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FEBRUARY 25, 2025 Members of the Province Gather for the Liturgies of Holy Week Holy Thursday In commemoration of the Lord’s Supper, the institution of the Eucharist, and the impending passion and death of our Savior, the Province members, along with some graduates of our schools as guests, gathered at Meribah, Chaminade Retreat House. Fr.…
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Hope Does Not Disappoint! Marianist Reflection for April 2025 by Bro. Patrick Cahill, SM – Marianist Seminarian, Rome, Italy “Hope does not disappoint!” Pope Francis opened the Jubilee Year of Hope back on Christmas Eve, and he chose those words from the Letter to the Romans as its theme. Standing in St. Peter’s Square that…
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“I am like a brook” – William Joseph Chaminade “I am like a brook that makes no effort to overcome obstacles in its way. All the obstacles can do is hold me up for a while, as a brook is held up; but during that time it grows broader and deeper and after a while…
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Brother Gary Eck, SM1946-2025 FEBRUARY 25, 2025 It has pleased God to call to himself our dear brother Gary Bernard Eck, SM. Brother Gary, a well-known and loved Mathematics teacher, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, February 25th. He was 79 years old and had been a professed Marianist religious for 59 years. Bro. Gary…
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Brother Richard Hartz, SM1942-2025 It has pleased God to call to himself our dear brother Richard Harold Hartz, SM. Brother Richard, a well-known, even “legendary” member of the Chaminade Marianist Community and High School Staff, who passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, March 15th. He was 83 years old and had been a professed Marianist…
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Unnoticed Saints Marianist Reflection for March 2025 by Bro. Roger Poletti, SM On March 19, the Church celebrates the solemnity of Saint Joseph, the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the guardian of the Christ-child. We can imagine that St. Joseph did not fully understand the circumstances surrounding Christ’s conception and birth, but he…
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Discerning God’s Call God calls everyone. But discerning to what that call actually is summoning each of us is a long process. While the Gospel calls all believers to faithfulness to the Lord and loving service to one another, the exact way that will be carried out, is hard to know and requires prayer, reflection…
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Spread the Love Marianist Reflection for February 2025 by Fr. Peter Heiskell, SM God literally pours His love upon us. The more we are aware of that, the more we will spread the love ourselves. February 14 is Valentine’s Day. So, allow me to share a few thoughts about love. St. Thomas Aquinas defined love…
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Serving the Church – Consecrated Lives Brother Stephen Balletta, SM, shares some thoughts as we approach this year’s World Day of Prayer for the Consecrated Life. We Marianists, along with religious men and women throughout the world have dedicated our lives to serve the Church through a “consecration.” The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus…
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We are all Missionaries Blessed William Joseph Chaminade reminds us that we are all called to cooperate with the Blessed Virgin Mary in her saving mission of bringing souls to Christ. This is first done by the witness of our own lives, and by inviting others to respond to their own calling. Bro. Stephen Balletta…