Young singles and couples recently attended a talk at Patrick McCarthy’s house on the importance of marriage and family. The talk was outside in the hot Houston July heat, but luckily the McCarthy’s served delicious tacos and cold margaritas to happily distract us from the heat.
More than 200 people gathered on Sunday, Aug 27, in Montevista Study Center in San Antonio, to kick off the Boys' Clubs starting in the Fall, and enjoy a social time together.
On Sunday, Feb 19, the club Forge dads and sons had a blast dropping eggs from the second story of Westcott. Only they didn’t break (well, most of them did not break). They were challenged with devising a way the eggs could be packaged so that they would not break upon impact. They had limited materials and very limited time to find a way to keep the egg safe. Considering the current price of eggs, all were relieved that so many eggs landed intact!
Friends of the Westcott Study Center braved the sub-freezing temperatures to gather and celebrate Christmas. The parties were held on Thursday and Friday, December 22nd and 23 at Westcott. The evening began with a Christmas meditation by Father Paul. Both floors of the chapel were overflowing, but parents of young kids and babies were still able to hear the meditation from the adjoining hallways. Folks were able to partake of a delicious pot-luck dinner. Alex Hoff and Paul Fortunato bought his guitar and led loud, joyful renditions of traditional Christmas carols. An awesome time was had by all, which is only fitting for the seventy or so people who confronted the cold each night. The only thing
The third campout of the Father-Son Club in the Woodlands took place over the weekend of October 22-23, in Taysha (thanks to Guido and Pilar for their generosity). The weather was perfect and the 20 sons and 12 fathers had a great time. Fr. Javier came from Houston and celebrated Mass and heard confessions. On Saturday evening we also enjoyed a first-class real Argentinian "asado".
The Rocket Build Project father-son group in San Antonio has been working for months in assembling a 7-foot rocket for a launch scheduled in September. The picture shows the group in its last meeting on July 23, 2023 at Montevista Study Center.