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 Commentary
on the Rule of Life of the Society of MaryAmbrogio Albano, SM, General Editor English Version, 1423 pp., $10.00 Click on Image to Order This book includes 52 articles that reflect the major themes in the life of Marianist religious. For a listing of subject matter in this work, please click on the link below for the contents page. Click to view: Table of Contents |
 Devotion
to Mary in Chaminade's Life and ThoughtJean-Baptiste Armbruster, SM. Translated by Joseph Roy, SM, and Joseph Stefanelli, SM. 45 pp. $5.00. Click on Image to Order This publication, produced by the former Marianist Province of the Pacific, truly lives up to its name, as it provides a thorough investigation into Blessed Chaminade's devotion to Mary in his life and thought. According to Father Jean-Baptiste Armbruster, SM, the work's author, "Chaminade's charism can be summed up in these words: a missionary spirit committed to the spread of the Christian faith; a filial love for Mary; and a resolve to progress in Christian perfection in order to establish in the Church and at its disposal a people of saints." Armbruster's work explores this statement–as it traces Chaminade's source of Mariology, both in terms of scholars who may have influenced the Founder and scriptural passages that were key to his thinking–and examines our alliance with Mary in terms of being her children, following her son, and serving as her missionaries. Devotion to Mary in Chaminade's Life and Thought was produced for the fiftieth anniversary of the Pacific Province. Click to view: Table of Contents
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 Fullness
of Life Through PrayerQuentin Hakenewerth, SM. 73 pp. $2.00 Click on Image to Order 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. Click to read an excerpt |
 God
Alone: Thoughts from AdèleCompiled by Patti Gehred $5.00 Click on Image to Order 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. Click to read an excerpt
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 Marianist
Soundings(a publication of NACMS issued in the fall and spring) $3.00 each, Subscription $5.00 per year No charge to members of the SM or FMI Click on Image to Order Contains short articles of interest to Marianists, both lay and vowed religious. Published fall and spring; in an easy-to-use 7 x 8.5 inch format. Click to view contents of each issue
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 Our
Marianist Heritage
Joseph Stefanelli, SM 112 pp. Revised edition, 2003, $5.00 Click on Image to Order First published in 1974 and revised in 2003, this book began as retreat presentations in 1971. Its aim is to probe the life of faith, the centrality of Jesus Christ, the role of Mary, and the value of community. It probes some specific questions, such as, what is it about the Society of Mary that gives it a special role in the Church, and what is it about the Society that guarantees the diversity of gifts in the church. In addition to laying out a bird’s-eye view of the times in relation to religious life (in the preface), the author discusses Father Chaminade’s spirituality (characterized by openness to reality), its scriptural and historical underpinnings, Mary and some of her titles, and the concept of community within the institute and within the Church as a whole. The author includes other parts of Marianist heritage in the form of The Three Offices, The Three Categories, The System of Virtues, and Father Chaminade’s understanding of the apostolate. Father Stefanelli asks very probing questions of the Society of Mary. While he spoke and wrote for the Society in particular, this book is an important orientation for lay Marianists in understanding the charism and apostolate they have committed themselves to, and points a direction in the formation that is needed to think, feel, and act as a Marianist. Click to view: |
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Short History of Marianist SpiritualityLawrence J. Cada, SM. 139pp., $8.00 Click on Image to Order A Short History of Marianist Spirituality is exactly that—short. Yet within its 139 pages, Cada captures the essence of the origins and development of Marianist spirituality. Ever attentive to language, Cada examines the evolution of many phrases and concepts dear to Marianists and carves a solid analysis for why Marianist spirituality is fundamentally “lay,” “adaptive,” and “Modern.”This work is an essential primer for anyone wishing to enter more fully into the history of our charism. Click to view: |
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Joseph Chaminade: Writings on Mental PrayerRaymond Halter, SM 509 pp. $3.00 No charge to members of the SM or FMI Click on Image to Order
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 Writings
on FaithWilliam Joseph Chaminade, Translated by Joseph Roy, SM, 2 volumes (609 pp.) $16.00 set Click on Image to Order
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.
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