On August 19, 2022, the entire school gathered in the Terry Center for a prayer service. However, this first day of school prayer service is different from those of other years. This year's prayer service signaled the first time an entire student body convened in the Terry Center in three years. This year's Profile of the Graduate theme is...
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together." - Desmond Tutu
On January 31, 2020, as students entered the Terry Center for weekly prayer service, Tutu's quote appeared on the screen. Ever since the beginning, humans have been social beings, reliant on interaction with others to form a community and survive against the predatory wild....
On Friday, April 9th, 2021, a very special prayer service was held. Like in previous prayer services, there was a limited number of students present in the Terry Center. A majority of the students live-streamed the event from their homeroom classrooms. This week, the senior class was able to come together in a social-distanced environment and pray together.
The Service
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Every Wednesday morning, Jesuit holds prayer services in which students get to further their education, faith, and ability to understand the situations that surround them. This past week's prayer service was all about inter-religious prayer, and how to understand others who aren't Catholics, and their beliefs. I was honored to interview the seniors who spoke at it.
An Interview With...
On Tuesday, April 18th the Jesuit community came together to reflect on the virtue of Gratitude. During the prayer service, Gratitude was tied into one of the most important things here at Jesuit, athletics.
Prayer Service
At the start of the prayer service, we heard some short prayers. Then came the most impactful part of the event. Two seniors spoke about...
As the student body packed into the Terry Center once again to conclude the second full week of school, Mr. Earsing continued the conversation on this year's theme: love.
In sharing his own stories regarding his experiences with love, he reiterated how we become "Men for Others" through loving others. Mr. Earsing recalled how it is easy for him to...
“We humans seem to always find it easier to pray when we are afraid of dying, but most of us fortunately don’t find ourselves in life or death situations very often. But all of us as part of our human condition face another type of storm. We face our internal storms – involving relationships, family problems, and events we...
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 began by welcoming the entire community back for the 2017-18 school year, particularly the new freshman class of 2021. The...
