Prayer Service

First Words

After months of empty classrooms and silent hallways, Jesuit became crammed with smiling faces as the first bells signaled the beginning of the new school year. The new school year ushered in a wide assortment of emotions, ranging from senior...

Who is Leaving? Theater Arts Prayer Service

When you think of a prayer service, what do you see? Perhaps a teacher praying with the assembly, or a coach sharing his life story, maybe even students speaking about their experiences with a service trip. What about a...

Mr. Garrison Sets The Tone For 2017-2018

After three long months away from homework, tests, and extracurricular activities, students here at Jesuit started the new school year in the Terry Center as Mr. Garrison addressed students and faculty in the annual “Principal’s Prayer Service.” Mr. Garrison...

Sharing Faith Traditions

Photography by Tucker Redding, SJ On January 27th, 2017 the Jesuit community engaged in a prayer service to encourage “sincere dialogue among men and women of different faiths may produce the fruits of peace and justice” (Pope Francis 2016).  Three...

Student Council Prayer Service

The Student Council Prayer Service is an annual tradition at Jesuit that allows representatives on Student Council to lead the school in prayer. Led by the reflections of Reid Hatzmann ‘18 and Steven Mancillas ‘17, this prayer service focused on how...

The Importance of Prayer

Hundreds of students, faculty, and guests file into the the Terry Center, preparing for this very special occasion. A buzz of excitement hums over the audience as students shuffle their feet, anxiously waiting for the prayer service to begin....

Change Agents for God: Earsing’s Prayer Service

"The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil." - Essex University Professor Dr. Xun Zhou The President of Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, Mr. Earsing, echoed this solemn...

United Through the Rosary

As on most Fridays, the students slowly marched to the Terry Center to attend normal Friday prayer service or mass.  But the moment their chairs entered eyesight, each student knew something was different, and everybody was pleasantly surprised to find a rosary waiting...

The Art of Failure

Your teacher stoically hands back your test face down on your desk to hide your grade, because he knows that nobody would want to be seen with a score that awful. Even upside down, you can easily see the red ink...