This week, I will have the very difficult task of informing many, many families that their son’s application to the College has been unsuccessful. There will be many wonderful boys, and their families, who will sadly be denied the opportunity to experience the gift of our Marist community. Whilst we want to make sure our graduates make a difference in the world, we are first and foremost interested in who our boys are, rather than defining them by what they do.
We are in the formation business and our purpose, first and foremost, is to accompany the boys to embrace mystery and seek a deep relationship with Christ. An openness to this journey is our priority in decisions with enrolment. This is why Religious Education remains compulsory, why retreats are designed to ensure boys are alert to the spirit, and why our service immersions are designed to see the face of Christ in the least, the lost and the lonely.