Marianists mark 250th anniversary

Religious and lay people, men and women, working together in recognition that there is only one vocation lived out in a wide variety of complementary gifts and ministries. That spirit of collaboration amongst all baptised members of the Church lies at the heart of the Marianist family and its mission in over 40 countries around the globe.
The original Society of Mary was founded by a French priest Fr William Joseph Chaminade, who was born in 1761 but suffered persecution and exile during the French revolution.
Today that society has grown and the different branches of the Marianist family now include priests, brothers, sisters, as well as consecrated lay men and women. With a strong focus on education, they run schools and universities, as well as other centres and programmes providing physical and spiritual care for children and young people in countries across the world. But Marianist men and women are to be found in many other areas of ministry, as the current secretary general of the Society of Mary, Br Michael McAward tells Philippa Hitchen…….

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