Virtue In the First Place

On February 3rd fathers joined Dr. Gerard Wegemer at Westcott Study Center to listen to the upbringing philosophy of St. Thomas More.  Wegemer’s scholarly approach to conveying More’s method of educating his children was appreciated by all.  According to Dr. Wegemer, More was indeed a ‘father in the full’ since his span of education took into account the ‘full scope of life.’

Holy Cross Chapel: Men's Lenten Forum

Houston Fatherhood Lecture Series 2024

The Fatherhood is a series of three talks on the first Saturdays of Feb, March and April from 8 to 10:30 AM. They are intended to help fathers educate their children

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San Antonio businessman escapes war in Israel, returning home

Joey Villareal was at a workshop at Saxum, a conference center 8 miles from Jerusalem, along with another 40 men from English-speaking countries, when the war in Israel broke out. After a few days of uncertainty, they managed to leave Israel, and Joey arrived in San Antonio safely. The San Antonio local news reported the adventure.

San Antonio Annual Canoe Trip

More than 50 fathers and sons from the San Antonio area enjoyed a canoeing trip in the San Marcos river the weekend of Oct 7-8. Activities included: paddling, camping, socializing, Holy Rosary, examination of conscience, boys and dads talks, and morning meditation. Fun was had by all!

Hot Topic

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.

Family Gathering in San Antonio

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. 

Electronic Contributions to Woodlawn

  1. The preferred method for contributions to Woodlawn Foundation is vial electronic transfer from one's bank Account. Please visit woodlawnfoundation.org to set it up. By choosing the recurring option, a fixed amount can be withdrawn monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. One-time gifts can be made this way as well. 
  2. It is also possible to set up contributions with a credit card or debit card. However, the transfer fees incurred using this method reduce one's support.
  3. If an online option is not desired, then contributors can mail a check to Woodlawn Foundation, 56 Harrison St., Suite 401, New Rochelle, NY 10801 or give their check to the local center of Opus Dei.
  4. Contributions received from those in a certain area (Texas, Chicago, California, etc) are used to support the apostolic endeavors of that area.

Patience Is a Virtue, And A Little Wouldn’t Hurt You

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!

Only The Snow Was Missing

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 Woodlands Father-Son Club Campout

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". 

Rocket in San Antonio preparing for launching

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.

LCT 2022, Largest Ever

Leadership Camp Texas 2022 final day was Friday, July 8, 2022. The camp involved 160 campers, 32 counselors, 5 directors, 10 rangers, 14 dads, teachers, doctors and 2 priests.

Virtech Launches First Activities

Virtech is a non-profit aiming at providing young adults with training in technology and virtue. On April 2, a seminar for young men was held at Rocky Point House in The Woodlands. The objective of the session was to help young men obtain the certification needed to pilot drones. The technical session was led by a Oswaldo Navarro a professional pilot and included theoretical and practical aspects. For more information or to volunteer, please contact William Colina (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Online Recollections

Online Recollections are no longer offered in Texas. The rationale to stop offering them is the availability of the recollection kits provided monthly by www.opusdei.org. For example the February 2022 recollection kit can be found here. Nevertheless, everyone able to attend in person is encouraged to do so. For recollections in Texas you may want to check where-you-are.net/recollections.

Westcott Fatherhood Talk Standing-Room Only

Colin Gleason delivered the first talk of the 2022 Westcott Fatherhood Series on February 12 on the topic of Fostering Family Culture, Telling a Good Story, and was followed by QA session. The talk was very well received by the more than 80 attendees with standing room only. The audio recording can be found at https://where-you-are.net/resources/fatherhood-talks/fostering-family-culture-telling-a-good-story. Please check the plan for the rest of the talks here

The Abreos Featured on TV

The family of Dr. Gerry Abreo's, a long time generous friend and cooperator, has been featured in ShalomWorld TV: https://www.shalomworld.org/show/joyfully-big. Notice Gerry is wearing an LCT t-shirt in the documentary.

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