Our Service

Formation

Accompanying candidates and confrères through the long work of becoming a Marist.

Formation is the work of shaping a life, and it cannot be hurried. Our formation houses accompany young men from first contact with the Society through postulancy, novitiate, studies and final profession.

What formation asks

It asks honesty of the candidate and patience of the formator. Human maturity, prayer, study, community living and real apostolic experience are held together; none of them on its own makes a Marist.

Formation continues after profession. Confrères return for study, renewal and retreat throughout their lives.

The people behind it

Marists serving in this apostolate

Fr. P. Stephen IHEJIRIKA, SM

VICAR OF THE SUPERIOR

Marist Formation House, Douala · Cameroon

Fr. P. Jean-Paul DIEME, SM

Vocation Director

Marist Formation House, Douala · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Our apostolates

Other areas of Marist service

Pastoral Ministry

Parish life, the sacraments and the ordinary, patient care of the people entrusted to us.

Education

Schools and teaching, where faith and learning are offered together to the young.

Youth Ministry

Walking with young people as they work out what to believe and how to live.

Formation

Accompanying candidates and confrères through the long work of becoming a Marist.

Missionary Service

Going where the Church asks, including places where the Gospel is newly heard.

Social and Community Development

Practical solidarity: health, water, livelihoods and the dignity of the poor.

See all our service

Vocations

Is God calling you to a life of service and mission?

Every Marist vocation begins with a quiet question. If that question is alive in you, we would be glad to walk with you as you listen for the answer.

Discover the Marist vocation Speak with the vocation team