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 Adèle
Joseph Stefanelli, SM, 565 pp.
$16.00 hardbound, $13.00 softbound
Set of Adèle and Companions of Adèle:
$25.00 hardbound, $20.00 softbound
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Born in 1789,
the same year the French Revolution began, Adèle
de Batz de Trenquelléon was a woman of great zeal. She empowered many women
to grow in faith, community, and service to others while deepening their
relationship with God. This biography by Father Joseph Stefanelli, SM,
allows the reader to truly know Adèle by walking through her childhood
experiences, her spiritual journey, her visioning of the Daughters of Mary
Immaculate, and her faith-filled years. Father Stefanelli uses her abundant
letters to support the successes and challenges of her life's ministry. Her
collaboration with Blessed William Joseph Chaminade and Marie Thérèse de
Lamourous was fundamental for the Marianist Family. Father Stefanelli
includes significant details of their shared mission. This biography offers
an in-depth look at Adèle's spirituality, personality, and the numerous ways
she responded to God's call.
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 Adèle,
Aristocrat for the Poor
Joseph Stefanelli, SM, 28pp. $3.00
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Father Joseph
Stefanelli, SM writes a brief yet encompassing story of the intriguing
life of Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon. Adèle’s
biography takes the reader from her early years as the child of wealthy
aristocrats to her shared work [the formation of the Daughters of Mary]
with Marie Thèresé de Lamourous and William Joseph Chaminade, to her
untimely death at age 38. It concludes with a brief statement of the
mission of today’s Daughters of Mary as they continue Adele’s work in
the modern world.
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Blessed Jakob Gapp,
Marianist
Josef Levit, SM. 136 pp.
$8.00.
No charge to members of
the SM or FMI
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The story of
Jakob Gapp is a compelling real-life drama of a flawed man's
discovery of the Gospel and the journey where it led him. His
prophetic opposition to Nazi Socialism, which led to his martyrdom,
serves as a clarion call for us to evaluate our own time and to
oppose oppression. While we today might not take such radical steps,
Blessed Gapp's life is a witness that we must follow the Gospel and
not the trendy politics of the day.
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 The
Blesseds Carlos, Jesús, Fidel, Marianists
Emilio Ortega, SM. Translated by
Thomas A. Thompson, SM. 221 pp. $8.00.
No charge to
members of the SM or FMI
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Father Thomas
Thompson’s translation of Con la Lámpara Encendida by Father
Emilio Ortego, SM, is a compilation of individual biographies of
three Spanish martyrs—Brothers Carlos, Eraña, Jesús Hita, and Fidel
Fuidio, who were martyred in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War.
Father Ortega traces the lives of these brothers and highlights
their humble beginnings growing up in working-class
families; their deep faith lives; and their apostolic involvement in
Marianist schools. Key to their stories is
their humanity and how God called them to become disciples of Christ
and instruments of religious education. As Brother Fidel said, “The
happiest moment of my life is when I open the door to my classroom,
sent on mission to the students.”
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 Bro.
Charles Biehler, SM: Marianist Mathematician, 1845-1906
Bro. Herbert Janson,
SM
276 pp., $20.00
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of the SM or FMI
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This book
features the religious life and ministry of a special Marianist. In
addition, the history of the Society of Mary as it struggled against
anticlericalism in France and in Germany during Brother Charles
Biehler’s lifetime is presented in detail. These various events had a
direct bearing on Marianist education in the United States.
That Brother
Charles Biehler, SM, is a Marianist mathematics genius who needs to be
acknowledged, is sufficient reason for publishing his life. However,
there are two other equally significant reasons for this work.
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 Chaminade,
Pragmatist with a Vision
by Joseph Stefanelli, SM
33 pp., $3.00
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In this short
biography, Father Stefanelli highlights key moments in the life of
William Joseph Chaminade. The reader enjoys glimpses along his
faith-filled (and at times rocky) path as the Marianist Founder
traveled from his life as a young child in Mussidan, France; his
exile in Saragossa, Spain; to his beatification 150 years after his
death. Chaminade’s inspired mission to rechristianize France is as
viable today as it was at his first Sodality meeting on December 8th,
1800.
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 Chaminade's
Message Today
by Eduardo Benlloch, SM
156 pp. $5.00.
