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"'The Son came not to be served, but to serve;' ministry is essential to our way of life in Christ. By all the gifts bestowed on us we minister to one another when we pray, when we listen, when we rejoice and suffer with our brothers and sisters and in every way in which we live our vowed life faithfully in the very heart of the Church’s mission. Thus ministry permeates our lives; it never ceases even when we are ill or aged." -- The Basilian Way of Life, 62
"The first work of our Congregation was that of Christian education and preaching, and we have always been a teaching community. With this as our starting point we have adapted ourselves to serve God’s people in many different branches of education and research – especially in schools, colleges, universities, graduate studies and publication – as well as in other forms of priestly work, particularly in parishes and missions. Whatever apostolic work we do, we are doing a single work of service, ‘building up the Body of Christ.’ None of our apostolates is better or more important than the others. ‘It is all one who does the planting and who does the watering. . . ‘We are fellow workers with God.'"-- BWL, 64
As the Church continues to evolve, our Congregation recognizes the need to listen to those who are willing to propose new apostolates or adaptations to present ones. We also recognize that the building up of the Body of Christ is not our task alone, but one that we share will all our brothers and sisters in Baptism. Thus, the relationships we form with all those we meet enrich the work we do.
"One morning our accountant was in early just as I was about to sit down to a cup of coffee and a homemade pastry. I asked him to join me for a while. After a pleasant conversation, he thanked me and commented as to why he loved working with the Basilians. He said that the Basilians are just real, down-to-earth, joyful people and we bring that joy and simplicity into everything we do. I could think of no greater compliment than that." – one of the many Basilian stories
