Marcellin's Web

Work on the renovation of "The Hermitage" now completed, renovations are going on at Le Berceau, the Cradle, that is, the house in Lavalla which opened on January 2, 1817 to welcome two young men who became the first brothers. The architect, Joan Puig-Pey, writes with the sensitivity of a poet, of the spiritual aspect of the project, having a grasp of the sacredness of the place and of the men who first lived there. One can feel the presence of St. Marcellin which combined great faith and great physical effort to make the house liveable.  A good example of the marriage of faith and works spoken of by St. Paul, and at the heart of all spirituality.  Works alone bear no fruit, but if they flow from a deep faith, then they are effective.
Jumping to Cuba where currently Marist Brothers are again working, this time in the formation of educators, Catholic and non-Catholic, not only giving them solid basic educational skills, but a spiritual formation that will help these skills educate "the whole person."  The brothers are not allowed (yet) to conduct schools, but this alternative is a clever way of passing on the Marist Legacy.  Faith is overflowing into this marvelous "work", which is now a work of evantlization. Marcellin's web of influence spreads everywhere, as he intended.  Where in our own lives can we inject a good dose of Faith so as to enhance our work and make it a means of spiritual growth for others as well as for ourselves?
Bro. Rene