Theology

Teacher Profile: Ms. Simion

Community is a major part of what defines Jesuit Dallas. Whether it be at football games, school dances, or in the classroom, Jesuit always strives to be a welcoming and comforting place for all. At the start of a new...

What do non-Catholics Think of Jesuit Theology?

Jesuit is a Catholic High School and has a large group of Catholic students. However, there are also some students who go to the Jesuit that are of different religious backgrounds. Since we have this religious diversity, it's important...

Ignatian Days: A Semester in Reflection

How does an I-day address social issues within our school and abroad? I-days have been much improved since their debut last year, and on October 18th and November 15th, the Jesuit community took a day off to participate in the first...

New Theology Courses: Catholic Social Teaching

New to Jesuit seniors in the fall of the 2017 school year are the three new Catholic Social Teaching courses: Environmental Justice, Peace and Conflict, and Economic Justice. Each class offers different topics on current issues. Mr. Parker, who teaches...

Exploring Treasures From The House of Alba And More!

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...

Catholic History Students Take Field Trip to SMU’s Meadows Museum

Theology teacher Mrs. Michelle Elchlepp has been teaching at Jesuit for years, but that doesn't mean she ever stopped learning. In fact, she's taken several courses at Southern Methodist University (SMU), including multiple art-focused classes. SMU even has its own...

Jesuit Theology Promotes Ecumenism with Field Trip to Byzantine Church

At 9:01 a.m. on November 10th, two junior theology classes jumped on a bus and drove through the morning mist to an unforgettable experience. Their destination was an Eastern Byzantine Church in Irving, where the classes intended to examine...

What Does It Mean To Be Human?

What does it mean to be human? Are we simply just the end result of millions of years of evolution, the unique creation of God, or both? That's what Mr. Stephen Pitts S.J.  and Dr. Todd Gruninger's presentation, What Does...

Teacher-Led Science and Theology Presentation

Last Thursday, May 3, two members of the theology and science departments, Stephen Pitts, S.J. and Todd Gruninger, addressed a very pressing modern issue: the duality of science and religion. In the presentation they had the audience questioning the...