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Basic for those new to the Marianist world and having little or no prior knowledge of Marianist history or the Marianist charism
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Basic	Community Meeting Kit: A Spectacle of Saints “A Spectacle of Saints” explores the Marianist candidates on the path to sainthood and how we are blessed with ordinary saints in our lives today.
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: A Mother's Love “A Mother’s Love” explores how the models of Mary (Mother of God), Elisabeth de Vincens de Lamourous (mother of Marie-Thérèse Charlotte de Lamourous), and Baroness Ursule de Peyronnencq (mother of Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon) resonate with our lives today.
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Praying with Faith of the Heart "Faith of the Heart" was one of William Joseph Chaminade's essential teachings. Marianists today, therefore, regard this as an essential part of Marianist life. But what is "Faith of the Heart," and how can we enact it in our lives?
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Mary, Mother of Humanity When people speak about Mary, some of them exhibit a pious attention and willingly express personal experiences. But matters take a different turn when they are asked, “Does Mary have any influence in your life, or in human life in general?”
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Ten Things You May Not Know about Blessed Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon Many people know that Blessed Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon is the founder of the Marianist Sisters. But not many may know that she began a school for young boys and girls out of her family's chateau. Adèle died on January 10, 1828, at the young age of 38. The Marianist Family celebrated her beatification 190 years later—June 10, 2018.
Basic	Marianist Prayers for Businesspeople “Working for money every day is a job. Working every day to improve the lives of all people is a vocation,” says Albert E. Prendergast, sharing the wisdom of the Marianist Business Network. Al, a member of this Network, has developed “Marianist Prayers for Businesspeople,” a resource for those who strive to find God in their interpersonal relationships and workdays, including during business uncertainty, rejection, and success.
Basic	Miguel Léibar and Companions: Four Good Men The bloodshed of the Spanish Civil War had a direct and profound impact on the Society of Mary. Read the story of four Marianists, a priest and three brothers, martyred in Madrid. Pope Benedict XVI declared them blessed in 2007.
Basic	Marianist Calendar of Saints: Blessed William Joseph Chaminade After a long trek from the French border, a French priest was arriving in Saragossa. He was tired, but the sight of the lone tower of the Basilica of the Virgin of the Pillar was balm to his tired feet.
Basic	Marianist Martyrs: Witness, Conviction, and Stability Experience the sites and stories of Marianist Martyr Blessed Jakob Gapp and the Spanish Marianist Martyrs in this YouTube video sponsored by the Society of Mary's Province of the USA, which was produced by Brother Brandon Paluch, SM, and directed by David Brun.
Basic	Spanish Martyrs A brief overview of the Marianist Martyrs from Ciudad Real and Madrid who died for their faith during the Spanish Civil War.
Basic	Interpersonal Relations: Family Spirit Ignacio Otaño, SM, looks at family spirit as it relates to educators.
Basic	Eduardo Benlloch: Formation in the Family In loving memory of Father Eduardo Benlloch: a fitting tribute to a premier Marianist researcher, teacher, and formator.
Basic	Walking Our Talk Barefooted Walking our talk barefoot is feeling our words and the depth of the injustice that in turn could subject our heart and soul to bruises, scratches, and cuts (A look at living a spiritually discalced life).
Basic	Over-the-Rhine A shooting death in Cincinnati brings Brother Mitch Schweickart, SM, to a deeper understanding of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem. "I could not have predicted on Palm Sunday . . . that the next few days would plunge me into the passion and death commemorated by Holy Week celebrations."
Basic	Reflection: The Night of the Execution Brian Halderman, as part of the Adèle Social Justice Project, talks about the emotional experience of protesting against the execution of an Ohio death row inmate. "That night changed me; it made me aware of the despair we face in times of death, whether it is the murder of a loved one or the execution of the perpetrator."
Basic	Mary's Trust - An Advent Reflection Fr. Renny Markose, SM from the Region of India shares a personal account of his faith and his sense of wonder at the Advent season.
Basic	The Witness of the First Lay Marianist Consecration Bro. Tim Phillips, SM offers this reflection on the first Lay Marianist consecration on February 2, 1801, which marked the beginning of the Marianist Family.
Basic	Nothing is Impossible with God: Reflecting on the Annunciation “Do not be afraid … for nothing will be impossible with God.” (Lk 1:30-37)
Basic	The Beatification of Fr. William Joseph Chaminade A look at the three-day beatification celebration in Rome for Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, held in September 2000.
Basic	Beatification Homilies for Blessed William Joseph Chaminade Relive the beatification of our Blessed Founder with the words of Pope John Paul II and the Superior General of the Society of Mary, extolling the virtue of William Joseph Chaminade and reminding us of his call to missionary service as disciples of Jesus, with an emphasis on Mary.