“It’s goodnight from me and it’s goodnight from him”.
September 28, 2008
Over the past six weeks, the 2008 participants in the Marist Renewal have enjoyed sharing some of our experience with you. Of course it’s true that people’s individual responses to the Marist Places Pilgrimage are personal and a virtual experience, at least at this point in the development of the Internet, is a virtual experience.
While a virtual experience is perhaps better than nothing, for the meantime “you just had to be there” to experience it all.
It’s been a real privilege to be part of this Marist Places Pilgrimage. It’s our hope that you’ve enjoyed reading these public experiences, and if you’re keen to take a fuller part you engage in whatever procedure your “unit” has in place, and apply for the next Marist Places Pilgrimage.
One word of warning however, it’s something that some of us were told before we came, and it probably is the best bit of advice that we received: bring a good pair of shoes to walk in, and some good socks.
There is a mood and already a commitment from several people to continue to develop this site. And while the blog aspect will halt, perhaps until the next group comes through, we hope to be able to enhance this space in order to help people through the experience, perhaps even without a Marist guide.
In signing off it’s important to acknowledge the people who along the way have had direct input to this resource. Tim Costello, Christoph Kochmann, Bernd Kordes, Craig Larkin, Matt Morris, John Murphy Denis O’Brien, Bernardo Petero and Charlie Randle.
There’s also all those who have told their friends about it. We’ve not submitted it to any Search Engines, however word of mouth has meant up to this point, the site registered just over 2000 unique visitors in the short time it’s been operating. Those who have visited us here, have come from: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Fiji, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, New Zealand, Malaysia, Mexico, Seychelles, Spain, Sweden, Tonga, United States, and Vanuatu.
Thanks to you all.
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hello fellow marists! i am erwin joey e. cabilan of the philippines, a lay marist. i am overwhelmed by this website. it reminds me of my experiences in rome when i stayed at the general house of the society of mary. many thanks for letting me reminisce those wonderful and unforgettable marist experiences. until now, i remain and forever grateful to the people at the general house of the society of mary in rome.God be praised! ciao!