Quiz Bowl

May 16, 2025 | Media

Cistercian’s Middle School Quiz Bowl team traveled to Chicago for the National Quiz Bowl Championship. The trip coincided with Mother’s Day, and we’re grateful to the mothers who made the journey with them.

Dressed in coats and ties, one opponent whispered, “We’re in trouble. They look well prepared.” And they were.

In one match, a student on the opposing team tried to buzz in, but his buzzer failed. Our player’s buzzer worked. Unprompted, our boys spoke up. They had seen the other student attempt to buzz first.

After the match, the opposing coach praised our students’ honesty. Later, a tournament staffer pulled Dr. Mindle aside to say word was spreading about our boys’ integrity and character.

Cistercian finished tied for 13 out of 160 teams. Congratulations to the team and to Dr. Mindle.

Hawk Happenings

Freshman Mixer

Hundreds of Ursuline and Hockaday students joined our Form V boys for the Freshmen Mixer last Saturday, outnumbering them at least four to one. The evening was hosted entirely by the freshmen, marking their first high school social.

Social events are an intentional part of formation at Cistercian. The boys learn that their role is to make sure their guests enjoy themselves. They work hard, show respect, and practice courtesy.

Welcoming New Faculty

New faculty for the 2025-26 school year include Br. Michael Kattady teaching Form II Religion, Jennifer Lindsey as Business Office Manager, Karime Naime as Co-Director of College Counseling, Br. Jerome Clark teaching Form III Latin, Colton Rosseau as Strength and Conditioning Coach, and Br. Charbel Salhab teaching Form I Latin.

United Soccer Coaches Honors Coach Walsh

United Soccer Coaches has selected Cistercian’s own Coach JP Walsh as the 2025 Texas High School Coach of the Year! This recognition celebrates Coach Walsh’s leadership of the Hawks’ championship-winning season and his longstanding impact on the Cistercian soccer program.

Publications

Continuum Spring 2025

Contents News & Notes The Impossible Dream Teaching God in Many Ways In Memoriam Sports Floating an Idea

Freedom and the rise of contemporary gambling

"Freedom and the rise of contemporary gambling" by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. Gambling is growing in our country — and quickly. My impression is that we have work to do to be informed about what is happening and to let ourselves be formed by what the Church...

Thy Kingdom Come

The more I reflect on the petitions of the Our Father, the more I’m convinced that I have no idea what I’m praying when I mumble those words multiple times every day.

The current object of my loving mystification is “Thy kingdom come.” In an effort to be slightly less intimidated by this vast and marvelous petition, I will arrange my musings as responses to the time-honored journalistic questions.