The Marist Minute: Recent Episodes
Notre Dame Preparatory School & Marist Academy
This podcast is an exploratory series on the Marist religious order, the lasting legacy of the priests and brothers who lead Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy in Pontiac, MI., and what it truly means for Catholic laity and families to live their lives as Mary, the mother of Jesus.
In this episode of "Talk of the Irish", student podcasters highlight the important work of NDP's UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) Club. Club members focus on bringing awareness to issues like poverty, human rights violations, and more. Members engage in fundraisers and events to raise donations for the global UNICEF organization.
In episode 10, principals from our three schools- Notre Dame Lower School, Notre Dame Middle School, and Notre Dame Prep, share the student experience with listeners. Through stories and firsthand accounts, we hear what it is like to live out the school mission of working with God to form students into Christian people, upright citizens, and academic scholars.
Fr. Joseph Hindelang, s.m., provincial for the Society of Mary in the United States, shares St. Peter Chanel's story on the occasion of his feast day. We also hear how we as Christians can live out the good news of the gospel through Peter Chanel's example.
In this special episode, the Very Rev. John Larsen, superior general of the Society of Mary (Marists), shares his journey of faith and his hope for the future generations of Marist laity in Michigan and around the world. Through storytelling and anecdotes, Fr. Larsen teaches us how to live our lives through the example of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, by spreading the good news to those on the fringes of society.
The Marists are an aging order. With no current seminarians in the U.S., the very real possibility exists that one day schools like Notre Dame will operate without the physical presence of Marist priests and brothers in the hallways. Fr. Jim Strasz, s.m., outlines what that means and the criteria for a Marist sponsored school.
In this episode, Fr. Jim Strasz reflects on the legacy of Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods and the early days of Notre Dame Prep in Oakland County. Plans for the future and the impact of the Marist Fathers and Brothers in K-12 education is also discussed.
In this episode, Fr. Jim Strasz traces the roots of the Marist education footprint in the United States in 1863 during the U.S. Civil War, leading up to their presence in Michigan and the founding of Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods. Part Two will explore the founding of Notre Dame Prep in Pontiac and the future of Marists at the school.
In this special "Giving Tuesday" episode, Fr. Leon Olszamowski, s.m., dives into Fr. Colin's teachings on the education of students, what it means to "dance a little" as teachers and students and have a healthy balance of academics and play, and how Notre Dame Prep teachers prepare students to make a difference for others.
From machinists to carpenters, teachers, farmers, beekeepers, wine-makers, and electricians, the Marist Priests and Brothers have many talents. Listen to how they employ these talents to do Mary's work and help those in the Church who need it most.
In this episode, Fr. Jim Strasz dives deeper into the early formation of the Marists and how their work translates to today. Learn about Fr. Colin, Peter Julian Eymard, Jeanne-Marie Chavoin, Marcellin Champagnat, and others, whose branches of the Marist Tree (priests and brothers, teaching brothers, sisters, and laity) all have an important role to play to bring others closer to God and Mary our Mother.
From the ashes of the French Revolution, a brave band of young men form a new religious order in the Catholic Church.
Episode 1 explores the origins of the Marists, founded by Fr. Jean-Claude Colin, their impact around the world, and how Marists model their lives around the life of Mary, the Mother of Jesus.