Sharing the story of Jean-Claude Colin

The story of Fr Colin needs to be told.

For his Beatification Cause to be advanced,
an awareness of Jean-Claude Colin's goodness and holiness will lead naturally
to seeking his intercession with God, especially for the graces of healing,
perhaps miraculous.

Marists throughout the world suggest the following practical ideas
for telling the story ('spreading the fama') of their Founder... 

Our Marist parishes, schools, communities

• Check that all our churches, schools, communities have an image of Fr Colin promonently displayed.
• Discuss with pastors and school personnel re the availability of printed resources in each place of workship and school facilities.
• Supply Colin-, anniversary-related inserts for newsletters and bulletins.

Resources about Fr Colin

• ‘On Whatever Distant Shore: The Story of Jean-Claude Colin, Founder of the Society of Mary’.(short biography in DL sized leaflet format)   Go to page
• 'Founder and Father' (small leaflet, available tin 50 languages)   Go to page
• 'Who is Jean-Claude Colin?' (small page)   Go to page
• Images of Fr Colin  (official icon and other photos)   Go to page
• Prayer bookmarks (‘Prayer for graces’, ‘Prayer for a miracle’)   Go to page

Life story of Fr Colin - books

• Investigate sourcing copies and distribution of:
• ‘Jean-Claude Colin, Reluctant Founder’ (Biography, Justin Taylor)   Go to page
• ‘A Short Life of Jean-Claude Colin, Marist Founder’ (Abbreviated biography, Justin Taylor; available in four languages)   Go to page

Other resources

• 'The Marist Way' : elements of the Marist spirit.   Go to page
• Fr Leon Olszamowski's article, ‘Fr Jean-Claude Colin SM, a saintly educator for his time and ours.’    Go to page
• Fr Colin's 'Ten Commandments for Missioners'   Go to page
• 'Jean Coste speaks to Fr Colin'   Go to page
• 'The Society of Mary has begun'   Go to page
• 'The Family of Marists'   Go to page

Distributing resources

• Plan to print and distribute hard copies* of selected resources to our communities, parishes, schools, Marist Laity and other Marist works.
• Digital copies of most resources are available from the Colin website.
• Many resources are in multiple languages.
• (* current research suggests that up to 94% of emailed attachments are unread, so there is a strong case for supplying hard copies of material we want to be read.)

Promoting the Colin website, www.jeanclaudecolin.org

• ‘His Life’ series of pages   Go to first page
• ‘Seeking graces’ and ‘Prayers for Graces’ (under ‘The Cause’ menu)   Go to first page
• ‘Resources’: an extensive selection of Colin-related material   Go to first page

Colin calendars

• Ensure supplies are available for parish, school, community and lay group use.
• There is an order form at the foot of the 'Calendar' page (under 'Resources' menu)   Go to page

Colin-related anniversaries

• These are recurring opportunities to celebrate a Colin event or resource distribution
• See Colin website 'Anniversaries' page (under 'Resources' menu).   Go to page
• Check related liturgy, prayer resources and language options.
• Distribute anniversary list for communities, parishes, schools and lay groups.

Developing a Jean-Claude Colin ‘App’

• For use on hand-held devices (phones, tablets…)
• Quotes from Fr Colin
• Anniversary-related item