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What is the Brotherhood of Hope?
The Brotherhood of Hope is a new community of Catholic Brothers fully
consecrated to Jesus Christ by vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience in
fraternal common life. We bring the New Evangelization proclaimed by John Paul
II primarily to college students at secular universities. Reaching out to
inactive and uncommitted Catholics, we encourage conversion to Christ and his
Church and train students to empower others with this liberating hope.
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Vocation Witnesses
The Church teaches that a
brother is a man called by God to live his baptismal consecration intensely, and
to imitate Christ’s chastity, poverty and obedience through a total gift of
self vowed to God. He lives this special consecration in fraternal community and
serves in a common mission. His radical self-offering both manifests Jesus Our
Brother present in the world now, and also proclaims the kingdom yet to
come.
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Our Logo
Our logo is an anchor, the traditional symbol of hope from Heb 6:19, which
speaks of our hope in Jesus as "an anchor safe and sure."
The M reflects our devotion to Mary, our beloved Mother standing
courageously at the foot of the cross of Christ (John 19:25).
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Our Charism
We believe our charism to be a call to contribute to the
renewal of Consecrated Life by proclaiming the all-sufficiency of Christ in an association
of brothers who live the evangelical counsels with a special emphasis on consecrated
chastity. Our charism is closely linked to the virtue of hope. Jesus, the Hope
of the world, is the one who empowers us to proclaim him, witness to him, and call others
to place their hope in him.
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Location and Membership
Currently there are about 20 men in the Brotherhood of
Hope involved in apostolates,
services, and studies in the Archdiocese of Boston, the Diocese of Metuchen, and the Diocese of
Pensacola-Tallahassee.
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Support
The Brotherhood of Hope
gets its support through the monetary earnings of its
members and from the donations of benefactors.
Since most brothers work for sacrificial wages or
for no payment at all, would you please consider
becoming a financial sponsor so that our missions can
continue? Your prayers and support are greatly
appreciated.
Donations
are Tax-deductible and can be sent to:
Brotherhood
of Hope
PO
Box 440118
Somerville,
MA 02144
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