Today, we continue in the venture to renew the spirit and mission of the Church as a place of collaboration and true spiritual enrichment.

We invite you to discover that true strength is found in gentleness. Marist spirituality invites us to embrace this liberating truth, which comes to us from the heart of God, by following Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Like Mary, we too can hear the gentle rhythms of the grace of God in our lives by making our own her manner of thinking, judging, feeling, and acting.

Mary's way is a direct path to the divine heart of mercy.

Supporting Each Other's Ministries:
Women's Congregations and the Marists
By Paul Carr, Director of Development, and Tom Ellerman, S.M., Phil Gage, S.M.
and Paul Frechette, S.M.

Every great association begins with a shared understanding. This holds true for the two most significant modern collaborations between the Marists and two women’s congregations: the Marist Missionary Sisters in North America (SMSM), and the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady of Guadalupe (M.S.C.Gpe.). Each of these congregations holds true and close to essential tenets that direct them into service to poor and marginalized people. This one thread is not the only similarity these two orders share with the Marists; after all, the SMSMs are part of the Marist family, but it is perhaps the most evident when one considers the lives lived and work done by these religious.   READ MORE>>

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