Casa Maria Marianists

For the first time since March 3, 2020, Casa Tuesday has returned to campus at St. Mary’s University. The first post-COVID Casa Tuesday was held Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.

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Brother Snowman was born on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 at approximately 4:06 p.m. Central Standard Time. Weather conditions were ideal for his birth with the temperature hovering around 30•F for most of the day, along with a steady snowfall since 7:30 a.m.

Unfortunately, he lived for only nine minutes as he toppled over to his left at 4:15 p.m.

Nevertheless, his nine minutes of life brought joy to the brothers of Casa María and those who stopped by to take a photo of this unusual site: a five-and-a-half-foot snowman in San Antonio, Texas.

He is survived by the carrot used for his nose, five avocados which served as his eyes and front buttons, a blue hat and an old-school TeCaBoCa cap which he wore when he passed. The brothers intend to use the avocados for guacamole later this week.

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Approximately 4-6 inches of snow accumulated overnight on campus, blessing us with these rare views of campus this morning, Monday, Feb. 15. The last time we received snow on campus was Dec. 7, 2017 and Feb. 4, 2011.

With the departure of three (Jesús, Peter and Steve who left for the Novitiate) and the arrival two (Joseph and Memo, pre-novices) in the last two weeks, the Casa María Marianist Community begins the official start of the spring 2021 semester on the first Monday of Ordinary Time, Jan. 11, 2021. After Mass and dinner, and just before “Christmas de-decorationing,” the community gathered for its first group photo. Pictured from left-to-right (front): Mike, Jim, Les and Tim. Back: Dennis, Joseph, Memo and Brian.

A five-part video series featuring the exhibit on Marianist Origins in San Antonio, Texas, 1852-1927, at the National Archives of the Marianist Province of the United States

The Marianists of the Casa María Community at St. Mary’s University continued the Oyster Bake tradition amid sheltering-in-place practices Saturday, April 18, 2020. Since the community lives on campus, technically, the Pecan Grove is part of their “home.” Officially, Oyster Bake 2020 was cancelled so the brothers felt it appropriate to celebrate it at the place and time when it would have been held.

With the arrival of four new community members, along with one returning after being away for a year and another leaving to begin sabbatical, this year’s edition of the Casa María Marianist Community gathered for the first time during the Labor Day Weekend. Pictured from left-to-right (front): Allen, Steve, Jesús and Dennis. Back: Tim, Brian, Les and Jim.