David A. Armstrong, J.D.

10th President of St. Thomas University committed to serving STU by building Leaders for Life!

[Luce @lucyshow11]

Happy Father’s Day. 🫶 David Gates of Bread wrote this song in memory of his father. 🙏

[St. Thomas University College of Law @StThomasLaw]

To all the incredible fathers behind our Bobcats,

Thank you for your love, strength, and unwavering support through every step of the journey. Happy Father’s Day!

@StThomasUniv @STUPrez

#STUMiami // #STULaw // #STUFeatured // #fathersday

[David A. Armstrong, J.D. @STUPrez]

@JoshuaTCharles Wow! Excellent advice from a smart & loving Father. Glad you followed his wisdom!

[David A. Armstrong, J.D. @STUPrez]

Happy Father’s Day to my Dad, Bill Armstrong Sr., and my father-in-law, Herb Hafenmaier, both of whom are now in God’s presence.

Miss you both. You were the best examples I could have ever hoped for, and I am forever grateful for your love, guidance, and faith.

God bless all fathers, past and present.

#STUMiami #FathersDay #Blessed

[David A. Armstrong, J.D. @STUPrez]

This morning I walked the beach and prayed a Rosary for all the fathers in our lives, past and present.

I so appreciate all the fathers of St. Thomas University who entrust us with their children, all the fathers who serve STU, and especially our STUdent and alumni fathers.

God bless you all on this important day, and Happy Father’s Day!

#STUMiami #FathersDay #BobcatNation #Blessed

[David A. Armstrong, J.D. @STUPrez]

Took Mom and the 1st Lady to Mass last night at St. Bonaventure in Davie, followed by our first visit to Adrian Fish Restaurant & Fish Market in Southwest Ranches. Great food, service, and atmosphere!

Then we were treated to some incredible South Florida sights…a rainbow in the middle of a storm and a smoky sunset. You get it all in South Florida!

#STUMiami #SouthFlorida #Family #Blessed

[David A. Armstrong, J.D. @STUPrez]

Great STU team for Friday’s ARC Broward Golf Outing at Boca Lago Country Club! Joined by The Club at Weston Hills Assistant Pro CJ Chatham and STU Football and Golf Head Coaches Drew Davis and Brandon Slater.

Coach Slater went home with an old-school grill. Great day for a great cause!

@STU_Football @STUGolf_

#STUMiami #BobcatNation #STUFootball #STUGolf #ARCBroward

[David A. Armstrong, J.D. @STUPrez]

Friday at the ARC Broward Dwight Stephenson Golf Fundraiser supporting children and adults with disabilities. They are truly doing God’s work.

Great seeing STU alum David Perez, ARC Broward’s Development Director, Hall of Famer Dwight Stephenson, and future College Football Hall of Famer Ki-Jana Carter. A wonderful event for a great cause!

#STUMiami #BobcatNation #STUAlumni #Community #ARCBroward

[Echoes of War @EchoesofWarYT]

240 years ago today, the most underrated general in American history died. From a sunburn.

Nathanael Greene was never supposed to be a soldier. He was a Quaker from Rhode Island who ran his family's iron forge. He had asthma, a stiff leg that gave him a permanent limp, and zero combat experience. His own church suspended him just for going to watch a military parade.

So how did he end up commanding the entire Southern army? He read. He bought every book on warfare he could find and taught himself strategy from scratch. Washington noticed, and trusted him more than almost anyone.

By 1780 the war in the South was a disaster. The previous American general got beaten so badly he fled 200 miles on horseback. Congress let Washington pick the replacement, and he picked Greene without hesitation.

Greene's plan was insane. He looked at his small, starving, half-naked army and decided he could not win, so he would lose correctly. He ran Cornwallis all over the Carolinas until the British were exhausted, far from supply, and bleeding men they could not replace. "We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."

At Guilford Courthouse, Cornwallis technically won the battle and lost a quarter of his army doing it. That was the whole point. Greene lost almost every fight on paper and won the entire South. Cornwallis limped off to a little tobacco port to rest and refit. The port was called Yorktown.

Here's the part that should make you angry. To feed and clothe his men, Greene personally co-signed for war supplies because the government wouldn't pay. When the bills came due, Congress refused to honor them. The man who saved the South came home buried in debt that wasn't his.

Georgia gave him a plantation near Savannah as thanks. He finally had peace. Then one hot afternoon in June 1786 he spent the day walking a neighbor's rice fields with no hat. He collapsed from sunstroke and a week later he was dead at 43.

One last twist. After he died, his widow Catharine took in a broke young houseguest tinkering with an idea. His name was Eli Whitney, and the cotton gin was invented at the dead general's home.

June 19, 1786. Remember the name. Nathanael Greene.

[Khalil Pope @coachkhalilp]

Not too late to sign up for SUNDAY ⬇️

Come EARN that opportunity to be a BOBCAT 📈🐾😼

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[Emanuel Quiñones @EQuinones6310]

The World Cup has turned America into a discovery channel for the rest of the world.

And they are not handling it well.
In the best possible way.

