Five Marist Chicago Staff Members Make Commitment as a Marist of Champagnat USA

On Sunday, June 8, 2025, five Marist High School staff members made their commitment as a Marist of Champagnat USA. The following individuals completed the 5th Formation Cohort:

• Mary Cozzie
• Tim Mulcahy ’93
• Karen Ramirez
• Patrick Ryan ’01
• Larry Tucker ’79

MARISTS OF CHAMPAGNAT USA is a community of lay women and men and consecrated religious brothers who together are living out the Marist spirituality inherited from St. Marcellin Champagnat. All Marists of Champagnat seek to grow in communion, following Mary’s example of making Jesus known and loved in our world. We support each other through continual formation experiences that allow anyone who wishes to be “Gathered Around the Same Table” to find a place.

Each year, lay women and men who are interested in exploring their commitment to living out the Marist Charism are invited to participate in a cohort that takes place over a 6-month period. Marist Brothers are invited to join these cohorts as well. Cohort participants are paired with companions (former Cohort participants and/or Marist Brothers) who journey with the participants as they join together in prayer services, a webinar series and spiritual dialogue throughout the Cohort process. The process culminates with a commitment ceremony in June. Members of Marists of Champagnat continue to engage in ongoing formation as well as live out the Marist Mission through service and shared life experiences in local groups as well as Province-wide events.