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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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"The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels" by Thomas Cahill

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The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (The Hinges of History)

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The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (The Hinges of History) [Cahill, Thomas] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.

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Hunger Games by: Suzanne Collins

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The Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay

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The Seven and a Half Lives of Evelyn Hardcastle

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These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

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"A good girls guide to murder" by Holly Jackson

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

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"Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life" by Nir Eyal

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Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

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Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life [Eyal, Nir] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

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From Good to Great, Jim Collins

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The Patron Saints of Nothing inspires me to express mercy and compassion to my classmates by listening to others when they are talking and treat everyone with respect.

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An example of Mercy and compassion, is how the main character's Cousin, helps him with his investigation, even though she does not know him well.

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I will make sure to be there for classmates in need. Just like the protagonist of the book I will try to understand what others are going through and reach out to them.

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The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan

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1. This school year I will try to reach out to people that I don't spend normally spend as much of my time with and get to know some of the new students.

2. The main character from my book inspires me to do "Mary's Work" because she really wanted to go back to her job in London but she decided to stay back in her hometown with her family because they need help adjusting to things after their mom died. This shows to put others needs before my own.

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The characters in my book displayed mercy and compassion when the main character decided that it was more important to spend time with her family after her mom died to help them cope with it rather than escaping and going to a different city to try to keep it off of her mind. Also, her family was struggling to keep their house, so she was able to convince her boss to give her younger brother a job that he had dreamed of having before but never thought would come true.

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Roma and Juliette display how even old enemies can come together and learn that they are more alike than they previously thought. This can allow us to try harder to learn more about others before judging them for what we assumed.

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An example of compassion in my book, was when Juliette's family was threatened she refused to give up and hurt her known friends. She didn't want to become enemies again, so she tried to find a way out.

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Allie Donkar
When Breath Becomes Air by:  Paul Kalanithi

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Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle

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My books talks about how no life is less valuable than another. This school year I can be more opened minded to showing compassion towards all my classmates. In my book, Father Gregory Boyle inspires me to do Mary's work.

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An example of compassion from my book is when a man forgives two men who killed a twelve year old kid. Boyle is a priest who lives in gang territory in California. He becomes friends with a twelve year old kid. One day, the kid is playing outside when suddenly gang members open fire at a rival group. He is struck by a bullet and dies in the hospital. Boyle finds it hard not to hate the two men who killed the innocent child. He forgives the two men because having compassion for everyone, including sinners, is an important part of being Christian.