Here is what they are discovering:

Free public restrooms. Europeans pay every time.
Free water at every restaurant. Just appears.
Free refills. Coffee. Sodas. Iced tea. Unlimited.
Free chips and salsa before you even order.
Free warm bread with dinner.
Ice in drinks like civilized people.
Air conditioning everywhere. Not a moral debate. A fact.
Parking lots attached to the actual place you are going.
Drive throughs where the food comes to the car while you sit in it.
Ranch dressing by the gallon.
Tex-Mex that cannot be explained only experienced.
Dental care that actually works.
Buccee’s. There are no words for Buccee’s.

Then they found the grocery stores.

Five of them within one mile.
Each one the size of an aircraft hangar.
Burgers. Steaks. Brisket. Ribs. Pulled pork. Lamb. Veal. Every cut of every animal ever domesticated by human civilization available in one refrigerated aisle at ten in the morning on a Tuesday.

The Germans stood in the meat section for forty five minutes.
In silence.
Processing.

They finally understand why we do not have trains.

We have roads wide enough for the cars we actually drive.
Parking lots the size of small European countries.
Airports in every city worth visiting.

Why would we need trains.

The Germans are taking ranch home by the bottle.
The Dutch found queso and briefly lost the ability to speak.
The Japanese are photographing HEB like it is the Louvre.
The Czechs are weeping in West, Texas.

Welcome to America!
The greatest country on earth.

[Fr. Rafael Capo @FatherCapo]

Happy 44th Anniversary of priestly Ordination to Pope Leo XIV! Ad multos annos! Let us pray for the Holy Father: May the Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies. Amen.

[David A. Armstrong, J.D. @STUPrez]

My last time on the San Antonio River Walk Wednesday morning before heading home after some meetings. A great way to start the day in Texas.

#STUMiami #SanAntonio #Texas

[David A. Armstrong, J.D. @STUPrez]

Tuesday night, STU SVP of Athletics Bill Rychel and I walked off a phenomenal meal at Mi Tierra Café in San Antonio by taking in some of the city’s historic sights, including Davy Crockett and The Alamo.

We couldn’t find the basement in the Alamo though!!??

#STUMiami #BobcatNation #SanAntonio #TheAlamo

[David A. Armstrong, J.D. @STUPrez]

Any time I’m in San Antonio, I try to meet up with one of our best STU alumni, Vincent Hennessy. A wonderful man who has truly paid it forward for so many of our #STUdents.

Always great catching up with a great friend and proud Bobcat!

#STUMiami #BobcatNation #STUAlumni

[David A. Armstrong, J.D. @STUPrez]

A special Happy Birthday song for STU SVP and CFO Diego Britto in San Antonio! STU Human Resources AVP Elmie Myrtil made it official! 🎉🎂

#STUMiami #BobcatNation #STUwards

[David A. Armstrong, J.D. @STUPrez]

Dinner Tuesday night in San Antonio with our friends from Our Lady of the Lake University. An authentic Mexican dinner at Mi Tierra Café was phenomenal thanks to our wonderful hosts!

#STUMiami #CatholicEducation #NAIA #SanAntonio

[Special Ops Magazine @specialopsmag]

Today on June 18, President Trump will award the Medal of Honor to retired Recon Marine Major James Capers Jr. for his heroism during a 1967 ambush in Vietnam.

Major Capers was shot twice and suffered 17 shrapnel wounds and other injuries during the April 1967 ambush.

Not only did Capers lead his team to safety, but he twice tried to get out of the helicopter carrying the rest of his teammates so that it would be light enough to take off, and had to be pulled back inside by his men.

Major Capers is the first Black Marine to lead a reconnaissance company and to receive a battlefield commission.

The 1967 ambush began when hidden explosives detonated. Capers suffered shrapnel wounds to his abdomen and other parts of his body and a broken leg. Despite his wounds, he ordered a mortar strike on the team’s position to keep the enemy at bay.

Then, even after losing a significant amount of blood and being administered morphine, he led his team to a helicopter landing zone. When a helicopter landed, Capers refused to get on board unless the crew took the body of the team’s military working dog.

Capers was originally awarded the Bronze Star with “V” device for his heroism, which was upgraded to the Silver Star in 2010.

[Dana Rachel 🇻🇦 @thyflameoflove]

One of the most memorable moments in modern Catholic history happened in 1979 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen was already elderly and no longer in the public spotlight. During his visit to the cathedral, Pope John Paul II made a point of greeting him personally.

The Holy Father embraced Sheen and told him:
"You have written and spoken well of the Lord Jesus Christ. You are a loyal son of the Church."

Those words meant a great deal coming from the Pope. For decades, Fulton Sheen had spent his life preaching Christ, defending the Catholic faith, and helping countless people grow closer to God through his books, sermons, and television broadcasts.

What makes this moment so powerful is its simplicity. It wasn't about fame, popularity, or influence. It was about faithfulness. After years of serving the Church, Sheen was recognized for what mattered most: his love for Jesus Christ and his loyalty to the Church.

It's a reminder that God sees every act of faithfulness, even when the world moves on and forgets.

💬 If the Church could only remember one thing about your life, what would you want it to be?