NACMS has classified our publications by level to aid you in finding material most helpful to you:

  • Basic for those new to the Marianist world and having little or no prior knowledge of Marianist history or the Marianist charism
  • Intermediate for those who have some knowledge and understanding of things Marianist
  • Advanced for those who have significant knowledge and understanding of things Marianist and want to go deeper
  • Resource materials, including prayers, activities, and reflections for individuals and groups
  • Reference materials, including source documents and compendia

The resources listed below are found within our e-publications and bookstore. Items available in our library are not listed, but can be found by searching in our library catalog.

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.

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.

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.

The Marianist Founders and Social Justice

Felipe Melcher, SM, has assembled useful quotes from Marianist sources that pertain to key elements of how Marianists view social justice.
Brother Miguel

Like Jesus, He Gave His Life Protecting His People: Brother Miguel Ángel Quiroga

Brother Miguel (“Michel”) Ángel Quiroga died defending life in Colombia.

A Sociologist Considers the Contributions of Marie Thérèse de Lamourous

Laura 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.

Blessed Jakob Gapp: Social Justice Animator

For Father Jakob Gapp, martyred by the Nazis during World War II, the identification point is social justice. Through his life and actions he sang Mary’s song, the Magnificat, and proclaimed how God lifts up the lowly and casts down the powerful.

Mary and Freedom

According to Brother Lawrence J. Cada, SM, "American Catholic spirituality draws its most distinctive genius from the high ideals of the American ethos. Freedom is the ideal that will link Marianist spirituality and American Catholic spirituality."

Option for the Poor

A “preferential option for the poor” has become a current phrase in the Catholic vocabulary. But its reality is an integral part of the Christian tradition, beginning with the Lord Jesus. Father Joseph Stefanelli, SM, reminds us that this christ-like option has been an integral aspect of Marianist life since our very foundation.

Marianist Martyr--Blessed Jakob Gapp, SM

In “Marianist Martyr—Blessed Jakob Gapp, SM,” Marianist Brothers Martin McMurtrey and Herbert Janson capture the essence of a man who defied Nazi Germany through his words and actions. Blessed Gapp’s story is rooted in an unshakable conviction of always living the Gosepl.

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