As in other orders and communities, members follow a common rule and regular discipline of prayer, study, and service to the church.
This modern way of religious life is rooted in ancient sources such as Gregory the Great's Pastoral Care, Francis of Assisi's Rule for All the Faithful, and Francis de Sales' Introduction to the Devout Life.
The brothers work in diverse fields throughout the world, living with their families, singly, or in small groups.
[5] The community was founded on 14 September 1969 (Holy Cross Day) in New York by Richard Thomas Biernacki, with the encouragement of a Roman Catholic order, the Sisters of the Visitation, and following consultation with other Episcopal communities.
[7][8] Ministries of the community have been the subject of local press reports in Chattanooga,[9][10][11] Yonkers,[12] and Maitland, New South Wales.