Homily On Saint John

Thank you Saint John for writing in your epistle that we heard just before the Gospel reading that you desire for our joy to be complete. In fact…you know very well that joy is both the fruit of a journey…it’s like a path and it is also the fruit of our choice to live in […]

Who Was Saint John?

The Community of Saint John seeks to live the charisms of Saint John. The members of the Community of Saint John seek to live fully the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience according to the spirit the Gospel of Saint John. But who was Saint John? For the three former fishermen—Peter, James and John—that […]

Behold Thy Mother

By Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet It belongs to the Beloved Disciple, the dear son of the Blessed Virgin and the first of the children Jesus gave to her at the Cross, to tell us of the mystery of her marvelous fertility: “A great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon […]

Clarification

The Congregation of Saint John has taken note of the news concerning the excommunication of an ex-member of the Congregation of St John who might wrongly be presented by news outlets as a Brother of Saint John. This person left the Congregation of Saint John 25 years ago. He is therefore no longer part of our religious institute, holds no responsibility in its name, and maintains no institutional connection with our Congregation. The excommunication decision concerns only the individual himself and pertains to his personal situation. It in no way concerns the Congregation of Saint John. The activities, commitments, and positions taken by this person are his own and do not in any way involve the Congregation of Saint John. The Congregation of Saint John reaffirms its full communion with the Catholic Church and its faithful attachment to the Holy Father. The Congregation carries out its mission in service to the Church, in communion with the bishops of the dioceses where the brothers are sent.