The response to the Troops of Saint George is huge. What does it mean? I’m trying to put my finger on it. Perhaps it is seen as something that will add value to your life and the life of your children. We live in an era when the family is under atta...
Continue ReadingLiturgical Matters During Camp Outs The priest, not the captain, is in charge of all things liturgical. That being said, here are the norms and customs for the Troops of Saint George when camping. If Holy Mass is celebrated at a camp out, we want the litu...
Continue ReadingIt’s 2014! The Troops of Saint George have come a long way. We were an idea on paper back in May of 2013. Now we have over one hundred troops in formation, plenty of hard-working Captains and Lieutenants, a Board of Directors, an Officer’s Man...
Continue ReadingBaseball season has started. Last night I was at our first practice with my oldest son Gabe. Many of the dads were there, and we were enjoying the blue cloudy sky and the freshly cut grass in the infield. One of the fathers there began to ask about the Tr...
Continue ReadingDuring Holy Week we turn our minds to the life and death of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Although He is the Son of God with a divine right on all material things, He did not spend His days living in a modern home. He did not enjoy air conditioning, h...
Continue ReadingWe would like to congratulate our 1st Dragon Slayers. We’ve been going since the beginning of the organization and this year has been a big year with several milestones, one of which is our 1st ranking ceremony. We started the day with Mass and a sp...
Continue ReadingThis past May saw two junior cadets, three senior cadets, and two dads earn the Saint George Dragon Slayer rank for the Troops of Saint George Troop 31. The Dragon Slayer rank is earned when a cadet reaches the age of 11 and or when a son enters t...
Continue ReadingVeteran’s Day 2016 Irving, Texas – Porter’s Army and Navy in Irving, Texas since 1946, hosted their yearly Veteran’s Day benefit on Saturday, November 12th. Steve Porter and his wife Cindy helped the veterans out by giving the public a cha...
Continue ReadingMark your calendars for Thursday, July 20th through Sunday, July 23rd and the 1st Annual TSG Midwest Regional Campout and Retreat! While technically the 4th of its kind, this is the first year for a wider collaboration of Midwest troops and Round Hill-C...
Continue ReadingBy Sean O’Flaherty Early in the morning on May 30th a small group of cadets from TSG Troop 31, consisting of five senior cadets, one junior cadet, and two leaders, traveled to Gainesville, Texas for a special experience. The cadets and their leade...
Continue ReadingAfter 9 a.m. Mass at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Keller, Texas, we were blessed with a collection of American songs and hymns to celebrate Independence Day. As we completed the Marine Corp Hymn (and I fought back the urge to yell HOORAH), I was r...
Continue ReadingBy Liam O’Flaherty This Summer, TSG Troop 31 went on a sailing adventure out on Grapevine Lake. The first shift of cadets arrived at the docks by 9am and waited for the arrival of Capt. Glenn. Some tossed around a football while others jum...
Continue ReadingTroop 40 of Reading, Pennsylvania held their inaugural campout. It was a success and a learning experience. We embarked on a single night trip just to “test the waters”. Everyone had a good time and the rosary around the campfire was t...
Continue ReadingWith a pilgrimage to Saint George Maronite Church in San Antonio, Texas! The men and boys of Troop 1531 of New Braunfels were given a historical tour of both the church and Maronite Rite. Father Khachan also shared some history on the church’s pat...
Continue Reading(OCTOBER 9, 2018) — With all due respect to St. Sebastian, I think it’s time for a new patron saint of sports. If you’re not familiar with this third-century martyr, he’s the one typically portrayed with dozens of arrows protruding from his body. ...
Continue ReadingMarch For Life – Dallas, Texas 2019 On a cold and windy day in downtown Dallas, Texas, thousands of prayerful protesters gathered. The annual March For Life was held on Saturday, January 19th in support of all the unborn babies being aborte...
Continue Reading(October 22nd, 2021) by Captain Tim O’Flaherty October found some members of The Troops of Saint George on the pilgrimage road up in Oklahoma, USA. The third annual Three Hearts Pilgrimage, which is 35 miles long, takes place up near Muskogee, Okl...
Continue Reading(October 4th, 2023) By Mike Doyle of Troop 41 Blessed with perfect weather, five troops from Pennsylvania converged on Ridley Creek State Park in Media, PA, for a regional campout during the weekend of August 18-20, 2023. More than a hundred dads an...
Continue Reading(November 3rd, 2023) By Captain Tom Los Troop 31 of Saint George (Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church) spent the weekend as a family outing at Our Lady of the Harvest homestead in East Texas this last weekend (October 27-29th). The weather was ...
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