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Day 2.

The Connections that Really Count

Presented by

Bro. Stephen Balletta ’74

Faculty, Chaminade High School

17th May
2025

11:45 am -
1:00 pm, EST

Rooms 101/103

Session

Education

Introduction

Jesus urges us to “abide in Me . . . abide in My love.”  In our high-tech, high-stakes, high-pressure, highly polarized world, just how do we abide in Jesus?  How do we abide in Jesus’ love and in one another’s love?  The Marianist philosophy of pedagogy has always held that relationships provide the key to a truly effective and affective education.  Join Bro. Stephen as he explores the relationships – the connections – that really count.

 

“I've been blessed. Fifty years ago, I set out to become a Marianist Brother, and, by the grace of God, here I am – still.  I’ve lived with Marianists committed to their faith in Jesus Christ and to His Blessed Mother and dedicated to the mission of Catholic education, and I have been inspired by their example.  I’ve known generations of young Flyers who have come to this school a little bit fearful, as I was, of what lay ahead and who have graduated as Chaminade men, equipped to make a positive difference in this world.  Who could ask for anything more?”

Speaker

Two words tell you all you need to know about Bro. Stephen Balletta: Marianist Brother.  Born on September 22, 1956, Bro. Stephen was raised by Vincent and Maria Balletta in Port Washington, New York.  Growing up in a family of four children, thirteen-year-old Stephen Balletta joined a much larger family...