Being Marist
Celebrating the Feast Day of St Marcellin Champagnat on 6 June, the Vocations Office of the Marist Brothers Province of Australia published three short films on contemporary expressions of Marist spirituality in Australia.
The films are available to watch below, and resources that have been developed to accompany each film can be downloaded and used for personal or group reflection.
The film Meaning & Mission, looks at where engagement with mission and personal meaning intersect. Anthony Mackett, a committed Marist and psychologist, summarises this junction: “[It is to]…bring the Marist values into the way that I work. So…[there is] authenticity, making others feel safe and comfortable.”
Community & Relationships is a conversation about the natural spaces where Marists experience meaningful connections with other people, as well as the deeply relational nature of Marist spirituality, inspired by the early Christian communities and the first communities of Brothers in 19th Century rural France.
Faith & Spirituality explores contemporary expressions of Christian faith, grounded in the Marist charism. Br David Hall, Marist Brother and Dean of La Salle Academy, Australian Catholic University, notes one expression of a Marist faith perspective: “…to live in the Marian way is to bring that God to birth in the world.”