See my people
I have been a brother for more than 24 years, and my fellow-brothers have become my closest family members.
Brother Paul Onyango Onyisi
The extra bit of patience, a kind word during the coffee break, for that you need to be on campus.
Brother Hermenegildus Beris
For Brother Willem Beslar, prayer is an answer: “God, here I am”.
Brother Willem Beslar
The religious community is sometimes referred to as 'people-of-the-way'. They are people who try to follow the way of Jesus Christ. For them there is no navigation system that indicates exactly which route to take in order to reach the goal.
Brother Jan Koppens
Jesus taught me how to see with my heart, even with my rather blind eyes.
Brother Theo Adams
Let us try to be organized, orderly, honest and careful. This should be our way of being stewards!
Brother Lawrence Obiko
FRATELLI TUTTI
On 4 October, the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Vatican released the 3rd encyclical by Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti (‘all Brothers and Sisters’). Inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis gives us in Fratelli tutti a proposal for a way of life marked by the flavour of the Gospel. It is a…
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Tools for ex-prisoners
In the Tools to Work workplace in Teteringen (the Netherlands), tools and machines are refurbished and overhauled by expert volunteers, together with people with a distance to the labour market. These quality tools are then delivered on request to project organizations in Africa. Despite restrictions related to Covid-19, Tools to Work has already shipped three…
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General Chapter 2020
From May 18 until June 7, 2020 the General Chapter would initially take place in the Generalate in Tilburg, the Netherlands. Because of the global corona crisis this had to be postponed. The board had hoped to organize the Chapter in November of this year. However, in view of the situation in the various countries…
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