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North Texas Giving Day

September 15, 2017 | Media

THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to Cistercian through North Texas Giving Day!!! Once again, the strength of the Cistercian community shown bright for all of North Texas to see.

The response from current parents, alumni, and alumni parents was absolutely overwhelming, with $672,681 raised from 767 donors! Amazingly enough, this is yet another new record fundraising day for the School. The Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) will provide an additional percentage of bonus funds on top of the money we raised yesterday, so our final number will be even higher.

Thank you! We sincerely appreciate such a strong show of support in helping us to continue our mission of educating fine young men in the Cistercian tradition.

Hawk Happenings

Form VI Gliders

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.

BraveArt 2025

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.”

Form III Rockets

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.

Experience Cistercian

Publications

Herod’s trial of conscience

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.

Reflections on heaven in the Lord’s Prayer

“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.

Reflecting upon technology and prayer in our lives

Technology is everywhere. There seems to be a gadget or app for everything. Computers for calculating; engines for ease; chemicals for control — is there any aspect of our lives untouched by instruments and processes?