Our Vision

to serve in a new century healing the spirit

As men in touch with the needs of our times, we are eager to contribute to the reshaping of our reality. We possess the spirit and will to continue the saving work of Jesus in the manner of St. John of God.

St. John of God was challenged by the needs of his time. He looked into himself and recognized the need to change. He looked outside of himself and saw the needs of suffering humanity. He surrendered to God and discovered a deeper relational integrity among the different dimensions of his life.

For over 400 years our Brothers have given of themselves to the care of those in need. In different parts of the world the Brothers have offered care and compassion.

Hospitality, the charism of the Brothers, has been a contemplative stance in an anxious world, a gift that gladdens the spirit and restores hope, a vital component that heals life.

Our response today has future implications, hence, we assess our resources and plan strategies that will assist us to transition our systems successfully into the future.

"The very richness of the charism we have received presupposes that it can be expressed in different forms according to specific circumstances of time and place. And this is why we live in an attitude of discernment and conversion, so that our mission in the Church may always correspond to God's will for us and express our sense of unity."

- Constitutions 6.b.

We have as an ultimate concern, that the sufferings of those whom we serve, be transformed into love, joy and peace.

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