What is life like in a Community?
• The prospect of living in a religious community can appear to be frightening. Over time we realise that our fear is not that we will come to know our brothers (or sisters) but that they will come to know us. • Through the disciplines of our life together we try to discover if a ‘constant recollection’ of God’s presence is possible. • We all come from different backgrounds and cultural traditions. Living together can be hard, but we try to find a common ground, to communicate honestly with one another. It is not easy to confront another’s anger, to be vulnerable, to admit our own shortcomings and to change. • Perhaps the most frightening, yet grace filled moment in community is when a brother or sister looks at one with whom they have had a long disagreement, and sees their own reflection looking back at them. Living with each other can be difficult. But God takes our imperfections and, in the mysteries of Christ’s body, makes us whole. • We celebrate life’s important moments with con
