b'PHOTOS BY JULIE WALLINGWE GENUINELY LOOK FORWARD TO CASA TUESDAYS, AND IT ENERGIZES US. Brother Michael Sullivan, SM Hearing from the Marianists over the years has givenher a deeper emotional understanding of their livesand faith, she said.Its literally just a dinner, like youre just eatingtogether, but theres something about it that unifiespeople, Hemmings said.Spaghetti Dinner shares spiritual foodat University of DaytonMarianist Brother Mitch Schweickart, coordinator ofMarianist student programs at University of Dayton,has gotten a bit of a reputation as Meatball Mitch forhow he dishes up the weekly protein at the SpaghettiDinner for Dayton students at the Marianists 301Kiefaber Community.Bro. Mitch noticed that, after the pandemic, thestudents were less familiar with the Marianists andthey needed to reintroduce themselves.With experience at Casa Tuesdays at St. Marys andanother Marianist spaghetti dinner that began in thelate 1990s, Bro. Mitch suggested Dayton offer a newtake on the dinners in 2022. They have different hosts, including Lay Marianists,as well as brothers and Marianist Sisters. The crowdstarted with eight guests and grew to 60 or more.Many who come are in their first or second year atUD and are looking to build friendships, chat aboutclasses or video games, and get some of Bro. Mitchshomemade spaghetti sauce. (See Marianist Table forthe recipe on pages 18-19.)It really is a place to encounter one another andto encounter the Marianist family, Bro. Mitch said.Dayton student Logan Stroeh, a first-year businessmajor from Westchester, Ohio, said the spaghetti doesntget old, nor do the conversations.If someone is willing to host like that, Im alwaysgrateful, Stroeh said. I thank the Marianists for theirAmanuel Collins, right, and Thomas Mueller share fellowship at a weekly Spaghetti Dinner at University service because they dont have to do that, but theyof Dayton (Ohio) in April. want to do that. And that is really special. Jennifer R. Lloyd is executive editor of Gold & Blue, a magazine of St. Marys University in San Antonio16Call 1.800.348.4732'