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Cistercian Serves at the Bella House

February 20, 2019 | Community Service, Media

On February 16, several Cistercian students from Forms V, VI and VII went with Fr. John to serve at the Bella House, a charity offering a home to pregnant women in need. After meeting some of the organizers and moms living in the house, the Cistercian students set about disassembling, assembling and moving furniture, organizing donations recently given to the Bella House, and cleaning out a storage shed. The boys worked quickly and managed to finish everything on the morning’s to-do list. Coming so soon after the March for Life, it was good to support women as they courageously choose life in difficult circumstances. Students interested in joining next time can check MobileServe for further opportunities for community service!

 

Hawk Happenings

Keeping Irving Beautiful

Once a month during their free Activities period, Upper School students gather to pick up trash in partnership with the local nonprofit Keep Irving Beautiful. So far, their efforts have focused on areas affected by the frequently flooding creek that runs through campus and the underpass connecting UD and Cistercian.

MS Football

Our Middle School Football team is having an incredible season, 7 wins and only one loss so far! But even more impressive than their record is their character, grit, and humility.

Homecoming Week

Don’t miss the big game on Friday, October 10, against Fort Worth Country Day. Go Hawks!

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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...

‘The Benedict Option’

"‘The Benedict Option’" by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. Rod Dreher’s “The Benedict Option” (2017) has been on my list of things to read for a long time. As a Cistercian monk rooted in the Benedictine tradition and apostolically engaged as a priest and teacher, I...