Cistercian and Rays of Light

November 28, 2018 | Community Service, Media

Want to know what happens to all that pizza money on Tuesdays? All the profits from pizza sales on Tuesdays in the first quarter were donated to Rays of Light, a charity serving children with special needs and their families. On November 16, several Cistercian students from Forms V, VI and VII went with Fr. John to serve at Rays of Light.  While they were there, they ran into the Saliga family, whose son attends the program as a guest! The evening began at 5:30 with a raffle and dinner for the volunteers, and then the games kicked off at 6:00pm as the guests began to arrive. Throughout the night the students and their new friends enjoyed basketball and board games, ate birthday cake, watched a movie, played with therapy dogs and – best of all – warred with special light sabers created by a balloon artist. Everyone had a great time serving on the evening before Thanksgiving break. Before leaving, they delivered the check for over $600 to Robin Wilson, Executive Director. Students interested in joining the fun next time can check MobileServe for further details!

Hawk Happenings

Book Curling

Librarian Nancy McGinnis gives the boys a choice: return your books or return your books and play Book Curling. The boys slide their books, aim for glory, and compete for the ultimate prize… candy.

Beware the Ides of Form I

In Form I Social Studies, fifth graders were introduced to the life of Julius Caesar. Three students claimed to be the real Caesar, but only one was telling the truth. The other two were imposters. Using clues from each presentation, the rest of the class had to decide who was authentic.

Clean Water Supplies

Students in Forms VI and VII packed clean water supplies, including water bottles and iodine tablets, along with hygiene products such as soap and hand sanitizer, to be sent to communities around the world where access to clean water is limited.

Publications

Finding God in the ecotone of faith and life

"Finding God in the ecotone of faith and life" by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. As Catholics, how should we imagine our relationship with the world? We often talk about “walls” and “doors” and “bridges” to explain how the Church should either connect to the world...

And lead us not into temptation

"And lead us not into temptation"  by Fr. Thomas for Texas Catholic. In the last decade, the liturgical versions of the Our Father have been changed in both French and Italian to soften the apparent harshness of this petition. The French translation is now “Ne nous...