“If I had to name the culture a Marianist milieu of family spirit denotes, it is a culture of home. Our educational ministries are meant to be safe homes where lessons are learned, discipline imparted, faith nurtured, and the whole person educated—in body, mind, and spirit.”
—Stephen Glodek, SM
50 pgs.
True to the book’s title, Brother Stephen looks at building a culture within education that promotes the vision of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, but that does it in a way for our times.
In addition to the imagery of building a culture of “home,” Brother Stephen examines the holistic need for formation—from teachers, administrators and staff to students, alumni, and parents—and he develops a profile of the Marianist-educated person. He addresses both formal and informal educational settings around the globe.
When totaled, more than 118,000 people are involved internationally in Marianist education each year. Education truly is a core element to our Marianist charism, and Brother Stephen provides deep insight to help illumine the hearts of Marianist educators, both vowed religious and lay.
Brother Stephen joined the Society of Mary in 1967. He served in Marianist secondary schools in New York as teacher, counselor, and administrator. He is the former Provincial of the Society of Mary’s Province of the United States and currently ministers as Director of the Province’s Office of Formation for Mission.
This work is one part of a collection of international publications by the General Office of Education of the Society of Mary, tentatively titled Marianist Education: Tradition and Venture.
Click here to see a free PDF reading guide that accompanies the book. The guide was also written and compiled by Bro. Stephen Glodek.
