As a consequence of our profession of vows, we enter a new family, our religious community. In this religious community, we assume new relationships and responsibilities toward God, our Brothers in community, and the People of God.

We can find no better model of consecration or of a stable identity despite challenge and confusion than that of the Virgin Mary. By her life of humble service and constant faithfulness, Mary provides a splendid example of what it means to dedicate one's self entirely to God.

As Marianists: we find in our response to God an echo of Mary's fiat: “Be it done to me according to your word.” Like Mary, we stand receptive and willing before the mystery of God, eager and ready to offer whatever is asked of us. Especially in Mary we find a model for our own service to others.

Truly, this is the meaning of consecrated life: to serve others as Mary did, with an eager and unselfish love; to minister to human suffering in disregard of personal suffering; and to labor tirelessly for the spread of Jesus Christ and His Gospel, both in our own hearts and in the hearts of all men.

In every Marianist community we aim to live in such a way that the presence of God is felt.  By an atmosphere of fraternal charity and shared faith, we seek to grow in prayer and in the search for God.

In communities inspired by faith, we seek to live like the first community of Jerusalem, having but one heart and one soul.  thus we hope to bear witness to the presence of Christ and to show that, still today, the gospel can be lived in all the force of its letter and spirit.

The Marianist community aims to be an image of the first community of Jesus' disciples, united with Mary and filled with the Holy Spirit.  We give ourselves to community life in order to bear witness to God's love, to attain holiness, and to fulfill our apostolic mission.

We form a new family, based on the gospel of the Lord, in which we share in common prayer, friendship, possessions, work, successes, and difficulties.  We aim to make family spirit the distinctive mark of our communities, growing in the characteristics of Mary, particularly her faith, humility, simplicity, and hospitality.

For us, education is a privileged means of formation in faith.  Through this means we aim to sow, cultivate, and strengthen the Christian spirit and help it to flourish in the human race.

Schools

Chaminade High School

Kellenberg Memorial High School

St. Martin de Porres Marianist School

Retreat Houses

Founder’s Hollow

Emmanuel

Meribah

The life and mission of our community find their source and summit in the liturgy.  Present in Word and in Sacrament, Christ unites us with His perfect praise of the Father through the power of the Holy Spirit, to bring the human race to holiness.

Every morning, evening, and night, in the Liturgy of the Hours we join the Church in its unending rhythm of praise and supplication. The community gathers at these times for the recitation of Lauds, Vespers, and Compline, ever mindful of Jesus' instruction to pray always.

We are convinced that the interior is the essential.  In order to be faithful to our calling as Marianists, and to grow in the life of faith, we devote an hour each day to personal meditation.  In this form of prayer, we allow the Spirit of Christ to take possession of our lives, filling us with faith, hope, and charity.