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The seven commitments of the Global Compact on Education (GCE), the seven action areas of the Laudato Si' Action Platform (LSAP), and the Characteristics of Marianist Education (CMEs) form the bases for our five Marianist Encounters' goals . Pope Leo XIV wrote about the Global Compact on Education in his Apostolic Letter, Drawing New Maps of Hope, and added three priorities to its seven commitments. Promulgated by the Second Vatican Council in 1965 under Pope Paul VI, Graviss

Pope Leo XIV has announced 2026 as a special Jubilee Year to commemorate the eight hundredth anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. The Franciscan Jubilee Year, running from January 10, 2026, to January 10, 2027, invites all believers and communities to adopt the simple and fraternal lifestyle of St. Francis of Assisi. Building on the momentum of the 2025 Ordinary Jubilee, this period focuses on spiritual renewal through peace, fraternity, and a profound respect

The Marianist Family Encounters Project (MFEP) is promoting the Marianist Family’s call to action on climate change. Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC) and Marianist Environmental Education Center (MEEC) released a joint statement that outlines four key areas, along with steps for contemplation, ongoing education, and action. Link: Marianist Family’s Call to Courageous Action on the Climate Crisis The Marianist Family is deeply concerned about the impacts of the cl

St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX, is offering a scholarship program to educate and train future STEM teachers with a focus on environmental themes. Please see the NSF Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program at St. Mary’s University.   St. Mary’s University was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant in 2025 for the education of future STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) teachers. The Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program at St. Mary’s University is seeki

This Christmas season, Marianist Schools turned faith into action through works of charity and love. St. John Vianney in St. Louis, MO, combined fun and charity by hosting a pajama day bake sale and raised funds for a local children’s hospital. The class of 2031 at Colegio San José in Puerto Rico volunteered at the island’s only children’s hospital and shared their joy with the patients. Purcell Marian in Cincinnati, OH, hosted a coats-and-gloves drive for free concession tre

The Marianist Magnificat, December 2025, highlights Marianists' works of justice for the poor and marginalized in Lima, Peru, especially during this Christmas season. More than 30 years ago, Father Eduardo Arens, SM, began the incredible work of providing breakfast to many people living in shantytowns on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. These people are very poor and live in an area with harsh winters.   In the context of food insecurity in Peru, in 2025, the CLM youth of Lima co

A notable event at the National Catholic Youth Conference, Indianapolis, was a live digital conversation with Pope Leo XIV on Friday, November 21, 2025, during which he engaged in dialogue with a group of five high school students, one of whom was a Marianist student from Saint Louis School in Honolulu, HI.   Micah Alcisto, a senior at Saint Louis School  in Honolulu, was among the five high school students chosen to participate and interact with Pope Leo XIV in a digital con

We are organizing a Conversation Series for all participants in the MFEP Conference, held in Dayton, OH, in October 2024. This 45-minute Conversation Series is also open to Ministry Leads and Marianist Religious. Further, read our inaugural Marianist Encounters Newsletter, August-October 2025 . We are organizing the MFEP Conference 2024: Follow-up Conversation Series for Participants . This Conversation Series will be held in January and February 2026. The Conversation Series

FamilyOnline - October issue featured two articles on Marianist Education, among other stories. The first article shares two personal stories about an inclusive Catholic and Marianist Education for children with special needs at our Marianist schools, and the second article highlights the new nursing program at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. St. Mary’s South Side and Our Lady of Pillar School are part of the One Classroom  initiative. This initiative is part of a netw

This year, the Marianist Family will celebrate St. Francis of Assisi’s feast on October 4 with a Pilgrimage of Hope for Creation...

The Laudato Si Movement is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Laudato Si encyclical with the Raising Hope Conference. Pope Leo XIV...

Every year, the Marianist World Day of Prayer is often celebrated on or around October 12, the feast day of Our Lady of the Pillar in a...

Pope Leo’s prayer intention for September: For our relationship with creation. Let us ask for grace to deepen our relationship with our...

Let us pray in this Season of Creation in solidarity with all who are grieving and suffering. From Laudato Si Movement: In Christ, we too...

View and register for any of the Marianist Family's upcoming events, such as the Autumn Inspiration Retreat on September 20 at Mount St....

Send an appeal (link below) to the EPA to stop revoking the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, which supports the findings that...

The World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation (Creation Day or Feast of the Creation) is celebrated annually on September 1, beginning the...

Read Pope Leo XIV’s message for the World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation, September 1, 2025, wherein he calls us to become seeds of...

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the publication of the encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Leo XIV issued the Decree for the Mass for...

Catholic Climate Covenant is inviting everyone to submit original prayers, reflections, meditations, hymns, liturgies, and artistic...