March 25, 2025 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. John Bayer
One of the most important rooms in a monastery, after the church, is the chapter room. This is the place where monks meet to do various things as a community: hear an exhortation from their abbot; listen to a spiritual reading (often a chapter from “The Rule of St. Benedict”); deliberate and vote on the important material and spiritual questions that arise in a monastery, such as who should be the abbot, whether to welcome a young monk as a permanent member of the community through solemn profession, and how best to structure their lives to promote God’s purpose.
March 11, 2025 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. Thomas Esposito
Jesus poses a problem when He instructs us to pray to the Father with the words “hallowed be Thy name” (Matthew 6:9). Many Psalms exhort the faithful to praise or call upon the name of the LORD (Psalm 113:1; 116:13; 148:13), and others assert that “Our help is in the name of the LORD” (Psalm 124:8). But how can human beings hallow — that is, make holy — the name of the LORD (in Hebrew, YHWH), Who is already, always, and automatically holy, utterly beyond our ability to add to or subtract from, to influence or change?
March 7, 2025 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. John Bayer
The death of John the Baptist is a chilling story for multiple reasons. It is a story about the fury of Herodias, who hated John so much for speaking the truth about marriage that she manipulated Herod, her would-be husband, into murdering him. It is also a story about the weakness of Herod, who just waited too long to do what he knew was right – to the point that doing the right thing required a sacrifice he felt incapable of making.
March 7, 2025 | Media
Form VI students put their glider designs to the test after weeks of planning, simulations, and construction. After a month of work, they finally launched their individually built gliders, seeing their designs take flight.
March 3, 2025 | Media
Upper School students explored a variety of artistic disciplines during the annual BraveArt Festival on Friday. From silversmithing to printmaking, students engaged in hands-on workshops led by guest artists. The day concluded with the reveal of a new senior metal sculpture, “Christ the Redeemer.”
February 26, 2025 | Media
3, 2, 1, liftoff! Form III was “out to launch” in near perfect weather conditions. After the students help one another with rocket preparation, class anticipation builds from countdown to launch to hopeful recovery of each rocket.
February 25, 2025 | Media
On Sunday, Fr. Abbot Peter dedicated a Fr. Damian sculpture and plaque donated by alum Kevin Spencer ’85 in honor of James Harnett, Sr.
February 20, 2025 | Media
Still undefeated after three seasons and 1,104 days, Cistercian Varsity Soccer won their hard-fought final match against Houston’s Awty International School to bring home their third SPC Championship in a row.
February 19, 2025 | Media
Congratulations to our committed collegiate athletes. Next year, one will be teeing off at Nebraska, while the other will be en garde at Princeton.
February 11, 2025 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. Thomas Esposito
“I want to go to heaven” is a common expression by Christians when asked to give a reason for their faith. Curiously, the phrase “to go” or “to get to heaven” is not found in the Bible. While heaven is rightly considered the goal and magnetic pull on everyone’s spiritual compass, it is neither a destination nor a physical place as Jesus presents it in the “Our Father” prayer.
