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Cistercian Hosts Feed My Starving Children

March 8, 2019 | Media

On March 1-2, over 440 volunteers from the Cistercian school community – students, faculty, staff, alumni and families – gathered for two special meal-packing events in our own gym with the Christian non-profit Feed My Starving Children. Together we packed 102,384 meals for children throughout the world (474 boxes). These two events follow the service performed by Forms V, VI and VII with Feed My Starving Children at their Richardson location on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1/21), where 191 boxes were packed. Volunteers of all ages, young and old, worked together packing, labeling, boxing and shuffling items around the gym in a fun, upbeat atmosphere filled with excitement and music. It was wonderful to see so many different members of the Cistercian community serving together!

Hawk Happenings

Blessing of the Bats

Hawk Baseball held their annual Blessing of the Bats with Fr. Anthony this past week. One of Hawk Baseballs best traditions.

Student Council President

This morning, our Student Council President for the 2026–2027 school year was announced. Leadership is handed off. The torch is passed. Ardere et Lucere!

Rockets!

Each year, our Form III students take to the Hidden Field with Fr. Mark for one of Cistercian’s favorite traditions: the annual Rocket Launch.

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Publications

‘The Lord is with you’

Gabriel is not the first messenger of the LORD to greet someone with the phrase “The LORD is with you” (Lk 1:28). An anonymous angel hails Gideon, a young man from a poor and insignificant family, as the lad desperately hides his family’s wheat harvest from the marauding Midianites: “The LORD is with you, you mighty warrior!” (Jgs 6:12). Gideon then receives his commission to save Israel from the hand of its enemy and to be a judge over the 12 tribes.

Discerning Communion calls for truth in charity

Discerning whether to offer or receive Communion can be a challenge, spiritually and pastorally; but such discernment can always also be fruitful.

Hail Mary, full of grace

St. Luke gives us the angel Gabriel’s annunciation greeting to Mary as “Chaire, kecharitōmenē” (Lk 1:28). There are thrilling grammatical and theological mysteries packed into these two Greek words.