Robert K. Moriarty, SM, uses the theological concepts of "aggiornamento" (bringing up to date) and "ressourcement" (returning to the source) to enhance for Marianists today Blessed William Joseph Chaminade’s original missionary vision. Brother Bob provides an historical analysis of community building in the Marianist Family and the importance of “development” for the charism’s manifestation for the Church and world of today.

This searchable online collection is a compilation of letters either penned directly by Chaminade or dictated by him to a personal secretary and signed by the Marianist Founder. Focused primarily on administrative duties, the pressing matters of the day, and spiritual direction, "Letters of Father Chaminade" also provides a rare look at Chaminade, the man, not by way of autobiographical self-disclosure but by the practical and psychological temperament of his decision-making in light of the significant demands placed upon him.

What does it mean to seek the virtue of hope during difficult times? This question is at the heart of Sandra Yocum’s reflection, which draws upon the lives of our Marianist Founders and the thinking of St. Thomas Aquinas, William Lynch, SJ, and Pope Leo XIV.

Discover how Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon and Marie Thérèse de Lamourous embodied a “relational leadership” that remains a timeless model for leading with joy, purpose, and a “quiet revolution of love.”