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Bro. Andrew Kosmowski, SM discusses the NACMS Library's classification system, its strengths and challenges, and how it provides a model for charismatic libraries around the world. |
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Marianists celebrate the feast days of two Founders of the Marianist Family each January. |
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Ann Mueller has been connected to the Marianist Family since 1988 when she began working for the Society of Mary’s Province of St. Louis. In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Ann gives an insider’s view of what it’s like to work for the Society of Mary. |
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Jon Watase and Laura Koonce are two staff members at Saint Louis School in Hawaii, a Marianist school serving boys in kindergarten through twelfth grade. In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories they share about the impact of the agricultural program that Jon helped establish, how their lives have been impacted by the Marianist Family, and their experience of the 2023 Lay Marianist Assembly in St. Louis. |
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On January 22 and 23, George Lisjak, NACMS director, presented to students in Tiffany Hunsinger's Religion 103 courses at the University of Dayton about the early history of the Founders' vision of the Marianist Family. |
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Sr. Nicole Trahan, FMI professed first vows of June of 2008 and perpetual vows in 2013. She serves as the Vocation Director for the Daughters of Mary Immaculate amongst many other professional roles. In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Sr. Nicole shares about her experience in Nairobi, Kenya as a participant in the Nazareth Program, a formation program for emerging formators within the Marianist Family. |
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Brother Tom Redmond, SM, traces the origins of the conflicting time periods for Chaminade’s founding inspiration for the Society of Mary. Was it 1787 or 1797? The result of Brother Tom’s analysis is a “new door,” a deeper understanding, into the Marian dimension of the Marianist charism. |
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In January, NACMS started another round of its New Employee Orientation Program for two new employees of the United States Province: Shelly Kramer and Tina Weber. |
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In celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on March 8, we’re highlighting Marianist works written by and about women, including resources on Blessed Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon, Venerable Marie Thérèse de Lamourous, and the Blessed Virgin Mary. |
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In early February, Mike Bennett traveled to the “Mission City” of San Antonio, Texas, where he conducted interviews and facilitated sessions for the Marianist Family. |
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Meghann Naveau and Nancy Woeste are Lay Marianists who share about their experiences of serving on the temporalities committee of the Dayton Marianist Family Council and how that engagement positioned them to help the Marianist Family respond to needs within the City of Dayton. Tune in and be inspired to think about how the Marianist Family is calling you to be a catalyst for solidarity and the common good in your local context. |
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In this episode, Al Prendergast and Sr. Laura Leming, FMI share their historical and sociological research on the vow of stability and reflect on what this vow has meant in their lives. Their stories can significantly influence our understanding of how the Marianist Charism empowers us to remain committed to birthing Christ in our world today by sharing the Marianist Charism with others and standing firm amid life’s challenges. |
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“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. |
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Our Lenten Meditation series took listeners from the desert to the cross on Good Friday. Now, you may be wondering, where do I go from here? How do I continue to deepen my relationship with Jesus in the Easter season? Our Stations of Easter Meditations series does just that. |
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In early March, George Lisjak and Mike Bennett facilitated a presentation for the faculty and staff at Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati. |
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In June 2024 Tom Mengler will conclude twelve years of serving as the President of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas and Winston Erevelles will begin his tenure as the University’s President. This episode provides a brief inside look into their lives. They each share how they came to the Marianist Family, how the Charism has impacted their lives, how they have seen the Charism at work through their work and leadership at St. Mary’s and the significance of Marianist Universities amid Catholic Higher Education. |
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Susan Buckley is a Lay Marianist living in Dublin, Ireland where the Marianist Family has had a presence since 1967. In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Susan shares about her engagement in a virtual Lay Marianist Community with others in the United States and her experience at the 2023 International Lay Marianist Assembly in Madrid. She also sheds light on what it is like to be a Lay Marianist in Ireland amid the current context of the Catholic Church there.
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Welcome to NACMS, Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch. Caitlin joins the NACMS staff as the Program Administrator and brings a broad and diverse formation in the Marianist Charism with her. |
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There are many Marian feast days in May because it is the month of Mary, the Mother of God. We invite you to explore a few feasts that are particularly significant for our Marianist Family. |
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This episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories features Chicago Joe Schuller, nSM as he anticipates professing first vows with the Society of Mary on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Chicago shares about what attracted him to vowed religious life, how his experiences of aspirancy and novitiate shaped him, and the role intentional community has in his call to be a brother. |
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