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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. |
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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. |
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On May 31, we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation, when Mary goes to her cousin Elizabeth’s home to aid her with her pregnancy. What does this have to do with Marianist spirituality, when we might grasp at different scriptural passages? |
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers in our Marianist Family! In preparation for Mother’s Day, we offer the following resources to aid your ongoing reflection and education: |
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What happens when students from three Marianist Universities come together for a powerful service-immersion experience? |
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Tom Redmond, SM, shares a heart-centered approach to mission and ministry for the Marianist charism. Drawing upon the theology of Edward Schillebeeckx, Brother Tom reminds us that the Incarnation is a prolonged, everlasting, and uninterrupted event that invites each of us into an ever-deeper relationship with God and with one another. Mary is our model, and her spiritual maternity guides the Marianist Family today, just as she initially did in Saragossa, Spain. |
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In May 2025, Marianists Fr. Renny Markose, Bro. Erick Otiende, and Fr. Bosco Shin completed their year-long engagement with our Marianist Specialist Training Program. |
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Students and staff from the three Marianist universities gathered in Dayton, Ohio, for the 2025 LEAD with Mary Immersion to learn about food access and hospitality. |
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Check out some of the recent scholarship of our very own Program Administrator. |
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Father Tom Schroer, SM, argues in this paper that the mission within the Marianist Family is to bring Jesus, i.e., the Spirit of the Risen Christ, into our world; and our model is the “mature presence” of Mary within the struggling and nascent Christian community at Pentecost. (Two "sample prayers" for Marianists to pray with the mature Mary and original Christian community at Pentecost are included.) |
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How did Father Joseph Simler’s twenty-nine-year Generalate complete Blessed William Joseph Chaminade’s foundational vision? How did Simler, the fourth Superior General, also shape the direction of the Society of Mary in an era of increased government control that threatened the very survival of the religious congregation in France at the start of the twentieth century? To find out, read Marianist Father Antonio Gascón Aranda’s second volume of "The General History of the Society of Mary: Generalate of Father Joseph Simler: An International Congregation of Pontifical Right (1873-1905)." |
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In late 1849, Marianist Bros. Damian Litz, Andrew Edel, John Stintzi, and Maximin Zehler bravely crossed the Atlantic from France to join Bro. Charles Schultz, SM, and Fr. Leo Meyer, SM, who had arrived earlier that July. |
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Father Renny Markose, SM, shares a brief yet powerful examination of Marianist spirituality that provides the reader (and prayer) with the touchstone elements of our faith tradition. His words can serve as a source for enrichment for seasoned Marianists and an excellent starting point for those newer to Marianist spirituality. According to Father Renny, who recently completed the Marianist Specialist Training Program provided by NACMS, “we have numerous Christian spiritualities known by different names, and Marianist spirituality is one among them. What is distinctive about Marianist spirituality? Or what does Marianist spirituality offer that other Christian spiritualities do not have?”
Read the article to find out.
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The Marianist Family recently welcomed its newest cohort of Marianist PULSE (Partners in Urban Leadership and Service). |
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In the summer of 2025, Sr. Rose Rucoba, FMI, completed an independent study at NACMS. Working with Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch, NACMS program administrator, Sr. Rose delved into the life of Marie Thérèse de Lamourous and also explored the Characteristics of Marianist Education. |
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Rose Rucoba, FMI, shares her Marian insight into the parallels between Mary and Elizabeth’s Visitation and a similar supportive experience between two Thérèses (Marie Thérèse de Lamourous and Thérèse Rondeau, two women who ran houses for repentant sex workers in nineteenth-century France). Both experiences—Mary and Elizabeth’s interactions, as well as the two Thérèses—draw upon the power of love and sisterhood in times of need. |
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In our 50th episode, we sit down with Fr. Jim Fitz, S.M., a man with much to celebrate. |
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September 3, 2025 marked the 25th anniversary of the beatification of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade. |
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On September 14, the Marianist Family honors the Memorial of Venerable Marie Thérèse de Lamourous. She played a significant role in the foundation of the Marianist Family, and her life is an inspiring example of courage and compassion. |
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In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15), we honor the rich contributions of our Hispanic and Latin American Marianist Family members. |
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