“Life is a movement forward!” This is the title that could be used to introduce the Assembly of Canada that was held from July 30 to August 1. Indeed, August 1, 2021, is a pivotal date for Marists in Canada, lay people and brothers. The Province of Canada became the...

Last October 8th-11th, the region’s Finance Directors met in Canada as part of Arco Norte’s Strategic Planning team, and as follow-up to the January 2019 meeting where plans and priorities for the region’s economic progress were set. During this time, Provincial...

On June 29th the Provincials of the Arco Norte Region met by videoconference: Brothers Gérard Bachand, Patrick McNamara, José Sánchez, César Augusto Rojas, Miguel Ángel Santos, and Hipólito Pérez, along with João Carlos do Prado and Ken McDonald as liaisons for the...

The Arco Norte committee for Marist Brother Formation met in Medellin, Colombia back in September of 2019 to begin to look at how the region can begin to develop a formation program that addresses not only the needs of those men entering initial formation but also prepares them to be Marist Brothers for the World.

The Province of México Occidental held its XX Provincial Chapter from 17 to 19 July at the “Spacio La Valla” in Guadalajara. During the celebration, Br. Luis Enrique assumed his mandate as provincial. The new provincial council was also elected for the next three years. others Ernesto Sánchez (Superior General), Brother João Carlos Do Prado (General Councillor) and Brothers Luis Felipe González and José Sánchez from the Province of México Central were present in person. The sessions were accompanied virtually by four Brothers capitulants who joined us from Haiti, several lay Marists, Mexican Brothers and Brothers from the Haitian sector.

On December 13, the Marist postulants from around the Arco Norte region met, to continue to build a sense of fraternity and to strengthen our identity as a global Marist family. After re-introducing ourselves to the group, we were led in a prayer service that was in...

From February 21 to 26, brothers, lay men and women members of the Arco Norte Regional Committee had the opportunity to meet in person at Quinta Soledad in Mexico City, after two years of work virtually. Undoubtedly, being together in person created a necessary spirit...

Within the framework of the week for Laudato Si', on May 23, the members of the Arco Norte and América Sur regions met virtually for the presentation of the Integral Ecology Bulletin initiative, by the Integral Ecology thematic group, formed in the Second Assembly of...

The Vocational Culture Team of Arco Norte has prepared a series of virtual meetings that invites us to advance mutually, as a region, in terms of vocational animation as key of Vocational Culture, sharing the same vision that sustains, drives and updates the programs...

On October 31st, 2020, the second regional gathering of brothers in the Scholasticate and those in temporary vows of the "Arco Norte" region was held via Zoom. This gathering included the Superior General, Bro. Ernesto Sánchez, members of his council, as well as...