Sharing Our Marianist Stories

Lay Marianist Maureen O'Rourke reflects on how she embraced her Marianist identity and call to serve her neighborhood. She talks about the Marianist PULSE volunteer program that she directs, how the Marianist Family has become part of her marriage, and she shares about the various Marianists who have played an important role in her life. For more information about the Marianist PULSE program, visi...

Lay Marianist Jessica González Uhlig is originally from Puerto Rico. She grew up knowing members of the Marianist Family but didn't fully know what it meant to be Marianist until she attended the University of Dayton. Now she helps with the formation of Marianist Educational Associates at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, TX. Listen to this episode to hear Jessica share some reflections a...

Some of the people who participated in the MSP 2.0 program in the summer of 2018 share their reflections about Father Chaminade's Five Silences and how they relate to mindfulness in the 21st century. Hear a project that interests you? You can see the projects from these participants and others posted on our new website at  https://nacms.org/msp-20-past-projects . See a transcript of this epis...

Most of us Marianists have heard of the Three O'Clock prayer, and many pray it every day. But have you ever paused to meditate on its significance? This last Lenten Meditation is a guided meditation on the Three O'Clock Prayer that transports you to the foot of the Cross with Mary. This podcast would be a great way to pray through Good Friday and the Triduum. You will never pray the Three O'Clock...

This is the third episode of our Lenten series of meditations. This episode's theme is Faith and Confidence in God. See a transcript of this episode here. Follow the North American Center for Marianist Studies on Instagram and Facebook - @ThisIsNACMS. Visit our website for access to all our resources, including e-publications, our bookstore, programming and more. Hosted and produced by Gabby Bibea...

This is our second episode of our Lenten series of meditations. This episode's theme is the Transfiguration of Jesus and our call to become like Jesus. See a transcript of this episode here. Follow the North American Center for Marianist Studies on Instagram and Facebook - @ThisIsNACMS. Visit our website for access to all our resources, including e-publications, our bookstore, programming and more...

Similar to our popular Advent series of podcasts, this is the first in a series of podcasts that are meditations for Lent. Every other week we will release one podcast that features a Scripture reading, Marianist reading, and guided reflection, all related to a Lenten theme. This episode's theme is Praying with Jesus in the Desert. We hope these podcasts can supplement your life of prayer, fasting...

Linda Zappacosta and Brad Leger are good friends. Linda has been a lay Marianist for over 50 years; Brad is a "new kid," as he says, in the Marianist Family. Listen to Brad interview Linda about her life as a Marianist and some things she learned about God, herself, and Marianist community after her struggle with illness. See a transcript of this episode here. Follow the North American Center for...

Father Norbert Burns, S.M. is a 95 year old Marianist priest who just celebrated his 75th anniversary of first vows. Father Norb is well known for his teaching and work on the vocation of marriage. He is especially well known for teaching classes on Christian Marriage for several decades at the University of Dayton. His last class that he taught, in 2007, had 125 students in just one class. In thi...

In this episode of the podcast, Marianist Sister Marie Abmayr reflects on how she became a Marianist Sister, particularly about going to Spain in 1950 for her novitiate. See a transcript of this episode here. Follow the North American Center for Marianist Studies on Instagram and Facebook - @ThisIsNACMS. Visit our website for access to all our resources, including e-publications, our bookstore, pr...

This special episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories is in honor of the Beatification of Mother Adele on June 10, 2018. This episode is a re-creation--through fictionalized letters--of Adele's relationship and collaboration with her best friend, Jeanne Diché. Jeanne was also an important support to the Marianist Sisters in their early foundation years. Listen to how their friendship unfolds, even...

This is a special prayer podcast in honor of Good Friday. Spend some time praying at the foot of cross with Mary as we commemorate the death of Jesus. Featuring a reading from the Gospel of John, an excerpt from a homily by Father Chaminade, and a short reflection and guided meditation. Follow the North American Center for Marianist Studies on Instagram and Facebook - @ThisIsNACMS. Visit our websi...

Lay Marianists Abby Lisjak and Elizabeth Abrams offer their perspective on the Marianist Family as young lay Marianists. Abby is graduating from the University of Dayton in May, and Elizabeth graduated last year. Listen to their reflections on how their community--the Hearth Community--plans to live out their commitment past graduation, as well as their thoughts on Mary. Recorded during the Marian...

Lay Marianist Maureen Hoock shares about her Marianist journey in St. Louis, Missouri and about her deep friendship with Mary, as well as how being Marianist has impacted her vocation as a mother. In this episode, Maureen mentions the Three O'Clock Prayer, a traditional Marianist prayer that is recited daily at 3pm. Never heard of it? Click  here   for the text. See a transcript of this...

This is the fourth and final episode of our Advent Marian Meditation series. In this podcast, we reflect on the Nativity. We invite you to take some time away from the busy-ness of shopping and Christmas parties to reflect on the mystery we celebrate: God becoming flesh and dwelling among us, all through the cooperation of a young woman. See a transcript of this episode here. Follow the North Amer...

This is our third episode of our Advent Marian Meditation series. In this podcast, we reflect on the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth. See a transcript of this episode here. Follow the North American Center for Marianist Studies on Instagram and Facebook - @ThisIsNACMS. Visit our website for access to all our resources, including e-publications, our bookstore, programming and more. Hosted and produ...

In honor of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th, our second Advent Marian Meditation is about Mary's Immaculate Conception. We hope you can pray with this podcast, perhaps as a new prayer practice for Advent. This podcast features a Scripture reading, reflection questions, and soothing music to lead you deeper into prayer. See a transcript of this episode here. Follow the No...

This is the first episode of our Advent Marian Meditations, and it is about the Annunciation. Each week of Advent we will be releasing short podcasts that are meditations on one aspect of Mary's life related to Advent. This is the first episode of our Advent Marian Meditations, and it is about the Annunciation. We hope you can pray with this podcast, perhaps as a new prayer practice for Advent. Th...

Each week of Advent we will be releasing short podcasts that are meditations on one aspect of Mary's life related to Advent. Come back in early December to check them out! The first episode will be on the Annunciation. Background music by Podington Bear, used with permission under a Creative Commons License. Click here for more music by this artist: soundofpicture.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Marceta Reilly and Father Dave Fleming, S.M. are very active members of the Marianist Family. They are also siblings. Fr. Dave left home to join the Society of Mary when Marceta was eight years old, and although Marceta came to know the Marianists through her older brother, she made the charism her own by forming lay communities in the rural Kansas town where she lives. She has also been an active...

Lay Marianists Mike and Beth Schulz share their story about graduating from the University of Dayton and founding the Nassau Lay Marianist Community on the urban East side of Dayton. The Nassau Community was inspired by the Marianist charism and the Catholic Worker Movement as a living community that would build relationships with the urban poor. This community would eventually start Mission of Ma...

The inaugural episode of  Sharing Our Marianist Stories  includes a conversation between Marge Cavanaugh and Anthony Garascia regarding the first Marianist Lay Assembly in North America and the rapid growth and changes that occurred throughout the 1990s. (Recorded on July 15, 2017 - MLC-NA Assembly, University of Dayton, Kennedy Union) For more information about the Marianist Lay Communi...