We have begun to categorize our resources to help you more easily find the material you are interested in.
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Episode 21: Courage in the Face of Fear: Reading Marie Therese's Self OfferingPatti and Sr. Gabby discuss one of the few writings we have by Marie Therese: an act of self-offering she wrote to God in 1797, signed in her own blood. |
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Marie Thérèse de Lamourous, Firm of Hand, Loving of Heart (Marianist History Course Discount)For those taking Part Two of the Online Marianist History Course, this is a discount item for one of the required texts for the course. |
$3.00 |
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Episode 14: Wisdom from Our Founders for this Time of PandemicIn this "socially distanced" episode of the podcast, Patti Gehred interviews Sister Gabby Bibeau about an article she wrote for the NACMS website on the parallels between the current COVID crisis and the Founders' own experiences of crisis during the French Revolution and experiences of illness. |
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Living in a Time of Crisis: It’s in Our Marianist DNABe it during a time of global pandemic or the French Revolution, Sister Gabrielle Bibeau, FMI, reminds us that biological and societal crises are not new for Marianists. They are part of our “DNA.” The key aspect for Bibeau is how such experiences transform us. |
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Blessed Are We: How Our Missionary Zeal Can Build the Marian ChurchMargaret M. Lisjak, as part of MSP 2.0, has developed a practical guide with reflection questions related to the concept of "missionary zeal." Lisjak draws her inspiration from Mary and from our Marianist origin story. The resource she has created is excellent to use for a community gathering or in a retreat setting. |
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Marianist Founders Poster: Marie Thérèse 13"x20"This colorful poster of Venerable Marie Thérèse looks great in a Marianist institution or at a community gathering. |
$2.00 |
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Founders Coloring PagesGreat resources for children or for your inner-child . . . color pictures of each of the three Marianist Founders |
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A Very Special Friendship at the Service of the Kingdom: de Lamourous and ChaminadeFrom its very origin, the Marianist Family has been witness to the power of Christian friendship. Read about the deep spiritual bond between Blessed William Joseph Chaminade and Venerable Marie Thérèse de Lamourous as the Marianist Family began to develop. They relied upon each other for help and insight. |
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The Marianist Founders and Social JusticeFelipe Melcher, SM, has assembled useful quotes from Marianist sources that pertain to key elements of how Marianists view social justice. |
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A Sociologist Considers the Contributions of Marie Thérèse de LamourousLaura M. Leming, FMI, a sociologist at the University of Dayton and a Marianist Sister, highlights Marie Thérèse's "best practices" of social ministry in relation to this Marianist Founder's work with former sex workers at the Miséricorde. |