The North American Center for Marianist Studies provides resources to people interested in the Marianist Family and to Marianist ministries. Through programs, publications, research, and a special library collection, NACMS strives to link the vision of the Marianist Founders to the contemporary Church and world. NACMS is sponsored by the Society of Mary, a Catholic religious order.
NACMS Librarians Bro. Andrew Kosmowski and Teresa Trimboli talk about the history of the library, its importance for Marianist studies, and share some fun facts about rare items in the collection.
What was the interconnection between the establishment of the Society of Mary and the ever-changing landscape of French society between 1817 and 1875? Read the first volume of "The General History of the Society of Mary" to discover how culture shaped the development of the Society of Mary at the time the Society of Mary developed to shape culture.