Note: Apologies are in order for yesterday's absence of the daily slice: the internet at the Marist Brothers' Center in Esopus, NY was evidently "down" for some unknown reason.
The Catholic Church in the United States traditionally sets aside a week at the end of January to reinforce and celebrate its commitment to Catholic schools. Marvelous things are happening in these institutions, despite rising costs and challenges to enrollment. "By their fruits you will know them." So true...It was heartening to meet high school seniors on the Marist Youth Encounter Christ retreat over the past weekend who had been in Catholic Schools from grammar school through high school. The foundation of their faith formation had been laid and at the Marist Youth Encounter Christ, they experienced more precise definition, explanation and reflection on how this all comes together. Central Catholic offered the same experience earlier in the week to 47 seniors and juniors.
Marist educators look upon these Encounters as a unique tool to enable our students to more fully integrate the "Marks of a Marist Student" into their lives. The leaders of these retreats are graduates of Marist schools and show themselves quite naturally as "empowered witnesses, faith-filled disciples, agents of justice, servant leaders, and members of the Marist Family and global community." Central Catholic will be emphasizing these "Marks" during this week by daily reflections on them given by students as part of the closing prayer of the school day. When seeing Marist students and graduates at "work, and these qualities embedded in them, one wants to exclaim: They've "GOT MARIST!"
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