Four years ago as we were wrapping up that 2020-2021 school year, I was on the hunt for some peer ministry candidates. Someone had suggested a young man whom I found out on the football field one afternoon playing catch. I asked him if he’d like to be a peer minister and he readily agreed. Peer Ministers are a group of Seniors who organize and run retreats for their younger...Read More
This year, we were honored to welcome back Michael Haxton ’78 as the commencement speaker for the Class of 2025. But Mr. Haxton’s connection to Bishop Hendricken runs far deeper than a single moment on stage. It’s a lifelong relationship rooted in gratitude, faith, and giving back. Michael first walked through Hendricken’s doors in 1974, reluctantly. Like many, he wasn’t thrilled at the idea of an all-boys school. But looking...Read More
Sean Croghan Bishop Hendricken Employee 1970-1986 Bishop Hendricken – RI’s Mythological Phoenix The myth of the Phoenix is often associated with themes of hope, transformation, and overcoming adversity. Such is the best way I can describe my sixteen-year association with this outstanding educational institution. Over those years, interacting with countless hundreds of students and parents—together with dedicated administrations, faculty, and staff—our Hendricken Phoenix rose from the ashes to become not...Read More
A Holy Relic Under Second Base In the 1960s there was a St. Kevin’s parish but not a St. Kevin’s church. The St. Kevin’s community held their Sunday liturgies in the Hendricken gym. We had a portable altar used by Saint Kevin’s and the school community for liturgies. After one of the student body liturgies, students and I were dismantling the altar. I instructed one of the students to take...Read More
“Success is peace of mind in knowing you have given your absolute best to become the best you are capable of becoming.” This quote by the great Coach John Wooden sums up what success is truly about. Success is about looking in the mirror and knowing you have given everything you have, every ounce of effort, focus, determination, faith, and love in everything you do to become your very best...Read More
