Mission/Immersion

Solidarity and Faith: Jesuit Dallas Students Embark on Quispicanchi Mission Trip

There, on the imposing shelf of an Andean mountain sat in a staggered circle two groups of high-school age, young adults, drastically different in their upbringing yet remarkably unified. Through grins and laughs, simple translations were exchanged from English...

Human Connections: Jesuit Travels to China

From Saturday, June 27 to Monday, July 6, a group of 16 Jesuit students ranging from rising sophomores to rising seniors, along with three Jesuit faculty members (Mrs. Lu, Mr. Gan and Mr. Pinto) embarked on a journey to...

A Reflection on a Service Trip to Peru

They taught me. They loved me. They made me feel happy and appreciated. This experience began during the summer before my junior year (June 28th - July 10th 2024) when I joined seven other Jesuit students on the school...

Summer Service Trip: Quispicanchi 2025

  "I don't want you to come out of this experience feeling thankful for what you have," said Dr. Michael Reimer during student reflection, "but I want you to gain an understanding of their lives along with yours." His words...

A Love For Food – Jesuit Cultural Experiences

I have been on many Jesuit social immersion trips: Guatemala, Guadalajara, and China. Each of these trips was one of a lifetime, and some of the most memorable experiences of each trip was the food. Each place had its...

Summer Service Encounter: Quispicanchi Peru

¡Mira Mira! The kids would say, holding out a piece of paper with their school assignment or a beautiful craft they had just made. Everywhere I turned, I would see smiling faces on loving people who were excited to...

China Immersion Trip 2024: Many Memories and Amazing Food

Hello, my name is Gionni Gutierrez, and I went on the 2024 China Immersion Trip in July, and today I will be telling you about the greatest experience I have ever had. Great Wall When we went to the Great Wall,...

2024 Guatemala Service Immersion Trip: Friendships, Community Service, Deeds of Goodwill

Hello, my name is Gionni Gutierrez, and I recently went on the Guatemala Service and Justice trip, which I will be telling you about in this article. Day 1 - Airport and Welcome Dinner When we arrived in Guatemala, we got...

The Jesuit Brotherhood: Dallas to Guadalajara

For the past sixteen years Jesuit Dallas has participated in an exchange program with the Instituto de Ciencias in Guadalajara. This program serves as a long-standing reminder of the connections we have amongst the Jesuit community worldwide and a...