Community Profile

Brotherhood of Hope Br. Patrick Reilly, B.H. Vocation Contact 194 Summer Street Somerville, MA 02143-2525 617-945-7530 bropat@brohope.net www.brotherhoodofhope.org

Community Information

No. in community (professed members) 18 Year founded 1980 Generalate/ motherhouse Somerville, MA Province/federation USA Represented in US (Arch)dioceses Boston, MA; Pensacola-Tallahassee, FL; Metuchen, N.J.

About Us

Mission statement/description This community is one of brothers who serve the new evangelization of Pope John Paul II, particularly by reaching out to lapsed and uncommitted Catholics. The brothers are involved in college campus ministry and men's retreats and conferences. They are active at secular university campuses as well. The charism of the brotherhood is the all-sufficiency of Jesus Christ, both as the foundation and directional force for a community life of strong fraternal bonds and as the prime motivation for a life of service to the spiritually poor. Qualifications for entry A basic, solid manhood; not in debt; able to live community life well; advanced education not required but helpful. Formation program A six-month to two-year postulancy is followed by a novitiate. Age range/limit 18-35 Consider belated vocations? No Belated/late vocations explanation