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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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In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Guillermo Peña Contreras, nSM, (more commonly known as Memo) shares what attracted him to vowed religious life, how his experiences of aspirancy and novitiate shaped him, how his background in family law impacted his vocation and his experience of coming to the US from Mexico. |
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Our standard office hours remain 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. (Eastern Daylight Savings Time), Monday through Friday. However, staff availability can vary, especially over the summer. We welcome impromptu guests, but to be sure the right staff member is available to meet your needs, please contact us in advance at nacms1@gmail.com or (937) 429-2521. |
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In late April, our first year of the Marianist Specialist Program came to a close, as Bro. Charles Kimeu, SM, from the Region of Eastern Africa, returned to Nairobi. The Marianist Specialist Program calls upon Marianist religious from around the world to engage in research focused on Marianist history, spirituality, and mission with the support of NACMS staff, local Marianists, and the University of Dayton faculty. |
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In this episode Joseph Choi, nSM describes his journey from high school in South Korea through his time in the Novitiate in Dayton, OH. He shares about the impact his experience in the United States has had on his own formation and his aspirancy experience that included time in South Korea and San Antonio, Texas. |
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On July 6, 1993, Pope John Paul II declared Marianists Carlos Eraña, Fidel Fuidio, and Jesús Hita “venerable”; the pope beatified these same brothers on October 1, 1995. All three of these holy men were martyred in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War and are known as the “Marianist Martyrs of Ciudad Real.” |
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In a series of several essays, Marianist scholars write on the role of mixed composition in the Society of Mary and its implications for future religious. |
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In the spring of 2024 NACMS facilitated “Reflecting on the Companions of Adèle” – a reading group utilizing Marianist Fr. Joe Stefanelli’s Companions of Adele –that provided participants with a snapshot into the lives of Marianist Sisters who were close confidants to Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon (Mother Marie of the Conception). Jenee Gonzales, a Lay Marianist from San Antonio, Texas, shares about her experience in the reading group. |
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Annually, on August 13, the Marianist Family celebrates the life and legacy of Blessed Jakob Gapp, SM, a Marianist priest from Austria who was killed for the faith in 1943. |
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