Community of the Lamb members go door to door for their daily bread

Published: 2006-08-24

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (CNS) -- They call themselves beggars. But should they appear at your door, there's no need to hide the silver -- or even to go digging for some spare change. For the Little Brothers and Sisters of the Community of the Lamb, a branch of the Dominican order based in the south of France, go knocking on the doors of the houses of their mission territory to beg for one thing only -- their daily bread. The order has not yet been established in the United States. But six men and women of the order made a mission trip this summer to the Archdiocese of Kansas City with a little help from newly ordained Father Anthony Ouellette, and took to the streets over a July weekend. The name "Little Brothers and Sisters" is used to emphasize humility. Members dress in plain blue habits adorned only with wooden crosses. As members of a mendicant order, the men and women literally rely on donations -- and divine providence -- for their daily bread.

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