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Discerning Together

Paths for Marists to Walk Confidently into the Future Part 3 of 3 Structures – international and local There are many challenges to face so that we can walk confidently into a bright Marist future. I have spoken of a Marist as one who clearly discerns a particular vocation to hear the call of the […]

Discerning Together

Paths for Marists to Walk Confidently into the Future Part 2 of 3 The commitment Once a person believes that he or she is called to live the lay vocation as a Marist, there comes the challenge of how to commit to this vocation. This is an area that needs to be clarified — how […]

Discerning Together

Paths for Marists to Walk Confidently into the Future Part 1 of 3 Introduction What is a Lay Marist? There are so many descriptions that at the end of the day we could be quite baffled. My own experience has exposed me to many forms of Marist Lay life. As a 13-year-old schoolboy in New […]

May

The Month of May 3 : 57th World Day of Prayer for Vocations3 – 10 : Vocations Awareness Week16 – 24 : Laudato Si’ Week24 : Ascension Day; World Communications Day25 – 31 : Week of Prayer for Christian Unity31 : Pentecost Sunday Pope Francis’ Prayer for Vocations Lord of the Harvest,bless young people with […]

The Holiness of the Catholic Church

Symbols of hope Some years ago I visited the new cathedral in downtown Los Angeles. I was struck by the multi-coloured woven banners, each about five metres high, decorating both side walls and depicting saints of all the Americas, north, south and central. As well as bishops and nuns, there were married and single lay […]