School Notes
Date posted: 聽 Feb 26, 2025
Ordinary Sacredness: Xaverian Values for Everyday Life
Fee: $60 | Six Weeks
This course explores the sacredness of the ordinary by highlighting the five core spiritual values in the Xaverian tradition: humility, simplicity, trust, compassion, and zeal.聽
Drawing on the spiritual resources of the Congregation of the Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier, Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools, and the larger Christian tradition, join to reflect on the ways that God forms us as beloved daughters and sons in the common, ordinary, unspectacular flow of everyday life.
featuring texts, videos, and prayers by members of the Congregation of the Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier and Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools
Topics:
- Week 1: An Introduction to the Course
- Week 2: Trust
- Week 3:聽Humility
- Week 4: Simplicity
- Week 5: Compassion
- Week 6: Zeal
Materials Needed:
- One required text to be purchased prior to the start of the course:
- Henri J.M. Nouwen. New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1992, 2002.
- Additional required texts accessible online:
Content Scholars:聽Dr. Carolyn Herman, Ph.D. is a systematic theologian and the author of this course and聽 other Crossroads courses. She is also a veteran Crossroads facilitator and the Director of Staff Formation at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, M.A.; Dr. Benjamin Horgan, Ed.D.聽is the聽Head of School at St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, MA and former聽Director of Formation for Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools;聽Henri J.M. Nouwen (1932-1996) (text) was a Dutch-born Catholic priest, professor, psychologist and prolific spiritual writer;聽Brother Lawrence Harvey, C.F.X. (video) is a member of the leadership team of the Congregation. He has served the Brothers as Director of Sponsorship, General Councilor and General Superior (2007-2013);聽Brother Arthur Caliman, C.F.X. (video) entered the Xaverian Brothers in 1965 from Brooklyn, NY. He currently serves as the Congregation Treasurer and the Chair of the Members of all Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools;聽Brother Joseph Pawlika, C.F.X. (video) has served in Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools as a Chemistry teacher, Assistant Principal, and School Counselor;聽Brother William Griffin C.F.X. (video), a Maryland native, has been a Xaverian Brother since 1962. He has served as a teacher, coach, writer, guidance counselor, administrator and missionary in NY, MD, OH, MA, Kenya, and Haiti;聽Brother Michael McCarthy, C.F.X. (video)聽began his teaching ministry in the U.S. at Xaverian Brothers high schools and served for twelve years in the Xaverian foreign missions;聽Brother Daniel Skala, C.F.X. (video) presently holds the position as General Superior of the Congregation of the Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier;聽Brother Dominique Omedjunga Olondo, C.F.X. (video) is from the Democratic Republic of Congo,聽currently works in Nairobi in the Xaverian Brothers鈥� Formation House and is a member of the Congregation鈥檚 General Council;聽Brother Patrick Fumbisha, C.F.X. (video) served as the Novice Master for the Xaverian Brothers in Kenya and Congo. He currently serves as the Vicar General for the Congregation.
Artwork: The Valley of Humility聽by Br. Edmund Rice, C.F.X.