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Resource	Reading Guide: Running Giant (by Louis Reile, SM) This guide contains reflection questions to help break open the meaning and richness of this work on our Founder, Blessed William Joseph Chaminade.
Basic	Podcast - Bergamo: A Place to Come Home (with Kelli Kinnear) In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Kelli Kinnear reflects on her professional journey within the Marianist Family, ways she has seen the Marianist charism embodied, and her excitement in her new adventure of working at Bergamo. Listen to this episode to learn more about Kelli and the ways you can engage with and support the work of Bergamo.
Basic	Podcast - A Continental Shift: From Dayton to Rome (Bro. Dennis Bautista, SM) When he traveled to Rome for the Society of Mary’s General Chapter of 2024, Brother Dennis Bautista, SM, did not anticipate being elected to the Society of Mary’s General Administration. In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Brother Dennis recounts his initial reactions to his election, the challenges and reflections in his transition period, his emotional farewells with various communities, and his thoughts on the responsibilities that await him.
Basic	Podcast: The Voice of Others - Sr. Gretchen Trautman, FMI In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Sr. Gretchen Tratuman, FMI describes her first encounters with the Marianist Family and Charism, the influence of God’s voice in her vocational journey, and how her leadership experiences influenced her vision for sharing the Marianist Charism.
Basic	Podcast: Inspiration in Exile - Carol Ramey In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Carol Ramey, former NACMS director and a sought-after presenter on Marianist topics, reflects on Father Chaminade’s exile in Saragossa, Spain.
Basic	Podcast: An Aspiring Librarian’s Journey to First Vows - Joseph Choi, nSM In this episode Joseph Choi, nSM describes his journey from high school in South Korea through his time in the Novitiate in Dayton, OH. He shares about the impact his experience in the United States has had on his own formation and his aspirancy experience that included time in South Korea and San Antonio, Texas.
Basic	Podcast: A Lawyer's Path to First Vows - Memo Peña Contreras, nSM In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Guillermo Peña Contreras, nSM, (more commonly known as Memo) shares what attracted him to vowed religious life, how his experiences of aspirancy and novitiate shaped him, how his background in family law impacted his vocation and his experience of coming to the US from Mexico.
Basic	Podcast: A Path to Profession - Chicago Joe Schuller, nSM This episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories features Chicago Joe Schuller, nSM as he anticipates professing first vows with the Society of Mary on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Chicago shares about what attracted him to vowed religious life, how his experiences of aspirancy and novitiate shaped him, and the role intentional community has in his call to be a brother.
Basic	Podcast: An Irish Perspective (Susan Buckley) Susan Buckley is a Lay Marianist living in Dublin, Ireland where the Marianist Family has had a presence since 1967. In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Susan shares about her engagement in a virtual Lay Marianist Community with others in the United States and her experience at the 2023 International Lay Marianist Assembly in Madrid. She also sheds light on what it is like to be a Lay Marianist in Ireland amid the current context of the Catholic Church there.
Basic	Podcast: A Presidential Transition (Tom Mengler & Winston Erevelles In June 2024 Tom Mengler will conclude twelve years of serving as the President of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas and Winston Erevelles will begin his tenure as the University’s President. This episode provides a brief inside look into their lives. They each share how they came to the Marianist Family, how the Charism has impacted their lives, how they have seen the Charism at work through their work and leadership at St. Mary’s and the significance of Marianist Universities amid Catholic Higher Education.
Basic	Podcast: The Vow of Stability - Al Prendergast and Sr. Laura Leming, FMI In this episode, Al Prendergast and Sr. Laura Leming, FMI share their historical and sociological research on the vow of stability and reflect on what this vow has meant in their lives. Their stories can significantly influence our understanding of how the Marianist Charism empowers us to remain committed to birthing Christ in our world today by sharing the Marianist Charism with others and standing firm amid life’s challenges.
Basic	Podcast: Facilitating Connections - Meghann Naveau and Nancy Woeste Meghann Naveau and Nancy Woeste are Lay Marianists who share about their experiences of serving on the temporalities committee of the Dayton Marianist Family Council and how that engagement positioned them to help the Marianist Family respond to needs within the City of Dayton. Tune in and be inspired to think about how the Marianist Family is calling you to be a catalyst for solidarity and the common good in your local context.
Basic	Podcast: Forming the Formators - The Nazareth Program (with Sr. Nicole Trahan, FMI) Sr. Nicole Trahan, FMI professed first vows of June of 2008 and perpetual vows in 2013. She serves as the Vocation Director for the Daughters of Mary Immaculate amongst many other professional roles. In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Sr. Nicole shares about her experience in Nairobi, Kenya as a participant in the Nazareth Program, a formation program for emerging formators within the Marianist Family.
Basic	Podcast: The Responsibility of Stewardship (Jon Watase and Laura Koonce) Jon Watase and Laura Koonce are two staff members at Saint Louis School in Hawaii, a Marianist school serving boys in kindergarten through twelfth grade. In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories they share about the impact of the agricultural program that Jon helped establish, how their lives have been impacted by the Marianist Family, and their experience of the 2023 Lay Marianist Assembly in St. Louis.
Basic	Podcast: Where the Heart Is (with Ann Mueller) Ann Mueller has been connected to the Marianist Family since 1988 when she began working for the Society of Mary’s Province of St. Louis. In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Ann gives an insider’s view of what it’s like to work for the Society of Mary.
Basic	Podcast: The Impact of Marianist PULSE Marianist PULSE, a postgraduate year of professional non-profit service rooted in the Marianist Charism, has had an impact on numerous individuals and communities. In this episode, Abby Shahady, Ani Artero, and Dominic Sanfilippo share their stories of discerning, engaging in and completing a year of service with Marianist PULSE.
Basic	Podcast: A Series of Small Steps (Bro. Mark Motz, SM & Sr. Rose Rucoba, FMI) The Catholic Church’s annual celebration of National Vocation Awareness Week, during the first week of November, promotes and celebrates vowed religious life. In recognition of this celebration, Bro. Mark Motz, SM and Sr. Rose Rucoba, FMI share their stories of discerning and living vowed religious life within the Marianist Family.
Basic	Podcast: Expecting Excellence (Bro. Bob Moriarty, SM) Bro. Bob Moriarty, SM has been professed with the Society of Mary for over sixty years. In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Bro. Bob shares about his journey with the Society of Mary, experience within parish ministry, vision for the Marianist Family in parishes, and The Best of Quest, a resource he developed that NACMS has published.
Basic	Podcast: Sharing from the Heart (Jeri Albright and Marceta Reilly) In our latest episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Lay Marianists Jeri Albright and Marceta Reilly share their experience living near Topeka, Kansas, where there aren’t many Marianists. Marceta and Jeri share the origin story of the Harvest Prayer Marianist Lay Community, the impact the community has had on their lives, and the community’s impact on their Catholic Parish.
Basic	Podcast: Marianist Social Justice Collaborative's Present and Future Our latest podcast episode of Sharing our Marianist Stories continues the celebration of the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative’s (MSJC) 25th Anniversary. This episode features a panel who shares their experience of volunteering on Issue Teams for the MSJC and their hopes for the future of the MSJC.