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...
Jake Oliver. Rob Giltner. Jordan Mastrogiavanni. Basil Seif. These were the first words of Mr. Tom Garrison, Principal of Jesuit, who on Wednesday, August 26th, began the 2015-2016 Senior Service Orientation by mentioning the names of seniors from the...
Fedora. Glasses. Mustache. Clenched shoulders. A mythic character touts into the spotlight with precise steps, his sleeves rolled up beyond the elbow to display an appropriate amount of the gun show that is his arms.
And then, he speaks:
“Ladies and...
Eight years ago, Jesuit only hosted one immersion trip for the entire school. Today, Jesuit offers 6 different opportunities for students to travel and immerse themselves in a culture unlike their own. The 6 different trips currently offered include Nicaragua...
Every few seconds, the monotonous machines connected to his body would emit another high-pitched burst of sound. Beep. Beep. Beep. As he tossed and turned in the uncomfortable hospital bed, more of his fine, silky, black hair fell onto...
An average day for a Jesuit athlete ends with a practice after school. However, this was not the case on Tuesday, April 7th and Wednesday, April 8th, as Jesuit sports teams abstained from going to practice and, instead,...
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...
Mission Waco, the host organization of a poverty simulation in Waco, defines poverty as “the condition of having no money, goods, or support with NO power or access” and believes that poverty simulation creates compassion, compassion which “brings new...
It is exceedingly hard to love others without a working heart. In fact, fulfilling all the parts of the profile of the graduate at graduation is impossible without a working heart. Many of us are fortunate enough to have easy...
