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Basic for those new to the Marianist world and having little or no prior knowledge of Marianist history or the Marianist charism
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Advanced for those who have significant knowledge and understanding of things Marianist and want to go deeper
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Basic	Community Meeting Kit: An Evening at the "Movies" (in this case, TED Talks) One of five community meeting kits regarding immigration, this kit discusses the Marianist approach to immigrant justice, and provides various TED Talk resources for learning more about immigrant justice. This Community Meeting Kit was created in collaboration with the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC).
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: A Question of White Supremacy and Racism? One of five community meeting kits regarding immigration, this kit discusses the Marianist approach to immigrant justice, and examines how racism obstructs immigrant justice. This Community Meeting Kit was created in collaboration with the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC).
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Why Do People Migrate? One of five community meeting kits regarding immigration, this kit discusses the Marianist approach to immigrant justice, and the push-and-pull factors which lead people to migration. This Community Meeting Kit was created in collaboration with the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC).
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Catholic Teaching on Immigration One of five community meeting kits regarding immigration, this kit discusses the Marianist approach to immigrant justice, and how the Catholic Church has followed Christ's example to love one another as He has loved us. This Community Meeting Kit was created in collaboration with the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC).
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: The Call to Be Advocates for Immigrant Justice One of five community meeting kits regarding immigration, this kit discusses the Marianist approach to immigrant justice, and how each one of us can empathize with the immigrant experience. This Community Meeting Kit was created in collaboration with the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC).
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Death Penalty Abolition & Restorative Justice The use of the death penalty has been a hotly debated topic for many years. Many in the Marianist Family view it as an unjust and inhumane punishment that is inconsistent with the Gospel. This community meeting kit examines how restorative justice seeks to improve and repair relationships between people and communities. This Community Meeting Kit was created in collaboration with the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC).
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Praying with Faith of the Heart "Faith of the Heart" was one of William Joseph Chaminade's essential teachings. Marianists today, therefore, regard this as an essential part of Marianist life. But what is "Faith of the Heart," and how can we enact it in our lives?
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Mary, Mother of Humanity When people speak about Mary, some of them exhibit a pious attention and willingly express personal experiences. But matters take a different turn when they are asked, “Does Mary have any influence in your life, or in human life in general?”
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Ten Things You May Not Know about Blessed Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon Many people know that Blessed Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon is the founder of the Marianist Sisters. But not many may know that she began a school for young boys and girls out of her family's chateau. Adèle died on January 10, 1828, at the young age of 38. The Marianist Family celebrated her beatification 190 years later—June 10, 2018.
Resource	The Best of Quest: Liturgical Year A "The Best of Quest" is a lectionary-based resource for use by small Christian communities. Drawing upon a rich corpus of almost 30 years from "Quest," a publication produced by the Archdiocese of Hartford, this installment of "The Best of Quest" focuses on Liturgical Year A.
Resource	The Best of Quest: Liturgical Year B "The Best of Quest" is a lectionary-based resource for use by small Christian communities. Drawing upon a rich corpus of almost 30 years from "Quest," a publication produced by the Archdiocese of Hartford, this installment of "The Best of Quest" focuses on Liturgical Year B. *Please note: The second half of "Best of Quest" Year B is in development and will be posted here as soon as it is finished.
Resource	The Best of Quest: Liturgical Year C "The Best of Quest" is a lectionary-based resource for use by small Christian communities. Drawing upon a rich corpus of almost 30 years from "Quest," a publication produced by the Archdiocese of Hartford, this installment of "The Best of Quest" focuses on Liturgical Year C.
Intermediate	After the General Chapter: Some Reflections on the Future of the Marianist Charism (Circular No. 1) Father David Fleming's inaugural Circular as Superior General of the Society of Mary provides "seeds of the future," as he compares Blessed Chaminade's times to our current times.
INT / ADV	A Short History of Marianist Spirituality Ever attentive to language, Lawrence J. Cada, SM, examines the evolution of many phrases and concepts dear to Marianists and carves a solid analysis for why Marianist spirituality is fundamentally “lay,” “adaptive,” and “Modern.”
INT / ADV	Relations Between the Institute of the Daughters of Mary and the Society of Mary The article explores the troubled relationship between the Daughters of Mary and the Society of Mary, following Blessed Chaminade's death.
Advanced	Concerning the Daries Brothers: Errors and Corrections This small article, written by Father Joseph Verrier, SM, corrects historical errors pertaining to the three Daries brothers, who attended the Mussidan school where the Chaminade brothers taught.
INT / ADV	Relations Between the Society of Mary and the Daughters of Mary Father Joseph Stefanelli, SM, explores the healing process that took place in response to divisions which developed between the Daughters of Mary and Society of Mary after the death of Blessed Chaminade.
Advanced	Lonergan's Transcendental Method and the Marianist Method The focus of Sister Marcy Loehrlein's paper is to establish the relationship of the method of the Marianist virtues to the cognitive and volitional method developed by Bernard Lonergan, SJ.
INT / ADV	Sodality History In this article Marianist Brother Timothy Phillips traces the origin of the first Sodality. He writes: “The real foundation of the Sodality goes back to Jan Leunis, a young Jesuit priest, not very gifted it seems in studies, but apparently very gifted in getting a group going. He was teaching at the Roman College . . . and decided to start a little group of his students in 1563. It worked surprisingly well; though these were the youngest children, the older students found it interesting and wanted to be a part of it."
INT / ADV	History of the Constitutions of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate This historical snapshot traces the name "Daughters of Mary," Chaminade's system of government for the FMI, and the drafting of the Constitutions for the Marianist Sisters.