots and areas to grow.

The physical journey to Kolkata, India, to work alongside Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity can take more than 24 hours from some parts of the U.S. But it’s the spiritual journey of serving the “poorest of poor” alongside the sisters that leaves a lasting impression.

Your continued prayers and generosity make it possible for our campus ministries to thrive and give hope to thousands of students on six campuses in four states, and beyond. You were right there with us as we helped prepare the next generation to renew the Church through our campus ministries.

We hear Jesus’ words in the Gospels that He thirsts.  And what does He thirst for? 

And we prepare even now for the Lord to come into our hearts in a deeper way.  We prepare our hearts.  Cleanse them.  Make room within them so that God can dwell within them more fully.

"Is it not enough for you to weary men, must you also weary my God?  Therefore, the Lord himself will give you this sign:  The virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.”

And there are ample opportunities to strengthen this virtue, not only in this season, but really in daily life throughout the year. And all you need to do is look around us.

May each one of us be like John the Baptist during this season.

The Brothers definitely shaped my life by their witness of total self-giving. They also taught me to be a disciple and an evangelist which has shaped and changed the way I live my life. I had had an initial conversion before college, but the Brothers taught me how to really live my faith authentically in my own life and how to share it with others.

There is no better way to describe our two-week Kolkata mission than the Lord, in His goodness, taking our group far beyond the end of ourselves. Our time in Kolkata challenged us to abandon dependence on our own strength, and to truly rely on the Lord’s strength alone to “love others as I have loved you.”

Mary’s ‘yes,’ her fiat, embraced both the joys that would come as well as the trials. She would experience the glory of the angels at Jesus’ humble birth in the stable, and she would walk with him to his death. Mary did not take back her ‘yes’ when it brought suffering into her life. She did not regret her ‘yes’ ...

“What’s the ‘Our Father’?” Working in campus ministry, I’m often asked questions that transport me back to my training during novitiate. The question from this student, for example, made me recall ...

Br. Austin Riordan is the newest Brother of Hope. He professed his first temporary vows on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Br. Austin is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas, where he ...

We’re excited to announce that we recently established our sixth campus outreach and will begin serving the students of UMass Boston starting this fall! Cardinal Sean O’Malley appointed Fr. Paul Helfrich, BH, pastor of St. Christopher’s parish and chaplain ...

I manage operations and finance for a public charter school system called Green Dot Public Schools that runs middle schools and high schools in south Los Angeles. Our organization focuses on areas of highest need ...

“Jesus Christ is the stable principle and fixed center of that mission that God himself has entrusted to man.” These words from Pope John Paul II’s first encyclical letter, Redeemer of Man, are the foundation of the mission work of the Brotherhood of Hope ....

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. An event of epic proportions for the human race. An event of singular importance for all Christians and one of particular significance for the Brotherhood of Hope ...

On a blustery September evening, I stumbled up the steps and through the doors of the Catholic Center at Northeastern University. I was an 18-year-old freshman and had just been invited by a young man to go on a “retreat.” I didn’t even know ...

Br. Gary Davis shares on update on the fruits of his work in prison ministry: "After every Cursillo Retreat we gather together the next month for an ultreya, which means 'onward' or 'proceed further on.' At the meeting the men from prison share about their experience ..."

At the tail-end of the Year of Consecrated Life, the Congregation of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life released a document entitled, Identity and Mission of the Religious Brother in the Church. As you might imagine, this document was greatly anticipated by our community of brothers!