Dear Graduates of Chaminade and Kellenberg Memorial,               Welcome to Firebirds and Flyers from the Class of 2025!  This is the first time you are receiving your Magnificat in the […]

Dear Graduates of Chaminade and Kellenberg Memorial,               Greetings for downtown Des Moines, Iowa, where it is currently a sultry 87 degrees Fahrenheit, with thunderstorms predicted for the next couple […]

Dear Firebirds and Flyers, As I write my Magnificat reflection for the month, I can’t help reflecting on what happened in May with the election of Pope Leo XIV and […]

May’s Pilgrims Marianist Reflection for May 2025 by Michael Patrick Duffy, SM AN INVITATION TO SAY “YES” TO THE JOURNEY “April showers bring May flowers. And what do May flowers […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Pilgrims of Hope Marianist Reflection for January 2025 by Bro. Timothy Driscoll, SM Dear Friends, Happy New Year! Besides the usual opportunities and challenges, 2025 offers an extraordinary invitation for […]

One Quiet Moment Marianist Reflection for December 2024 by Bro. Michael J. McAward, SM “…in one quiet moment, a woman and man accepted the part they would have in God’s […]