Year: 2017

The Brotherhood of Hope: Reconnecting With Our Roots

The Brotherhood of Hope is a community of Catholic Brothers radically consecrated to Jesus by vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience in a common fraternal life.

“God does not elect the excellent but brings the elect to excellence”

Just like the endurance of Khachkars,(made of stone found all across Asia Minor) the faithfulness of Emmanuel community is demonstrated in this article.

Living Single for the Lord in the Sword of the Spirit

From the 9th to the 13th of August we celebrated the seventh International Conference of the Bethany Association in Glasgow, Scotland. 26 sisters gathered from 10 countries and many different cultures but together in one same ideal: to love the Lord with an undivided heart, being totally consecrated to him and making him our portion and our treasure.

The future of the Charismatic Renewal after the Golden Jubilee

The Golden Jubilee of the Charismatic Renewal in the Catholic Church just held in Rome has been described by many as “an ecumenical Pentecost,” with Pope Francis being the foremost to insist on the “ecumenical character” of this renewal from its inception.

I will pour out my spirit on all people

The 50th Anniversary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal was celebrated in Rome at the Feast of Pentecost, 4th of June. The event attracted tens of thousands of members of the renewal, and many came early for days of prayer events, talks and seminars.

Good News from Aleppo

The brothers and sisters from Emmanuel Community in Aleppo Syria just finished a long-awaited retreat in the first week of June where they came upon a renewed commitment to the vision and mission they have from the Lord. There are about 60 people in the core community. Earlier this month an additional 19 made their commitment to join this core group.

Community of Christ the Redeemer: Taking the Call Seriously

The community of Christ the Redeemer has its origins in a prayer meeting that started at a youth center in St. Paul in the fall of 1972. From its very origin the community of Christ the Redeemer has had a strong orientation to bringing youth and young adults closer to Christ, which has been both a great blessing and a great challenge –striving to keep the overall vision and call in its rightful balance.

The Number One Grace of Pentecost

One of the first recorded results of Pentecost was the new church, the new community. Pentecost is seen as the birthday of the church, and the church is, at the beginning, a community.

Dead Weight

How much dead weight do you carry around in your spiritual journey? Wouldn’t you prefer to run towards heaven with a lesser dead weight?

The Call of Charis

From the very beginning of the charismatic renewal in Northern Ireland, the Holy Spirit worked to bring Christians from different denominations together, and in the autumn of 1972 charismatic prayer meetings began in West Belfast and Queens University Belfast.