The University of Notre Dame publishes a daily reflection on the Gospel of the day, under the title of Faith ND, but above the Gospel selection, there are three words, Live, Serve, Explore, which fit with our Marist Charism as though they had been included by St. Marcellin himself. In living in the presence of God, working tirelessly as he did to serve the needs of youth; in humility and simplicity in the footsteps of Mary and as a family, we are living fully, serving others and always exploring new ways to do so.
Yesterday at the end of an evaluation session of their community service, I encouraged the class to consider service beyond Central Catholic by joining service organizations in college, or even "going international" as one of our graduates did in Australia. Immediately, two girls came up and asked what they could do along those lines right after graduation this year if possible. It struck me how Marist they had become by "osomosis"...just by being given the opportunity to serve others while in high school.
Perhaps in the course of this day we might explore opportunities beyond our usual ones, or included in them, to reach out further, or reach in deeper to develop and extend our Marist way of life.
Bro. Rene
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