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Dear Families,

The word “Advent” come from the Latin word “adventus” meaning arrival.

It is the season when we prepare our hearts for the arrival of Christ on Christmas.  As we enjoy our annual school traditions this Advent I am realizing how important they are to the children.  Many of the students have been checking with their teachers to make sure we are continuing certain traditions this year and visibly happy to hear they will continue.

I was recently reading an article by Allison Woods titled, “More Than Memories: The Importance of Traditions”.  In it Ms. Woods makes that point that trad...

Last week the Mount Royal Student Government sponsored a popular and developing tradition: Spirit Week. Spirit Week is an opportunity where students demonstrate their passion for Mount Royal. Like most school-wide events, upper school students and lower school students come together and enjoy each others company.

On Monday we celebrated our weekly Mass, bringing together all of those special intentions that have been entrusted to our school community, and presenting them to Jesus in the highest form of prayer, the Holy Sacrifice on the altar.

Tuesday was a day when visitors to the school certa...

November 25, 2011

As I was cleaning my desk the other day I came across a note that was made to myself. The note simple said, “reflection on MRA graduation”. The deadline Mr. Tremblay gave me was woefully missed!

There were a myriad of thoughts and emotions running through my being that beautiful June day.  Both sets of grandparents were in attendance. Our recently transferred pastor Father Richard St. Louis was officiating the graduation ceremony which included Mass at St. Joachim. (It must be noted that Fr. Rick was a great supporter of the Mount Royal Mission.)  There were the party plans a...

Mount Royal Academy hosted its 4^th annual Holiday Shopping Event in early November.  While the event had been run in previous years, this was the first time it was held in the new gymnasium in the St. Joseph Center. More than 30 vendors sold items ranging from lighted pine cone baskets to American Girl doll clothes, wooden items to jewelry, wooden folk art to locally made maple products.  Particularly popular were the hand knit and hand crocheted hats and many kids could be seen walking around sporting their new hear wear.

Vendors were very pleased with the event and many have already reserved...

I was recently dispatched to China by our Headmaster in order to meet directly with prospective international students with a strong interest in coming to the United States of America for secondary education.

As I have been interviewing students, speaking with other educators, and attempting to absorb the astonishing sights of the Chinese culture, my reflection at the end of the day has always led me to this question: Why is God calling Mount Royal to welcome Chinese students to our school community?

My observations have only reinforced my awareness of the distinct charism of our school commun...

Mount Royal Academy will be hosting acclaimed Catholic musician Martin Doman on Friday, November 18th for an evening of praise and worship. The concert begins at 7:00pm. Youth within and outside our school community will also be led by Martin through a spiritual retreat during the regular school days hours.

Martin is  featured on EWTN and Catholic TV, and is currently serving as director of praise and worship for Ave Maria University. Martin has led worship for Steubenville’s Youth Conferences. Families and youth groups are invited to join Mount Royal for a night of unforgettable praise and wo...

With only 2 weeks remaining in the regular season, the Knights have demonstrated significant growth. Our record doesn't quite reflect the improvement in team play, as we stand at 3-5 overall, and 3-1 in league play.

Losses are typically losses only on the scoreboard, because the Knights have competed well against all foes. The Knights have proven themselves capable of winning any game, but we have failed to cultivate a sense of confidence and focus that could potentially enable us to string together several wins.

The handiwork of God's gracious hand is always visible nevertheless, as evidenced...

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Dear Families,

When I think of missionary work my imagination can easily conjure up the image of the lone missionary going forth, struggling through hardships, arriving overseas, and bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to the inhabitants of such un-charted territory. Our Catholic Church from the beginning has been going forth to evangelize all parts of the world. It has always been awe inspiring to hear of such people called to a life of missionary work. My inspiration came not only from the work of the missionary but from the tremendous gift of faith and courage it must have taken to make ...

As was previously announced, the Knights hosted two soccer matches against Holy Family Academy on Saturday, September 24th.

Both games were action-packed. The JV game was filled with a couple of dramatic lead changes, while the Varsity match-up exhausted players and spectators,  as both teams very admirably challenged each another for the whole 80 minutes.

The final score of the JV match was 6-5 in favor of Holy Family. It was a game full of many 'firsts' in Mount Royal history: our first EVER JV game; the first time our younger players were left to compete without the direction and leadership...