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Lori Najvar, MLA ’05, of Austin, had her documentary, Czech Links: 800 Pounds of Tradition shown at the Alamo Drafthouse’s downtown location on Oct. 8. The film showcases a San Antonio–area Czech family’s annual sausagemaking weekend and was screened as part of the Central Texas Barbecue Association’s Texas Barbecue Festival.
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A Circumstance for Pomp:
H oly C ross Brothers Charles M cBride & Philip Smith On Sept. 23, 2005, Holy Cross Brothers Charles McBride, ’65, and Philip Smith, ’69, represented St. Edward’s University at the inauguration of Notre Dame’s 17th president. More than 4,000 people attended the two-day event that instated Rev. John I. Jenkins, CSC, in splendor and pageantry meant to honor the history of Notre Dame, a school founded — like St. Edward’s — by the Congregation of Holy Cross. “The inauguration ceremony was something right out of the Middle Ages — hundreds of academics in every conceivable gown and color,” said Brother Philip. “My impressions were that, as Father Jenkins is only the third president of Notre Dame in more than 50 years, the pomp and ceremony were very appropriate.” As a scholastic brother assigned to St. Edward’s in 1965, Brother Philip studied English and French and was active in the choir. He also assisted Brother Thomas McCullough, CSC, his Chemistry professor, by collecting beetles for experiments.
CourtESy of Brother Charles McBride, CSC, ’65
Mariscela Mendez, ’05, of San Antonio, was featured in the Nov. 11 issue of the San Antonio ExpressNews for her documentary film research on Latino Korean war veterans. The project began at St. Edward’s and was inspired by her grandfather, who was drafted at age 19. She would like to hear from classmates who know of more Korean veterans like her grandfather at mariscela_mendez@yahoo.com.
Holy Cross Brothers Charles McBride, ’65 (right), and Philip Smith, ’69, represented St. Edward’s at the inauguration of Notre Dame’s 17th president in September.
“Indeed, it might have been the only reason I passed my science requirement!” joked Brother Philip. Brother Charles, the communications director for the Midwest Province, joined the Holy Cross Brothers in September 1954. He entered as a sophomore in the brothers’ high school juniorate program in Watertown, Wis., and was professed in January 1958. He then enrolled at St. Edward’s, where he majored in U.S. History and English. One of the inaugural highlights for the two brothers was a Holy Cross–only affair held next to the original 1842 log cabin where Notre Dame was founded (it now serves as a memorial to Father Edward Sorin, CSC, and the Holy Cross Brothers who helped found the university). Father Jenkins and Father Hugh Cleary, CSC, superior general of the Congregation of Holy Cross, were among the many Holy Cross priests, brothers and sisters who attended. Brother Philip summed up the event best: “I was honored to do this.”
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