The coordinating committee of Marianist LIFE South hosted a Marianist Family gathering at Casa María on Saturday, Feb. 27. The committee met this weekend at St. Mary’s University to finalize plans for the summer retreat. Guests included a diverse assortment of Marianist affiliation—laity, sisters, brothers and priests as well as students, alumni, faculty and staff [...]
Archive for February 2010
Marianist Family gathers at Casa María
February 27, 2010Thursday Mass celebrated at Flores Hall
February 25, 2010About 30 gathered in Flores Residence Hall lounge to celebrate Mass with the Marianists of Casa María on Feb. 25. Rev. Rudy Vela, vice president for Mission and Identity at St. Mary’s University, presided at the liturgy—which was the highest attended Thursday evening Mass of the semester. Many students chose to conclude the student-organized “Prayer [...]
Capirotada, Mexican-style bread pudding for Lent, enjoyed at Casa Tuesday
February 23, 2010Students and staff of St. Mary’s gathered at Casa María to celebrate the first Tuesday of Lent with a Taizé-style evening prayer and supper which featured Capirotada, a Mexican-style bread pudding for Lent, on Feb. 23. Each ingredient of capirotada has a symbolic reference to Christ’s suffering on the cross—cinnamon sticks for the wood of the [...]
Reflection: 1st Tuesday of Lent
February 23, 2010Mass: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 First Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11 Responsorial: Psalm 33:4-7,16-19 Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15 I encountered someone this weekend who takes exception to the last lines of today’s Gospel. In his mind, a God that is all loving and all forgiving would not hold us to human standards. An all loving God would forgive [...]
Cheering on the Rattlers
February 20, 2010Norman gets his face painted blue before the Rattler basketball game against arch-rival Incarnate Word Cardinals on Feb. 20. The Rattlers fell in OT 78-75.
Casa María begins observance of Lent
February 17, 2010As part of the community’s lenten observances, the Casa María chapel was rearranged by the community’s office of religious life to signal the end of one liturgical season and the start of the next. Special intentions for the 40 countries in most need (note: site not updated) as well as ‘lenten prayer partners’ are a [...]
Casa Tuesday celebrates Mardi Gras
February 16, 2010Above: Brother Ralph Neumann (Holy Rosary Community) finds the baby hidden in his slice of king cake during a Mardi Gras celebration at Casa Tuesday on Feb. 16. Above: Brother Ralph celebrates finding the baby in his king cake with Aspirant Norman. Above: Sister Gretchen slices a piece of king cake. See more photos on [...]
