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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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I will show kindness and mercy by helping others with homework and school related activities.
June inspires me to do Mary's work because she helps day find his infected brother

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Dani Dreska, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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Dani Dreska, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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Nathan Foote, Frankenstien by Mary Shelley

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Owen Silcox, The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton

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It has inspired me to help my brother with his schoolwork and with all of his activities.

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Liam Gordon, Wins, Losses, and Lessons by Lou Holtz

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Liam Gordon, Wins, Losses, and Lessons by Lou Holtz

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Sophia Canale, The hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien 

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Sophia Canale, The hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien 

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Tenley Turner, People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

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Tenley Turner, People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

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Quill Howell The life of Pi the book was a wholesome book of a boy and tiger.

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I will be kind and help my classmates on any work that they might have. I can also help them study in some way. Ponyboy inspired me because he always helped his friends and inspired them.

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Zoe Gottschalk, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

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Zoe Gottschalk, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

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I will show empathy because it is a theme of my book.

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I will show kindness to others and help out when somebody is in need. Abraham inspires me because he helps out with his children when ever in need.

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I will express mercy and compassion by helping those who may have wronged me like Mr. Frankenstein should have done.

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Jude Remmert witness to hope by george weigel

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It has inspired me to reach out because it says no matter how someone looks on the outside it just take a little of getting to know that person to be kind to them and be their friend.

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I will not judge people.

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Kaitlyn Kilborn The Faut in our stars John Green

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Kaitlyn Kilborn The Faut in our stars John Green

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An example of compassion is the main character was welcomed and taken care of by multiple strangers

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Payden Radics Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton

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Mia Lorimer, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand 

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Mia Lorimer, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand 

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I will take time to get to know people before I judge them

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I will be kind to everyone and help them when possible. Biblo from my book will inspire me to try hard and do the best works of Mary I can.

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Pope John Paul 2 gave up his career in the theater to follow his faith

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I will show compassion because of my book.

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I will show compassion because of my book.

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I will show kindness and mercy by helping my classmates with classwork and homework. The book inspired me to work with my friends and help them an any way.

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My summer reading helped me search for God by learning to forgive more. If Mr. Frakenstein had forgiven Frakenstein he may have not ruined his life. It also showed me to not let myself be completly consumed by one thing and if I have to sacrifice everything for one goal it is not worth it.

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The main character was compassionate in the game her family played because she wanted to honor her sister that died.

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I will give my best effort for my class mates like Lou Houlz did for his team

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My book showed compassion because a group of friends helped each other any way possible no matter what the obstacle was.

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I will build good habits that help me do homework everyday so I could help others with it. The many good examples of habits improving life helps me remember to pray more and other great things to do "Mary's Work."

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My summer reading has inspired me to keep trying to get what you want no matter what.

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It inspired me to reach out because the book taught me to take risks and to push through the hard times. I took risks in my sport over the summer to try and get better.

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I will express mercy and  compassion to my classmates this year by helping them with problems, whether they are academic related or not, and putting myself in their shoes when they are troubled. In my book, the character Celia inspires me to do Mary's work because she is always  courteous of others.  

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I will express mercy and  compassion to my classmates this year by helping them with problems, whether they are academic related or not, and putting myself in their shoes when they are troubled. In my book, the character Celia inspires me to do Mary's work because she is always  courteous of others.  

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An example if mercy and compassion that happened in Unbroken was how Louie fought for the people from his country.

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My book inspired me to reach out because during the story, it showed how Louie changed as a character as he grew up and it also showed how he started caring for others.

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I believe I have a healthy relationship with God because I try to always have my heart open to Him. In my book, the two main characters loved each other, even through hardships, and shared everything. This encouraged me to develop a similar relationship with God. I need to give my whole heart to God and never loose faith in him, even in hard times.

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I will help my classmates in areas they need help in and be kind to everyone.

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An example of mercy and compassion in my book is when everyone helped Bethany do what she could not do with only one arm.

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My summer reading has inspired me to never give up because Bethany never gave up even though she lost her arm.

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I will understand what everyone says and listen to others

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I will understand what everyone says and listen to others

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I show compassion when I help my friends with homework if they need help.
I learn from Katniss because she helped her friend even though she knew she might be hurt from it.

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In this book, Peeta had to rely on his inner strength the persevere through mental hardships that were brought upon him throughout the story. One of the times that Peeta had to rely on his own strength was when he was brought on with the hard task of helping others hunt a person who he had cared about so much. He knew this was not the right thing to do so he told them he would not help them anymore which consequently almost cost him his life.

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When the uncle of Gabe didn't kill Ali

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Ali because he spread the word that his friend went missing and then he looked for him