
The pdf files for download are located at the bottom of this page after the table of contents. Note: The electronic files also include maps, monographs related to important documents, and a special glossary of "Marianist People, Places, and Terms."
Table of Contents
Preface by Lawarence Cada, SM
Marianist History Course (Syllabus and Outline)
Marianist Studies Topics
Chapter 1: Statistics and Charts
SM Statistics: Age by Unit
Priests in the SM Statistics (Comparison of Total Membership with Priest Members)
SM Membership Statistics (Comparison of Worldwide and US Membership)
Daughters of Mary Immaculate: Membership Statistics
SM World Membership (Graph)
Chapter 2: Eras and Life Cycles of Religious Life
Table 1.1: Age of the Desert (200-500)
Table 1.2: Age of the Monasticism (500-1200)
Table 1.3: Age of Mendicant Orders (1200-1500)
Table 1.4: Age of the Apostolic Orders (1500-1800)
Table 1.5: Age of the Teaching Congregations (1800-present)
Overview of “The Life Cycle of Religious Community: A Sociological Model”
Chapter 3: French School of Spirituality
French School of Spirituality and Other Spiritual Movements in 17th Century France
French School of Spirituality (Lowell M. Glendon, SS)
Chronology of the French School
Thoughts on the French School of Spirituality (Hugh Bihl, SM)
Pierre Cardinal de Bérulle (1575-1629)
Charles de Condren (1588-1641)
Saint Jean Eudes (1601-1680)
Jean-Jacques Olier (1608-1651)
Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle (1651-1719)
Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (1673-1716)
Chapter 4: France Before the Revolution
Popes and Ecumenical Councils of the Modern Era
Rulers, Régimes, and Governments of France
Marianist Spirituality: Influences and Trends
Jansenism
The Enlightenment
French Society and the Church on the Eve of the Revolution
Chapter 5: The Founders
Founders Before 1800
Family Tree of William Joseph Chaminade
Chaminade’s Early Life (1761-1800)
William Joseph Chaminade A Brief Chronology of His Life
Family Tree of Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon
Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon A Brief Chronology of Her Life
Adèle’s Rule of Life
Trenquelléon Château
Family Tree of Marie Thérèse Charlotte de Lamourous
Marie Thérèse de Lamourous A Brief Chronology of Her Life
The Founders: 1800-1836
Chapter 6: The French Revolution
The French Revolution – A Chronology
The French Revolution and Human Rights
The Revolutionary Calendar
Effects of the Revolution on the Founders
Chaminade in Saragossa
Our Lady of the Pillar
Chapter 7: First Foundations
The Miséricorde (adapted from Mlle de Lamourous by Stefanelli)
Timeline for Miséricorde of Bordeaux
Bordeaux Sodality: Chronology and Fact Sheet
Names of Young Men Who Joined the Bordeaux Sodality in 1801
Members of the Bordeaux Sodality (Some Thumbnail Sketches)
The Association Fact Sheet
Chapter 8: The Institute
Lalanne’s “Official Report” of the Foundation
Benedictine, Jesuit, and Franciscan Influence on the Marianists
Founding of the Society of Mary (The “Springtime Years” of the 1820s)
Histo-Structural Perspectives of the Marianist System
Chapter 9: Chaminade’s Last Years
Chaminade’s Last Years: Who’s Who
Last Years of Chaminade: 1841-50
Reading List
Chapter 10: American Province
Expansion to North America
Early Figures in the American Province
US Marianist History: An Outline
US Marianist History: A Chronology
Provincials of the North American Provinces
Inspectors and Assistant Provincials of the North American Provinces
Chapter 11: Internal Crisis
Expansion Period: 1845-1905
Expansion Period—Key Developments 1845-1905
SM Outline History 1845-1905
Louis Cousin, SM
Marc Sangnier (and the Sillon Movement)
The Sillon Movement: A Bibliography
Chapter 12: Father Simler 2nd Founder
Father Joseph Simler, SM
Chapter 13: Period of Stabilization
Stabilization Period (1905-65)
Superiors, General Chapters, and Foundations SM and FMI (1905-65)
Emile Neubert, SM (1878-1967)
Chapter 14: Daughters of Mary
The Founding of the Daughters of Mary (Ade Windisch, SM)
The Beginnings of the Daughters of Mary (FMI) (Danielle Weidner)
Chronology Daughter of Mary (Alison Cawley)
FMI Superiors General
Daughters of Mary (FMI) Foundations in New Countries
Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Habits)
Chapter 15: Marianist Servants of God
History of Process for the Beautification of William Joseph Chaminade (Samaha)
Miracle Cure Could Lead to Blessed Chaminade’s Canonization
Servant of God, Faustino Perez Manglano
Timeline for Jakob Gapp
A Snapshot of Blesseds Jesús Hita, Carol Eraña, Fidel Fuidio, Jakob Gapp
Marianist Martyrs of Madrid to be Beatified (Via Latina 22)
Marianist Martyrs of Madrid
Marianist Logo for the Beautification/History of the Cause
Candidates for Sainthood
Chapter 16: Father William J. Ferree
William J. Ferree, SM: Life Chronology
Key Matrix of Ferree’s First Synthesis
A Conference on Father Chaminade’s System of Virtues
William J. Ferree, SM Bibliograhy (partial list)
Chapter 17: Present and Future
SM Breakdown Period (1965-90)
SM Transition Period (1990-2015)
What is the Future of the Society of Mary in the United States?
Chapter 18: Marianist Lay Communities: Past and Present
The Rise of Marianist Lay Communities
Continental Assemblies of Marianist Lay Communities
International Organization of Marianist Lay Communities (IO/MLC) History
International Convocation of Marianist Communities (delegate structure)
Significant Documents/Texts to MLC Development
Characteristics of Marianist Lay Communities and Lay Marianists
Being Marianist, Being Family (Moyer)
Marianist Lay Communities: An International Community of Communities (Moyer)
Number of International Marianist Lay Communities (2012)
Part 2: Maps
Important Marianist Places
Dioceses of France Before 1789
Départements of France
Ecclesiastical France (1964)
The Bishoprics of France (1789)
The Revolutionary Departments of France
Europe
Southwestern France and Northeastern France
Map: American Province 1855-1908
Map: Western, St. Louis, Eastern, Cincinnati Provinces
Map: St. Louis, Pacific, New York, Cincinnati Provinces, Province of Canada
Map: 1994 Region of Canada, 2002 SM Province of the US, Meribah Province
Marianist Family Map
Part 3: Monographs: Additional Resources
Chronology Society of Mary
Answers to Objections that are Ordinarily Made Against Sodalities . . .
Introduction to Letter to the Retreat Masters of 1839 (Cada)
Chaminade’s Letter to the Retreat Masters of 1839
Notes on Narcisse Roussel
Part 4: Marianist People Places, and Terms
List of Entries
Marianist People, Places, and Terms