Resources: Open Access
Sainthood: Prayer Questions
By: Fathers Paul Landolfi and Antonio Gascón
Translated by: Michael McAward, SM
[Editor’s Note: The following correspondence occurred between Father Paul Landolfi, SM, who asked the questions, and Father Antonio Gascón, SM, postulator general for the Society of Mary, who answered the questions related to intercessory prayer and causes for sainthood. Father Gascón’s words were translated into English by Brother Michael McAward, SM.]
From Father Landolfi
Hi Father Antonio,
An Example of Community: The Marianist Tradition
By: Isabella R. Moyer
Source: Prairie Messenger, Feb. 15, 2012
Isabella Moyer is the president of the International Organization of Marianist Lay Communities and is a member of Marianist communities.
To access Isabella's article from the Prairie Messenger, click here.
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"I am like a brook."
"I am like a brook. . . . "
This quotation is taken from an article by Jean Baptiste Lalanne, SM, entitled "The Society of Mary," published in the third edition of Helyot's Dictionnaire des ordres religieux.
Twelve Days of Christmas
This booklet is a gift from all of us at the North American Center for Marianist Studies. Take time for prayer, reflection, and transformation. Take time for yourself. We wish you a blessed holiday season filled with peace and love.
To view the document, click on the pdf file listed below.
Our Lady of the Pillar: Patroness
By: John M. Samaha, SM
OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR
A PATRONESS OF ALL HISPANIC PEOPLES
What do you know about Our Lady of the Pillar? Have you heard of her? Except for Hispanic peoples, especially Spaniards, and lovers of Hispanidad, she is most likely not as widely known as the Blessed Virgin Mary of other famous shrines. Yet her story predates the Gospels and was told long before the Gospels were written. This is an interesting story, seemingly unbelievable, about Mary’s first apparition in history.
Origin
Marianist Sesquicentennial: The Story of 150 Years of Marianist Education in the Diocese of Cleveland
Special thanks to Brother Jack Dempsey, SM, for sharing this document with NACMS and the Marianist world.
Becoming a Caring Community
This guide assumes a model for cell church in which all members are responsible for the success of the group and are called to lead at some point. It does not require an experienced or designated leader/facilitator. It relies on the simplicity and depth of Scripture as the central focus for sharing, learning and growing. Scripture is examined at an experiential level that does not require a Scripture scholar or theologian to moderate the group. Questions are designed to accommodate any level of understanding and self-revelation.













