Thursday, November 19 and Saturday, November 21. Remember those dates, for what occurred on those days has only been documented in Dallas Jesuit history on three separate occasions.
Two weeks ago, a total of thirteen Dallas Jesuit students basked in the halls of Southern Methodist University’s (SMU) Meadows Museum, indulging...
What do Scooby Doo, 70's disco dancers, firefighters, Justin Bieber and Anchorman all have in common? The answer: Jesuit Homecoming.
On the night of October 24, 2015, an endless stream of excited juniors and seniors filed into the front entrance of Alumni Hall, prepared to have the time of their...
Mr. David Hernandez quickly glances around the room before his presentation, pacing back and forth. Room A214 appears to be shrinking as more and more Jesuit students crowd the limited space, hoping to gain key information from Embry-Riddle’s Assistant Director of Admissions. Mr. Hernandez clears his throat, and the...
Michael Boyson '16 and Andrew Arraj '16 shared the following reflections with the Jesuit Community on the September 25 Friday prayer service led by Campus Ministry. Their reflections followed the above video and were in response to Pope Francis's call for all young people to "Be Courageous!"
“Don’t let this be the...
Magis: The More, The Greater. –St. Ignatius of Loyola
Whenever I hear someone mention Jesuit, the first thing that I think of is the above two-syllable word “Magis”, a term that, at its very core definition precisely expresses Jesuit’s unceasing care for its faculty, students, and surrounding communities. Thus, one...
Invictus
“I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.”
-Ernest Hemingway
The Latin word “Invictus,” meaning unconquerable or invincible, doubles as the title for the 2009 movie that tells the story of how Nelson Mandela, the President of South Africa, united his racially and economically divided country...
A child asked his father, “How were people born?” So his father said, “Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on.” The child then went to his mother and asked her the same question. She replied, “We were monkeys then we...
“Got a beat up glove, a homemade bat and a brand new pair of shoes. You know I think its time to give this game a ride…Put me in coach, I’m ready to play today.”
In the words of the great John Fogerty, it’s that time of year again for...
“…To give and not count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds…” these are the words given to us from St. Ignatius in his prayer for generosity. This prayer embodies everything that Dallas Jesuit and other Jesuit schools across the nation strive for, characteristics like brotherhood,...