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members of the SM or FMI
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Late in the 18th century, during the French Revolution,
Blessed William Joseph Chaminade was inspired at the feet of Our
Lady of Pillar in Saragossa to found the Marianist family. Are the
aspirations and inspirations of William Joseph Chaminade still
relevant in the 21st century? This question is thoroughly
addressed in Father Eduardo Benlloch’s Chaminade’s Message Today.
Father Benlloch explores the influences and experiences of Father
Chaminade’s lifetime, but not in a biographical context. Father
Benlloch’s purpose is far more long reaching. Father Chaminade’s
unfailing faith, devotion to Mary, and
dedication to prayer life are timeless qualities that are inspiring,
and Benlloch suggests even necessary, for today’s Marianists. Father
Benlloch unites Father Chaminade’s message with the problems facing
the world as the 21st century precariously unfolds.
Blessed William Joseph Chaminade was unique in his forethought and
devotion to sharing Christ’s message with future generations.
Chaminade’s Message Today inspires today’s Marianists to
continue in this mission.
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 Enfleshing
the Word:
Prayer and the Marianist Spiritual Journey
Enrique Aguilera,
SM, and Jose Maria Arnaiz, SM
302 pp. $8.00
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This is a
book for all Marianists, lay and religious, and can be of help
individually or in preparing for a meeting. It uses the metaphor of
a journey: we listen to God’s call, we are to become like Jesus, and
we set out. Each section contains suggestions on prayer for
individual or group use, including several scripture passages and
various suggestions for praying in the way of Chaminade developed in
clear, modern language. Spirituality, prayer, scripture, the
Marianist charism, and the writings of William Joseph Chaminade are
at your fingertips.
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 Fullness
of Life Through Prayer
Quentin Hakenewerth,
SM.
73 pp. $2.00
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This booklet, inspired by William Joseph Chaminade’s principles of
prayer, is meant to help us use prayer to live life to the fullest.
This little book, with its reflections and corresponding scriptural
references, is a guide to learning how to pray.
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 God
Alone: Thoughts from Adèle
Compiled by Patti Gehred
$5.00
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Adèle de Batz de
Trenquelléon is well known in the Marianist Family as the founder of
the Marianist Sisters. Perhaps not as well known is her gift of
staying in community and communication through writing letters. In
God Alone we have published quotes from these letters in a daily
calendar format. A blank page has been provided in this publication
to encourage the reader to write his/her own thoughts and prayers
that are inspired by Adèle’s words.
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 The
Grain of Wheat
Quentin Hakenewerth,
SM.
88 pp. $5.00 (reissued 1997)
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Father Hackenewerth states in his preface: “The Grain of Wheat is
meant for anyone who wants to grow in virtue and develop an
effective personality for dealing with the daily challenges of life.
It begins with what is within the scope of everyone and moves
gradually to what is totally within the power of the Holy Spirit.”
This book was first published in 1967, but especially in its
revision, speaks to us today. We are a society plugged into our
computers and maintaining schedules that keep us withdrawn from
society. A Grain of Wheat reminds and shows us that we need
to reach out to others. “Our defenses and protective habits must die
so that our love can reach out to others. The redemptive message of
the Gospel reminds us if the grain dies ‘it bears much fruit’
(Jn 12:24).”
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 The
Great Design of God's Love
Quentin Hakenewerth, SM
106 pp., $5.50
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The Venerable
William Joseph Chaminade, founder of the Marianists, received the
gift of Charism from the Holy Spirit. It is this same charism that
Father Hakenewerth integrates with the virtues of Jesus to aid us in
living our lives more fully in our faith. Each chapter begins with a
teaching of Marianist charism, continues with themes for prayer and
meditation, and concludes with questions for personal reflection or
group sharing. This book guides its readers through many facets of
Marianist charism, while encouraging us to be missionaries of good
works in the name of Jesus and Mary.
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 Growing
in the Virtures of Jesus
Quentin Hakenewerth, SM
188 pp., $5.95
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The term
“virtues” can conjure up feelings of outdated dogmas, old-fashioned
guilt, and impossible moral standards. Father Quentin Hakenewerth
provides a gentle, clear opportunity for us to grow in the virtues
of Jesus together. His assumption is that we all have positive
capacities in our personalities that can be magnified if we become
aware of our true potential through self-awareness and prayer. In
our fast-paced, success oriented world, Father Hakenewerth guides us
on a journey of inner-peace and a union with Jesus, enabling us to
face life in a Christ-oriented manner.
