Mass: Feast of Our Lady of the Pillar First Reading: 1 Chronicles 15:3-4,15-16;16:1-2 Gospel: Luke 11:27-28 Reflection About 200 years ago, France was in the middle of a revolutionary war. The focus of the conflict was a struggle of power between politics, government and religion. By virtue of being a Roman Catholic priest, Blessed Chaminade [...]
Archive for October 2009
Reflection: Our Lady of the Pillar
October 12, 2009Marianist World Day of Prayer, October 11, 2009
October 11, 2009Prayer for the Marianist Family by Jose María Arnaiz, S.M. “Our Father, we pray for our Marianist Family with all its weaknesses and all its wealth. Look upon us with kindness; it is our mother and our family. Give it your grace so that it may become what it longs to be. “A family that [...]
Reflection: Our Lady of the Rosary
October 7, 2009Memorial, October 7 Mass First Reading: Jon 4:1-11 Responsorial: Ps 86:3-4, 5-6, 9-10 Gospel: Lk 11:1-4 Reflection I had a hard time choosing between the readings of the day and the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. On one hand, following the saga of Jonah always makes for an interesting read and, on the [...]
Andrew: Aspirant. Brother. Chef.
October 4, 2009Aspirant Andrew. Birthday Brother. Community Chef. On this night, he did it all—and the community was treated to an a home-cooked meal in honor of the arrival of his parents and his own birthday. A special, third-generation Caruso family receipe of lasagne, garlic bread, salad and wine—topped off with a yellow cake with chocolate frosting [...]
Thursday Mass at Founders Hall (October 1, 2009)
October 1, 2009Approximately 25 students, faculty and staff gathered in Founders Hall to celebrate the memorial of St. Thérèse of Lisieux with the Casa María Marianist community for the weekly Thursday evening Mass at Founders Hall. Experiencing a measured indoor humidity of 70 percent and temperature of 78 degrees, the congregation celebrated Mass with songs in English [...]
Marianist high school alumni dine at Casa
October 1, 2009Recent graduates from Marianist high schools—now freshmen at St. Mary’s University—joined the brothers at Casa María for dinner on Thursday, October 1st. Since a number of graduates of Marianist high schools attend St. Mary’s University, the Casa María community hoped this event would foster relationships among these students who share a common Marianist experience and [...]
