March for Life

This past Thursday, Sister Lauren Trinh, our beloved Benedictine Sister, led her Pro-Life Students to the March for Life in Washigton D.C. At the stroke of midnight on the evening before, they gathered at St. Walburga's Monastery to join our Benedictine Brothers of St. Benedict's Prep .

As Catholics, we believe every human being from the moment of conception to the moment of our last breath has a right to live and not be killed by another human being. Every human being has inherent dignity and intrinsic value. This belief is also upheld by article 2 of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights. "No one, especially the unborn, shall be arbitrarily deprived of his/her life."

God's Choice is Life because He created us in His image and likeness out of love! How beautiful is God's precious gift of life.

We have a New President!

On this 200th celebration of the Gettysburg Address, our school community gathered as one family to listen to President Barack Obama proclaim once again that “this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom.” On this momentous occassion, Barack Obama placed his hand on the same Holy Bible that President Lincoln placed his hand on during his official oath of office of the Constitution of the United States. And he, like President George Washington and so many other presidents before him, prayed aloud, “So Help me God”.

It was a true day of celebration and joy as our Benedictine Academy Student Council began the day with an Inaugural Breakfast for our students and staff. Later in the morning, our African American Club called our community together to honor the Most Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in song and speech. The students were most inspiring as they shared both Martin Luther King's

"I have a Dream" and their own dreams for our nation.

May God Bless President Barack Obama and the United States of America. Amen

Silent Night, Holy Night!

It was a winter wonderland as we entered into the last week of Advent. An early Christmas present from the heavens above pre-empted our Reconciliation Service. A three day weekend wrapped in snow! On the last day before Christmas break, we gathered together as one sacred community and began our morning with the celebration of the Holy Mass. Father Meno Chica braved the ice and shared an inspiring homily to our students, faculty, staff, and friends. He, like John the Baptist, prepared our hearts and minds to receive the gift of Jesus. How blesssed were we to have him be part of our one sacred community, our Benedictine family! May God Bless You one and all with a most blessed Healthy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

Our Campus Ministers are busy helping Santa's elves gather gifts for the needy families, as the National Honor Society and the Gospel Choir visit the sick and the elderly at nearby nursing homes and hospitals. Spreading good cheer and the Christmas Spirit is what Christmas is all about! We are wishing all of our families, friends and readers a very Merry Christmas and blessed New Year.

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Last Friday, we gathered as one sacred community to pray to Mary, Our Lady of the Americas:

"God of power and mercy,

You blessed the Americas at Tepeyac with the presence of the Virgin Mary at Guadalupe. May her prayers help all women and men to accept each other as sisters and brothers. May your peace reign in the world and in our hearts.

We ask this, as always, through our Lord, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen."

St. Mary's

In celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Campus Ministers known as "Hearts of Trust" headed to St. Mary's parish to wrap Christmas gifts for needy families. As we wrapped the gifts with loving care, we prayed that each person would be blessed with the peace & joy of Christmas.

Roots Of Action

Filled with energy and fresh ideas, Michel Chikwanine and Katie Meyler of Free the Children shared their heart-moving stories in a dynamic multi-media presentation. Everyone left the auditorium with the hope and strong conviction that we can be the positive change in our world today.

Our O'Ambassador Student Leadership Team also had the privilege of participating in an all day Leadership Training workshop with Katie and Michel. Focusing on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals of poverty, education, health, and sustainable development, our students reflected on their dream for a new global community:

"I have a dream that one day I can be a voice for the voiceless... that my talents, whatever they may be, can change the world for the better. I have a dream to be the spark, the explosion that forces the world's eyes open. I dream of a world so full of love that there will be no place for hate, or injustice, or greed. I have a dream to leave this earth a better place than what it was when I entered..." Sonia, Class of 2009