Sharing the Charism We Have Received
When we experience the joy of discovering a treasure, a desire is born within us to share it with creativity, passion, and hope.
A treasure received to be shared
Our charism remains alive when it is embodied, shared, and put at the service of humanity and creation.
We have been given a life-giving story. We have been given a redemptive spirituality. We have been given a mission that calls us out of our comfort zones and sends us forth. And we want to share all of this so that it may continue to bring forth life.
To share the charism is to make it visible through words, gestures, our presence, projects, celebrations, gatherings, and new forms of mission.
With creativity and passion
These times call on us to sharpen our creativity.
The world changes, borders change, questions change. We, too, need to seek out new languages, new paths, and new ways of being present.
Sharing our charism today calls us to listen to the cries of humanity, to read the signs of the times, and to open ourselves to the possibilities that the Spirit awakens.
Creativity isn't just about doing new things. It's about allowing ourselves to be renewed from within so that we can respond more fully to the Gospel. It's about finding simple, clear, and profound ways to proclaim, care for, accompany, and give life.
A spark that continues to burn
Humanity and creation are often weighed down by despair. But we believe they are still filled with the Ruah—the breath of God that awakens the spark capable of burning, providing warmth, shelter, and kindness, and bringing light through communion.
Sharing our charism means nurturing that spark. It means reaching out to places where life seems to be fading. It means offering our presence, tenderness, and hope. It means supporting small initiatives that can bear fruit.
In every place where a person regains their dignity, where a community opens itself to encounter, where a life begins to breathe again, the charism continues to be shared.
Throughout the MMB family
This centennial is a time of grace for the entire MMB Family—for the sisters and lay members, communities, schools, projects, missions, and all those who feel connected to this history.
Sharing the charism means walking together. Each person, from their own place, can be part of this mission that crosses borders to give life.
The story continues when the gift received becomes a shared response.