Will Naquin '17

At graduation, a Jesuit student is expected to be religious, one of the six integral qualities of The Profile. The Department of Campus Ministry fosters this quality and provides students and faculty alike with opportunities to grow spiritually, proclaim their faith, and develop their relationships with Jesus Christ. Always seeking to better serve the Jesuit community, Campus Ministry introduces new programs...

At the center of the exhibition hall, a robust auctioneer announces the ever-increasing bids, his rapid and nearly incoherent speech filling the room. People flash bright yellow cards high above their heads, which signals their bid for the auction item. On April 16th, this was the scene at the Irving Convention Center for the 23rd Annual Bishop’s Pro-Life Dinner. Each...

Students file into the Terry Center, quickly sitting at the round tables that fill the room, eagerly wondering about the topic of the impending presentation. Each period of the day hosts a unique presentation, which never fails to surprise and entice the audience. On March 18th, students and faculty members alike celebrated arguably the most important mathematical day of the year,...

Close Up, a nonprofit, bipartisan organization that gives high school students a firsthand look at democracy and the federal government in Washington D.C., asserts their mission as to “inform, inspire, and empower young people to exercise the rights and accept the responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.” Every summer, thirty-six rising Seniors travel to the nation’s capital to be...

Young, budding eighth graders fill the Jesuit hallways, learning new information about the historic school, contemplating if it is an ideal fit for them. Led by knowledgeable Jesuit ambassadors, they make their way throughout the campus, speaking to faculty about anything from college preparation to freshman football. This was the scene at Jesuit for three hours during the afternoon of Sunday, November...

The mission of the Personal Enrichment Grant (PEG) Program is to assist professional educators in their quest to refresh, renew, and explore their professional and/or individual interests and passions. Personal Enrichment Grants offer the opportunity for an educational experience to Jesuit faculty members. PEGs offer enrichment in three different categories: growth in the ministry of education, training in a particular...

For many freshmen, Senior Convocation is just another dreary event with Mr. McDaniel or Mr. Garrison listing off the names of people they’ve probably never met, but, as students progress in their Jesuit career, they begin to grasp the significance of this event. On the morning of Friday, May 8th, the Class of 2015 finally experienced this significance firsthand. After all...

When people think of priests, all they consider is their spirituality and role as spiritual leaders within the Church community, failing to realize that priests, too, have personal lives and hobbies. On March 27th, two priests, Fr. Robert Murphy and  Fr. Edwin Leonard, a Jesuit and a diocesan respectively, spoke to students about their own paths to the priesthood and the...