Jesus Caritas

'The One and Only Model' compiled by Brother Charles, is as he himself writes to Father Huvelin, 'a portrait of Our Lord Jesus Christ, based on sentences from the Gospel'. It was first published by R de Richemont, the executer of Father Huvelin's will. Brother Charles had asked Father Huvelin to publish it but he died before being able to do so.  read more »

Pope Benedict at Brother Charles' Beatification

Texts proposed by the postulator, Father Maurice Bouvier, for the Votive Mass of Blessed Brother Charles on the 1st December.  read more »

Charles de Foucauld discovered the infinite greatness of God's love by contemplating the life of Jesus of Nazareth.

We are invited to pray through his intercession for our intentions.  read more »

Br Charle's prayer

This prayer invites us to unite ourselves to Jesus. It seeks to trace a path for our life’s journey with God and with humanity. It is the path which Jesus travelled before us. We are encouraged to give ourselves in confident abandonment to the Father.  read more »

Brother IanLeaflets of Brother Ian's texts Downloadable texts of a series of talks given by Little Brother of Jesus, Ian Latham, to a group of priests in the Jesus Caritas fraternity. They present what the Gospel meant to Charles to Foucauld and how he came to discover his 'Nazareth' vocation.  read more »

This text enables us to follow the path taken by Brother Charles from the ”monastic cloister” to a life that takes on the style of that of the ordinary people of Tamanrasset.  read more »

A collection of short quotations from Blessed Charles de Foucauld for reflection and prayer.  read more »

Resources available concerning Brother Charles: books, articles, dowloads, web links, etc.  read more »

Charles de Foucauld's wrote:

• to help him concentrate when praying;
• many letters to family, friends and enquirers;
• an account of his early exploration of Morocco
• and, later in life, his studies of the Tuareg language and culture.

Some of these writings are publicly available:  read more »

Lourdes 12-15 sept 2008

Pope Benedict prays the prayer of Br Charles at Lourdes during a meditation on the Eucharist.  read more »