As all the Jesuit students piled into the Terry Center, a familiar song was being sung at the front of the auditorium, and as soon as everyone sat down, the prayer service was under way. Mr. Perry began with an introduction to the Christian virtue of hospitality and adoption prayer service and what it was all about. He believed that...
“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...
Each Wednesday morning, a flood of blue polos enters the Terry Center. There, the senior class meets before heading off to their senior service sites. Often unknown to the rest of the school, each service site is unique and offers different experiences for each senior. On Friday, February 14, with the help of the Campus Ministry Prayer Service team,...
Within the past few weeks, the prayer service team held two consecutive prayers service by the Campus Ministry team, the first about loneliness and the second about community. Joined by several members of the school community, the prayer service team returned on Friday, February 7 with a third prayer service about solidarity.
This prayer service had a greater focus on...
At the beginning of the year, Mr. Earsing and Mr. Garrison reflected on their own prayer services to start this year at Jesuit. Instead of focusing on one of the six profiles of the graduate, like they did in the past, the administration looked to focus on the idea of "gathering our companions," as we transition into a more...
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together." - Desmond TutuÂ
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 the first day of school, Mr. Earsing spoke to the student body about this year's new theme, open to growth. Mr. Earsing reflected on how to be open to growth and how to find consolation and desolation in your life. Recently, I was able to meet with Mr. Earsing to understand more about his decision of this year's...
