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2:00 a.m.--Placed atop the altar, the small flames of eleven yellow candles dance and flicker in the dim light of the synagogue. The subtle bursts of radiance from the candles illuminate the intricate golden Hebrew script festooning the walls of the worship space. At this early morning hour, two figures stand on the Bimah, or pulpit, looking out on to empty...
About 40 students and faculty members filter into the chapel. There is a low buzz of conversation until the voices are hushed and a calm silence falls over the people gathered. They have reconvened on a Monday night in late April to celebrate Mass, share a meal, and reflect on what they have all just experienced a month earlier:...
Prom is a tradition unlike any other: young men clad in black tuxedos enter the large ballroom with their dates dressed in luxurious dresses. A fancy meal is prepared and served to them, while later they dance the night away. Prom can be seen as the apex of a junior or senior’s year, and it provides a way to...
On March 29th, the Ignatian Day focused on the question posed in the Gospel of Luke: “Who is my neighbor?” Connecting the message from the I-Day to another "I" day, on March 31st, Campus Ministry invited a wide array of speakers to allow students to hear from a multitude of perspectives on and to begin to answer the question...
Time flies. Regardless of if you're a senior or a freshman, you can still imagine what the newness of Jesuit felt like. In April, these feelings are especially visceral as you move into the next phase of your academic career. Even though these feelings are seemingly exclusive to students, the faculty and administration sense these phases as well.
On March...
“Boy, those French! They have a different word for everything.” - Steve Martin, Comedian, Writer, Actor, and Musician.
From February 2nd to February 17th, Jesuit hosted twelve French students from Le Caousou, a Jesuit school in Toulouse, France. A group of Dallas Jesuit students traveled to Toulouse to experience life in France. One chaperone left with each group to watch over...
Students may initially view the Ignatian Days organized by faculty as just another day off of school, but within the moodle page lies an imperative tool for reflection over the issues of drugs and alcohol. While the subject matter may be an uncomfortable issue to many, Ignatian principles of discernment require these aspects of our morality as Christians to...
