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

Christmas Concert

Forms I and II shared their Christmas Concert with our community. Thank you to Mr. Lewis and the boys for a wonderful evening of music.

Seussical Jr.

Highlights from our Middle School production of Seussical Jr. With our biggest cast yet, 40 students came together to bring the stories of Dr. Seuss to life on stage.

Aviation Pioneer Steven Udvar-Hazy

A group of Cistercian seniors attended a special talk with aviation pioneer Steven Udvar-Hazy at Circle T Ranch in Westlake. Through our partnership with the Junior World Affairs Council, students had a unique opportunity to hear firsthand from one of the leaders who helped shape the modern aviation industry.

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...