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Reflection on the Feast of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, January 22.
Let us reflect and pray to Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, Founder of the Marianist Family, on his feast day, January 22....
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Jan 19, 20244 min read
Pontifical Universities' online Diploma in Integral Ecology course
Register for the online Diploma in Integral Ecology course, English edition, offered by the Pontifical Universities of Rome. The Integral...
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Jan 18, 20241 min read
Reflection on the Feast of Blessed Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon, January 10th.
Let us reflect and pray to Blessed Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon, Foundress of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate (FMI) sisters, on her...
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Jan 9, 20245 min read
Reflection on the Feast of Mary, Mother of God, and World Day of Peace, January 1st.
The third goal of the Marianist Family Encounters Project (MFEP) is to Listen and Educate in Faith, and the first goal is to Promote...
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Jan 1, 20243 min read
Pope Francis to COP28: ‘Choose life, choose the future!’
Read Pope Francis' message to the UN Climate Change Summit - COP28, held in Dubai between November 30, 2023, and December 12, 2023....
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Dec 4, 20232 min read
Laudato Deum - a follow-up to Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si'
Read about Pope Francis' new Apostolic Exhortation, Laudato Deum, To all people of goodwill on the climate crisis, released on October...
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Nov 1, 20236 min read
Marianist Encounters and Pax Christi USA at the Rooted and Grounded Conference – Elkhart, IN.
A report on Marianist Encounters and Pax Christi USA presentation at the Rooted and Grounded: A Conference on Land and Christian...
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Oct 16, 20233 min read
Marianist World Day of Prayer: Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
This year, the Marianist World Day of Prayer will be focused on the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at Mount Saint John in Dayton. We also...
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Oct 13, 20236 min read
Pope Francis' Ecological Message during World Youth Day 2023 in Portugal.
Read about Pope Francis' message to the youth during World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. On his second day in Portugal, Pope...
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Sep 11, 20232 min read
Called to Care: The Intersection of Nonviolence and Care for Creation (learning opportunity)
Michelle Sherman, Project Director, Nonviolence & Campus Outreach, Pax Christi USA, and Adjunct Professor, University of Dayton, sends us...
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Aug 24, 20232 min read
Prayers for the people of Maui
The following is an update from the Marianist Province of the United States. You may have read about the wildfires on the island of Maui....
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Aug 14, 20232 min read
MFEP introduced to an international audience (video)
Fr. André Fétis, SM, Superior General of the Society of Mary, Rome, introduced the Marianist Family Encounters Project to an...
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Jul 31, 20234 min read
Blessing service for Mount Saint John solar array
Bro. Dennis Bautista, SM, Community and Novice Director of the Marianist Novitiate at Mount Saint John, sends us this update. Fr. Oscar...
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Jun 26, 20231 min read
Upcoming event: Connecting women's experiences with mother earth's cry for justice, May 31, 2023.
Join Marianist Family members for our upcoming event: Feast of the Visitation - Connecting Women's Experiences with Mother Earth's Cry...
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May 26, 20231 min read
World Day of Catholic Education on May 18 - online webinar opportunity
From the Global Catholic on Education (GCE): OIEC is organizing a webinar on May 18, 2023, on the World Day of Catholic Education. OIEC...
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May 5, 20231 min read
Learn about reversing Global warming (online opportunity)
Fr. Dave McGuigan, SM, Chaplain of Marianist Family Retreat Center, Cape May, NJ, sends us the following online opportunity to learn...
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Apr 25, 20231 min read
Remembering a longtime environmentalist, Bro. Jim Facette, SM. on Earth Day, April 22, 2023.
Bro. Jim Facette, SM, called the first Earth Day in 1970 "a watershed moment" for him. In the next 50 years, he lived and taught this...
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Apr 19, 20234 min read
Sat, April 22, 2023, is Earth Day
Bro. Steve O'Neil, SM, sends us Catholic Climate Covenant's Participant guide for Earth Day 2023. Each year on April 22, more than a...
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Apr 18, 20231 min read
Call to locally organize a Marianist Encounters Day of Action in April – May 2023
Sr. Leanne Jablonski, FMI, Director of MEEC, Marianist Environmental Education Center, sends us this important call to action. Each...
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Apr 10, 20232 min read
A virtual learning event open to all
Theme: Entering into Ecological Conversion in a Marianist Spirit. When: March 29, Wed, 8 pm - 9.15 pm Eastern. Where: Register here to...
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Mar 27, 20231 min read
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