Reminder: The deadline for signing up for your annual retreat is March 18.  

If you have not already done so, please register now. 

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If you plan to make a private retreat, please include that information at the end of the registration form at the link above.

Mark your calendar: Healthy Celibate Living workshops

Be sure to mark your calendar for upcoming workshops: "Healthy Celibate Living: Where Spirituality and Sexuality Meet."

There are two opportunities:  

• July 15 - 19 at Vallombrosa Retreat Center, Menlo Park, California 
• Aug. 1 - 5 at Marianist Retreat & Conference Center, Eureka, Missouri

Watch for registration details in the coming weeks. Note that these workshops are separate from the retreat program.

With fraternal affection,
 

 

In the General Administration report following the visit to the Province in 2014, GA members raised questions about our Sponsorship initiative and called for an evaluation of the model after two years of implementation.

Here is what the General Administration report requested:

"We ask that as part of the evaluation of the current Sponsorship model due to take place during 2015, the Provincial Chapter address these questions as it reviews the current model and makes any necessary adjustments."

The evaluation was done and the results sent to the Province membership and to the Chapter in my Chapter report. (This will be discussed at the Chapter.)  I also sent the full results of the evaluation to the General Administration.

After reviewing the results, the General Administration sent us this letter. As part of our ongoing conversation, I thought it important to share the letter with Province membership.

As you may see in my Chapter report, the results of the assessment are abundantly positive. For this I thank my predecessor, Bro. Ed Brink, along with Dan Donnelly, Larry Keller, George Lisjak and Pat Wheadon in the Office of Sponsorship, ably assisted by Donna Tucker and Deanna Snyder.  

I also thank you, brothers, for your continuing support of this vital dimension of our mission.

Fraternally,

A segment of the resolution reads:

Read the full resolution.

While meeting several weeks ago, our Province JPIC Advisory Committee discussed possible ways to live out the resolution more intentionally. Two ideas that fellow brothers suggested for communities were to:

• Stop buying bottled water.
• Eat less meat.

The Committee also is finalizing an "Integrity of Creation Resource Guide," which we'll send to communities in coming weeks.

See these helpful Sunday homily resources from members of the CMSM community:

Feb. 28: by Rev. Tom Massaro S.J.

Feb. 28: (Scrutiny) by Prof. Dianne Bergant, CSA

Mar. 6: by Rev. Tom Massaro S.J.

Mar. 6: (Scrutiny) by Bro. Steve Herro, O.Praem.

Mar. 13: by Rev. Tom Massaro S.J.

Mar. 13: (Scrutiny) by Fr. Joe Serano, O.Praem.