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Freshman Mixer

August 29, 2018 | Media

The freshmen wasted no time in jumping into the social aspect of Upper School! Kudos to them for doing a wonderful job decorating and then hosting the Freshmen Mixer. Fr. Anthony must be very proud. More pictures can be found at the Cistercian Hawks Flickr page.

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!

Experience Cistercian

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...

‘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...