Brother Ed Longbottom, S.M., district superior of Mexico, was the first Marianist guest to the Casa María community of the new academic year. Brother Ed, a former member of the community from 2003-05, was the aspirancy director who worked with current Casa María members Dennis and Bob.
Archive for August 2009
Casa’s first guest of the new academic year
August 29, 2009New faculty and staff gathering
August 28, 2009New faculty and staff at St. Mary’s University joined Marianists from the local communities to gather for a social and dinner at the Marianist Residence on Friday, August 28, 2009. This annual event connects professed Marianists in San Antonio with the newest employees of the university. A highlight of the meal included edible purple orchids [...]
SA Town Adventures
August 28, 2009A magnificent pagoda, cascading waterfall, bright flowers, colorful koi fish… of course, I could only be describing my 20 here in Texas. A couple of weeks ago some of the Brothers and Aspirants decided to take an afternoon break from meetings to check out one of San Antonio’s hidden (kinda) treasures, the Japanese Tea Gardens [...]
First Mass celebrated at Founders Hall
August 27, 2009Over 50 students joined the Casa María community to celebrate Mass at Founders Hall, the newest residence hall at St. Mary’s University, on Thursday, August 27, 2009. After a brief welcome by Residence Hall Director Anthony Noriega, Rev. Tim Dwyer, S.M. presided at the first-ever Mass celebrated in the new building and Brother Bob Jones, [...]
Casa Tuesdays
August 25, 2009Each week, the Casa María Marianist community hosts “Casa Tuesdays” where students, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to prayer and supper with the brothers each Tuesday evening, beginning at 5:15 p.m. Follow St. Mary’s students Tim and Francesca as they head toward Casa María for the first “Casa Tuesday” of the semester on Aug. 25. [...]
Reflection: The Queenship of Mary (Memorial)
August 22, 2009First Reading: Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17 Responsorial Psalm 128: How Blessed Are You (Mondoy) Gospel Acclamation: (Mondoy) Gospel: Mt 23:1-12 Saturday, August 22, 2009 First Reading: Is 9:1-6 Responsorial: Psalm 113 Gospel: Lk 1:26-38 Pope Piux XII established this feast in 1954, explaining that Mary is deserving of the title as “Queen” because of her [...]
Our shared expectations in community…
August 20, 2009As our new community gathered for the first time last weekend, Aug. 14-16, personal hopes and shared expectations for the year were discussed. This image is a visual representation of those discussions with individual words highlighted. Click on the image to take you to the original version. Image is from Wordle.