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 Letters
of Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon
Monograph 41
Adele de Batz de Trenquelleon
Translated by Joseph Roy, SM, Edited by
Joseph Stefanelli, SM
Vol 1, 383 pp; Vol 2, 544 pp. $8.00 each or $15.00
per set.
No charge to
members of the SM or FMI
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Father Joe Stefanelli, SM, says the number of letters from Adèle was
“certainly in the thousands. Of them, only 737 have come down to
us.” Because her companions in service were scattered over a large
geographical area, she developed a system of letter writing. She
wrote, “It is not so much the style that should preoccupy us, but
rather our own improvement.”
We gain
insights into Adèle’s personality, her spirituality, her deep faith,
her mission, and her desire to live for God alone. Although her life
was short—she died when not quite 39—Adèle worked diligently to
spread the faith to all around her. The primary work of the
Daughters of Mary continued to be the development and guidance of
young women of the Sodality and the Association. During her life as
a religious, she founded convents at Tonneins, Condom, Agen, Arbois,
and Bordeaux.
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Living Faith: Meditation on the Apostles’ Creed
Paul J. Landolfi, SM.
29 pp. Saragossa Publications $3.00
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Fr. Paul
Landolfi, SM, offers an extended understanding of the ways in which
we can further pray the Apostles' Creed as we proclaim our faith. He begins
by simply describing prayer as being in contact with God. Fr. Landolfi
continues by explaining that there are many methods to do this, but we
should always ask ourselves if our chosen method strengthens our
relationship, or contact, with God. The Creed is broken down, piece by
piece, to offer an understanding of what we believe, as outlined by the
Creed, and challenge us to meditate on what that means in our times and
faith.
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 Marie
Thérèse de Lamourous, Firm of Hand,
Loving of Heart
Joseph Stefanelli, SM
30 pp., $3.00
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The title of
this short biography succinctly captures the life of Marie Thérèse
de Lamourous. The reader will get swept away in the trials and
adventures of life during the French Revolution, as you learn of
Marie Thèrése’s unflinching faith and courage in this tumultuous
time of history. Father Stefanelli paints a portrait of a rather
unwilling heroine,
who eventually embraces her God-graced
mission in life and adopts the prostitutes
of Revolutionary France, creating a place
of refuge, safety, and prayer at the
Miséricorde. Marie Thèrése’s devotion to her faith and to the women
she served is a positive lesson for women of and for all ages.
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 My
Dear Friend
Series
Joyce
Detzel, NFMI, $10.00 each
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If you like
writing letters, sharing with friends, or listening to personal
faith stories, a new Marianist interactive experience may be for
you.
We at NACMS have created My Dear Friend, a three-set
spiritual companioning series based on the letters of Adèle, the
young and energetic Founder of the Marianist Sisters. Her writings
provide a rich source of personal and spiritual insight for today,
the type of material that is best shared with others.
People from
various geographical locales, ages, denominations, and states of
life (lay,
vowed or religious) pair up and become friends who reflect on
topical background sheets and correspond with each other based on
conversation starter questions that guide writing sessions. Joyce
Detzel, former NACMS intern and
novice with the Marianist Sisters, is the author of My Dear
Friend.
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learn about the
cyberspace
faith-sharing version of My Dear Friend.
 "Power
of the Pen"
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Write, share,
and talk about topics relevant to everyday faith. Learn the art of
spiritual companioning. Explore what it means to be faithful
leaders/followers who try to understand how God is at work in their
life. Consider new ways to put your faith into action. See how
silence and speech can be spiritual tools and walk more closely with
Mary as a companion.
"Heroic Hearts"
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We all need
strong hearts of faith. Explore peak spiritual experiences. See
how you, your friends, and other role models of faith deal with
death and loss, spiritually advance, focus on God rather than self,
and encounter amazing examples of grace through everyday life,
people, and the sacraments.
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excerpt from the "Heroic Hearts" session.
"Arising Anew"
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The
paschal mystery of Jesus' suffering, death, and resurrection brings
radical change to lives, families, and communities. Gain a new
appreciation for how temptation, sin, and guilt can be transformed
into moments of healing and life--find renewed hope that the spirit
of fire and love can strengthen and empower broken places of life,
ministry, and service.
