BROTHERS
IRVING JOHNSON, III, COURTESY OF XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
Brothers: Keepers of the faith
BROTHER HERMAN Johnson, O.P., leading the discussion with his college students, often fields questions about what it means to be a brother.
Brothers walk through the world a little differently, says Brother Herman Johnson, O.P. At the heart of his vocation is being a loving brother to people you won’t find in church.
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HE EDITORS INTERVIEW Brother Herman Johnson, O.P., a Dominican brother who lives in New Orleans and teaches Spanish at Xavier University of Louisiana.
How did you first discover brothers? When I was 10, my father read me the story of the Dominican brother Saint Martin de Porres. Immediately I discovered this is what God wanted me to be! It was understandable. Like Martin de Porres, I have beautiful dark skin, speak Spanish, love dogs and cats. I see all people as beautiful, just as he did.
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