2023-03-23 GENERAL HOUSE

International Network of Marist Publishing Houses

The meeting of the International Network of Marist Publishing Houses was held at the General House, March 15-16, sponsored by the General Administration and the Secretariat of Education and Evangelization. The meeting was attended by representatives of the three Marist Publishing Houses: Brother RomĂĄn Álvarez, Mr. Javier Cendoya and Mr. Alberto Pazos of EDELVIVES; Brother Vanderlei Siqueira and Mr. Ricardo Tavarez of FTD. The GRAM publishing house was represented by Brother RaĂșl Schönfeld, Provincial of Cruz del Sur. Also present were the Provincials of Brasil Centro-Sul, Brother BenĂȘ de Oliveira, and of IbĂ©rica, Brother Abel Muñoz. Brothers Ernesto SĂĄnchez, Luis Carlos GutiĂ©rrez and Ben Consigli were present on behalf of the General Council. Also present were Brothers Jorge Gaio and Gregorio Linacero from the Economato; Brothers Carlos Alberto Rojas and JosĂ© SĂĄnchez represented the Secretariat of Education and Evangelization.

In his presentation, Brother Ernesto SĂĄnchez, Superior General, thanked the three Marist Publishing Houses for their presence and constant support: “Thank you for the solidarity you offer to various projects in different parts of the Marist world and also for the support you give to the events of the Institute, as well as to other organizations and Congregations. I am particularly grateful for your service of leadership. I invite you to continue to walk in line with the Global Marist Family, following the invitation of the XXII General Chapter”.

Luis Carlos, Vicar General, said that “strengthening the publishing houses is a primary objective of the Network, together with the capacity to share experiences, rethink management models and seek new spaces for services and new projects”, and stressed that “the publishing houses contribute to the schools with contents, didactic methodologies, learning theories and, transversally, with a set of principles and values that enrich the proposal of our schools, support the work of the educators and strengthen the didactic and value identity”.

JosĂ© SĂĄnchez, director of the Secretariat of Education and Evangelization, explained that it was an opportunity to “recall the milestones achieved in our journey as a network, to share the plans of each publishing house and to glimpse the challenges for each publishing house and for the Marist mission. All this with the aim of finding points of collaboration and synergy in favor of the mission of each publishing house and that of the Institute.”

The meeting of the publishing houses responds to the call to consolidate the Institute’s mission networks in order to strengthen the global family. Among its priorities are:

  • To evaluate the progress of the Marist International Network of Publishing Houses in line with the directives of the XXII General Chapter, the X General Conference and the challenges facing the Marist mission at different levels.
  • To strengthen the bonds of union, trust and solidarity among the organizations and participants in the dynamics of the Network.
  • To reflect and outline together the place and role of the Network within the mission of the Institute and from the perspective of the global charismatic family.
  • To review and advance in the updating of the statutes of the Network in order to define more clearly its objectives.

The meeting had moments of prayer in the mornings, the Eucharist on March 15 and a Marian moment at noon.

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