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Prologue by Mr. Coveny, Marist Way Director

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Prologue by Mr. Coveny, Marist Way Director

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While attending Marist School, we are called, and we seek to place God in the center of our lives.

To live a Marist life or share a Marist Way, we say that we strive to follow God…as Mary did.

Mary followed God in a certain way.

Though we do not know all that Mary did, the way we think Mary lived her life and went about her work inspires us. The Marist priests call this “Mary’s work.”

We believe that at the heart of Mary’s work is an openness to all people, excludes no one, and is designed to enable men and women to grow and develop according to their call.

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The work of Mary presupposes or assumes you have a relationship with God.

How do you describe your relationship with God -- or describe ways that you are still searching for God?  Or helping others search for God?  How did your summer reading help you in this search?

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Inspired by the book you read, how will you express mercy and compassion to your classmates this school year?

Name specific, constructive ways.

What or whom from your book inspires you to do "Mary's Work"?

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Mary was filled with the Holy Spirit.  As believers, we have the Holy Spirit working in us, and we believe there is nothing we can accomplish for God outside the power of the Holy Spirit.

How do you tap into the power of the Spirit, or do you rely on your strength to get through difficult situations and trials?

Explain how the characters in your summer reading tapped into the power of the Spirit, or did they rely on their own strength to get through difficult situations and trials? Give specific examples.

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1. Post your name, the title of your book, and author.
2. If you can, make a constructive comment about a book in your homeroom.

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Mr. Coveny, Marist School's Director of the Marist Way, has written questions for us to consider and reflect upon.  For whatever book you read this summer, now you will utilize the Marist Way theme, "Doing the Work of Mary," to "look through" as a "lens" to interpret your selection and how it can inspire your actions.

Everyone will answer the "Living the Marist Way" questions.

As a homeroom, discuss each question together. As a student, choose at least one question to reflect on and answer completely in the comment field about how your book connects with the Marist Way.

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Doing the work of Mary inspires us to “step beyond where we are,” out of our comfort zone and to reach others with whom we may not otherwise connect.

How has your summer reading inspired you to reach out?  Reflect on a few ways that you have done this over the summer.

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The work of Mary is marked by mercy and compassion.

Describe examples of mercy and compassion from the book you read.

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Example: Ms. Williams, Dune by Frank Herbert 

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Example: Ms. Williams, Dune by Frank Herbert 

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Gavin Pinto, Animal Farm - George Orwell

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Gavin Pinto, Animal Farm - George Orwell

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Audrey Kleine, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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Audrey Kleine, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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Pierce Juhan, The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemmingway

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Pierce Juhan, The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemmingway

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Lauren Darke, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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Lauren Darke, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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The Carpenter
BY Jon Gordon
The book was a little short and brief but it made itself a very welcome stay with teaching core values and principles that resonate with everyone.

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Maddy Beck Nudge Richard H. Thaler, Cass r. Sunsein

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Maddy Beck Nudge Richard H. Thaler, Cass r. Sunsein

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Emery Watson, Madame Picasso by Anne Girard 

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Emery Watson, Madame Picasso by Anne Girard 

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I enjoyed this book because it is about AP art history which is one of my favorite classes I have taken at Marist.

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I will never judge a classmate based on their situation!! Santiago 

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I will never judge a classmate based on their situation!! Santiago 

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J Emmanuel inspires me to do Mary's work because he helps Michael fix his life.

I can try and help people in my grade like J did in the book

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I will work to help others against injustices or bullies. In the book, Van Helsing and the others work to defeat Dracula, who has hunted Jonathan to England.

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i will listen and try to understand everyone

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i will listen and try to understand everyone

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maddy beck

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This book taught me to not judge other people based on first impressions. - Audrey

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I will be more accepting and helpful towards others. Jumpin inspires me because of how he helped Kya.

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I will encourage people to do whatever they want and not judge them - Gavin

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I will encourage people to do whatever they want and not judge them - Gavin

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Santiago kept pushing through even when times were tough! He never quit and was filled with drive and holy spirit power - Pierce

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Santiago kept pushing through even when times were tough! He never quit and was filled with drive and holy spirit power - Pierce

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J helps Michael with his problems even though he doesn't know Michael and this shows his compassion for others.

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I will encourage to people to express themselves

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I will encourage to people to express themselves

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jc

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The horse, boxer, did a tone of work so the other animals could have a better life - Gavin

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The horse, boxer, did a tone of work so the other animals could have a better life - Gavin

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In the book, Mina shows mercy to Jonathan by nursing him to health after Jonathan escapes Transylvania.

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The book connects with the Marist way with its intent ad storytelling. It tells the story of a Man, Michael that loses almost everything he has after getting into an accident. He learns and displays humility and compassion throughout the novel. He learns to not only value the superficial findings in his life and learns to appreciate who they are not what they do for him, especially his wife Sarah. I will express this by loving my classmaes and serving them. :)

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an example of compassion from my book is trying to understand people's choices
maddy beck

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I now teach guitar lessons to children so that is how I reach out

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Jumpin provides Kya with work, money, and other necessities. He continuously looks after her because her family left her.

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Bridget Norden, Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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Bridget Norden, Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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One of the major themes of the book was the preservation of art and literature and why it means so much to people. Hamlet in particular was a huge part of the story.

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Eva teaches me to not judge a book by its cover because she meets all of these people and until she shows them compassion they are not nice to her. Therefore this school year I will show compassion to everyone at school so we can build friendships.

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I saw mercy and compassion in this book in the few townspeople that didn't judge Kya based on first impressions. - Audrey

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Eli Clarkson, The Carpenter, John Gordon

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Eli Clarkson, The Carpenter, John Gordon

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Eva moved to Paris by herself and built a new life for herself and did multiple jobs out of her comfort zone. During camp I came out of my comfort zone by public speaking.

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Eli- J helps Michael through his troubling times and teaches him life lessons.  

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Eli- J helps Michael through his troubling times and teaches him life lessons.  

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Michael is compassionate and understands to grow and act in that way by the end of the novel. He spended mor etime with his wife and learned to do his best at all time not just what was required. I did this by doing community service over the summer.

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Eli- It helps me to teach others to Love Serve and Care 

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Eli- It helps me to teach others to Love Serve and Care 

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Many characters in the book exhibited hospitality and compassion to strangers. I can reach out to new students at Marist and make them feel comfortable in their new school.

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Eli- I will do my best to live my life the way J did. I can help others in all grades to be the best person they can be

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Eli- I will do my best to live my life the way J did. I can help others in all grades to be the best person they can be

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Jeevan shows great compassion when he took in Keirstan and essentially became her father. He reached out to someone in need and cared for them. Jeevan's brother also displayed compassion by cheering up Keirstan when she's sad and reading to her.