We Are Brother Rice

During my graduation speech this year, I unexpectedly choked up while describing the soccer team's practice during this past fall playoffs of praying together with our student crowd.  It was a unique moment in a spectator sport - hundreds of student spectators quietly kneeling in the stands together with the team kneeling next to them and praying together before the game - its a visual image that I will never forget.  The message that this sent to our students, their families, and the broader community about the meaning of prayer & faith & brotherhood at Brother Rice is very powerful and for me, unforgettable.  It is a symbol of our mission.  As soon as I get a picture, I'll post it.  In the meantime, here's a photo from the recent lacrosse season that reminds me of faith and prayer and brotherhood....