God's Treasure

The story goes that the Deacon, Lawrence, when captured by the Roman soldiers was asked to turn over the Church's treasure, which had been entrusted to him by Pope Sixtus, before he was martyred and was to be used for Rome's poor. Lawrence agreed and marched these poor folks before the authorities, calling them "the church's treasure." This action infuriated the Roman leader, and brought Lawrence to the gridiron, where roasted with his continuing good sense of humor, asked to be rolled to the other side when he sensed one side was cooked well enough. Is it any wonder that he's the patron of commedians and cooks? Think of him the next time your burgers are burning on the grill!
But he's right, the poor have always had a special place in the heart of God, the Church, and our Marist tradition. Even today in this volatile economy, all our Marist schools give as much aid as they can...never enough, it seems to cover everyone, unfortunately, because that was the wish of St. Marcellin in the early schools, and certainly in the mind of Brother Florentius when he founded Central Catholic. He put his project under the patronage of St. Theresa, so popular at that time, and still to this day. He knew he needed help from above, and it came. Witness 75 years of growth from 50 students to nearly 1350 today. God does take care of his treasure.
Bro. Rene