Updates

Read Pope Leo XIV’s Lenten message  for 2026, which is a call for conversion and bringing God back into the center of our lives. This year, Pope Leo emphasizes a time of listening, fasting, and journeying together. Further, we have shared Lenten resources, including reflections, prayers, and calendars. Dear brothers and sisters,   Lent is a time in which the Church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of our lives, in

In the Marianist Encounters Newsletter, November 2025 - January 2026 issue, we honor Our Lady of Lourdes on her feast day, February 11, also the World Day of the Sick. This issue also provides updates from Marianist Institutions around the US and highlights the teachings of Pope Leo XIV, including the Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi Te and the Apostolic Letter, Drawing New Maps of Hope. The final section features extensive quotes from Blessed Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon on pre

Our MFEP Conference 2024: Follow-up Conversations Series for Participants resulted in fruitful exchanges of experiences, ideas, and opportunities. Given below is a brief synopsis of the two days of Conversations on Jan 12 and Jan 20. Jan 12, 2026 Conversation We had a 45-minute conversation that included a welcome, prayer, introductions, and sharing. We had three Marianist Encounters Committee members, including our co-chair Sr. Leanne Jablonski, FMI, and   three MFEP Confere

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

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

In this year’s Season of Creation, let us renew our relationship with creation and our creator. Sr. Leanne Jablonski, FMI, shared the...

Sr. Leanne Jablonski, FMI, Director of MEEC Marianist Environmental Education Center in Dayton, OH, shared the following update about...

Watch the news video below about sheep grazing on the prairie at Mount St. John Solar array on Earth Day 2025. Tara Poling, Program...

Register for two MEEC events this Saturday, April 26, during this Easter season. The first is MEEC’s Native Plants workshop, and the...

Read about Sr. Dorothy Stang from the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, the first US woman to be included in the memorial for modern...

Join MEEC for a Winter Solstice Sunrise Celebration at Mount St. John, Dayton, OH, on December 20, 2024, at 6:30 am, a day that will be...

Visit MEEC for its annual native plant sale, which will be held on June 22, 2024, between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. EST at Mount St. John,...

Susan Vogt, Lay Marianist from the Visitation Marianist State Community sends us this update on World Environment Day. In recognition of...

Check out Alive magazine's Spring 2024 issue and article on the Marianist Environmental Education Center (MEEC), featuring Sr. Leanne...

Tara Poling, Program Coordinator at MEEC (Marianist Environmental Education Center) and Marianist Retreat Centers liaison for MFEP shares...

Register for MSJC's Earth Day Program: Planet or Plastic! Wednesday, April 24, 2024, between 8:00 pm and 9:15 pm EST. What: All are...

This year, the Feast of the Annunciation falls on Monday, April 8, 2024, a day that will also see a total solar eclipse. This day is also...

Based on MFEP's first goal - to promote Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation: Come and register for MEEC's in-person retreat at...

Bro. Dennis Bautista, SM, Community and Novice Director of the Marianist Novitiate at Mount St. John, Dayton, OH, shares this post on the...

Read about the Director of Mission of Mary, Mike Schulz, receiving the Food Champion, "Education" award at the Montgomery County Food...