December 24, 1836: In Whatever Part of the World
March 13, 2009 by admin
Filed under Sydney Talks
On Christmas Eve, 1836, an hour before noon, after two months of waiting, the right combination of wind and tide finally enabled La Josephine and La Delphine to leave Le Havre. On La Josephine, Bishop Blanc was taking twenty one missionaries, priests, brothers, and sisters, to New Orleans. On La Delphine, which was sailing for […]
September 24, 1836: the Society of Mary “drawn up as in battle array”
March 13, 2009 by admin
Filed under Sydney Talks
We spent time yesterday getting some sense of what April 29, 1836, meant for the Marist enterprise. Today I invite you to give similar attention to the date of September 24. The brief of April 29 empowered, in a precise and limited way, the priest members of the Society of Mary to elect a superior […]
Marist Roots: Our Shared Vision of the Past
February 16, 2009 by jmurphy
Filed under Featured, Spirituality for Today
On October 2,1868, Father Jeantin wrote Father Colin: Father David and myself found the house at Lyon still quite disturbed over your discussion with Father General in the dining room. Some very quick and very strong words were heard, and some would conclude from this that Father Founder is a victim of his nerves and […]