Confirmation Retreat
A team of Cistercian students went with Fr. John to serve the Confirmation Retreat at the Notre Dame School of Dallas.
Suffering and the measure of the world
I was deeply impressed by the answer a fellow priest gave recently to a question that I ponder frequently. When asked to name one unifying cause for the troubles that plague us as American Catholics, he simply said, “I think we try to avoid suffering at any cost.”
Service Project
During spring break several Cistercian students, parents, teachers, and monks joined forces to help Gospel of Life Disciples + Dwellings.
Drawing life from the side of Jesus
“Drawing life from the side of Jesus” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. I’ve celebrated several baptisms lately, and I think I’ve realized something beautiful about the sacraments: We come to new life through a mystical embrace, through sacramental...
Flashback
Photos from the archives!