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 The
Promised Woman
Monograph 37
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Marianist Spirituality,
May 1992
738 pp. $16.00
No charge to
members of the SM or FMI
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If one wishes
to know the wide array of perspectives in the Marianist world about
our common spirituality, this collection of papers will be of
interest. Some are remarkable for their scholarship; others
are touching in their ability to capture the spirit of a particular
culture and how Marianist spirit interfaces with it. While the
richness of the work lies in the expansive scope of thought and
experience contained in its pages, individuals and groups might find
that focusing on a set of papers from a cluster of writers will
provide much grist for the reflective mill. . . .
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 Reading
the Signs of the
Times, Speaking to a Changing World: An Overview of Catholic
Theology from 1800 to 2000
John A. McGrath, SM
205 pp., $8.00
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Father John A.
McGrath has surveyed the main elements of Catholic theology of the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries in this book. He concentrates on
currents in Western Europe, especially France, Germany, and Italy,
to show connections with Marianist life in this period. He begins
with the stream of French traditionalism after the French Revolution
and then follows the liberal line of thought of Felicité de
Lamennais. He treats the Tübingen School and the developments in
English Catholicism, especially as seen in the work of Cardinal
Newman. . . .
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 A
Retreat with Adèle
Eileen J. Cehyra, FMI
NACMS, 2000
24 pp., $2.00
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A
Retreat with Adèle
is a spiritual guide which takes readers on a seven-day retreat. The
booklet is filled with scripture passages centering on Jesus and
Mary; the words of Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon, Foundress of the
Marianist Sisters; and reflection questions which can be used for
personal or group activities. It is geared
toward anyone making a personal retreat or for someone seeking
moments of quiet away from the "busyness" of life.
This 24-page
booklet has been published as part of the 50th
Anniversary of the foundation of the Marianist Sisters in the United
States.
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 Scripture
and the Marian Writings of Father William Joseph Chaminade
Monograph 44
Bertrand Buby, SM
148 pp., $5.00
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This book is a thoroughgoing development of the topic by a Marianist
priest and well-known scripture scholar. He reveals the background
out of which Father Chaminade developed his Marian teaching and
devotion to the Bible, including the French School of Spirituality
and his reading of the Fathers of the Church. Father Buby tells
us that while Father Chaminade was not a Mariologist, his love for and
devotion to Mary prompted him to use the whole of the Bible to teach
about Mary in a practical, wisdom-like manner. He observes that
Father Chaminade gave us a Marianist heritage that is close to
Vatican II’s synthesis of Mary in chapter 8 of the Dogmatic
Constitution of the Church (Lumen Gentium, §§ 52-68), thus affirming
just how far Father Chaminade had tapped into the roots that later
flourished in the 1960’s. The book is thoroughly researched, using
Marianist sources and contains numerous direct quotations from
Father Chaminade. A bonus is a page-long prayer by the author that
begins each of the ten chapters to help the reader focus on the
spiritual content.
Father Buby’s genius is his ability to use his talent and education
as a scripture scholar to lay the foundation of his books on solid
research. Yet, his work is never lofty or up in the clouds cut loose
from his pastoral, practical, work of using scripture to inspire the
reader to greater devotion to Jesus and Mary and to greater response
to the demands of discipleship.
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  Writings
on Faith
William Joseph
Chaminade,
Translated by Joseph Roy, SM,
2 volumes (609
pp.)
$16.00 set
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Throughout
his lifetime, Father William Joseph Chaminade continually made
references to faith, so NACMS is pleased to announce a new
two-volume set in English devoted to the words of the Founder in
this area, Writings on Faith.
This work, produced by Jean-Baptiste Armbruster, SM, has been
translated from the original French by Joseph Roy, SM.
The first volume contains selections from Chaminade’s letters from
1796 to 1849, 53 years of his active life in the service of the
Church. Time and time again he urges his correspondents to allow the
spirit of faith to transform their entire being, their intelligence,
their heart, their will, and their decisions.
Volume two is divided into two sections: faith in the writings for
lay people and faith in the writings for religious life. Beginning
with his writings on the Marian Sodality, the collection then moves
to extracts from Manual of the Servant of Mary and selections from
retreats for sodalists in which Father Chaminade often developed
ideas to strengthen them in their Christian faith. Notes
d’Instruction
were brief texts he used for preaching and teaching. Many biblical
texts on faith enrich these passages and allow us to realize more
fully to what extent Father Chaminade knew, used, and taught the
Bible. This section includes writings from 1801 to 1844
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