Principal Tom Garrison, at his news conference with The Roundup staff on November 9, 2011, expressed his satisfaction with the first ten weeks of the school year and his excitement at the prospects of change in the near future. In The Roundup’s first news conference of the year, Mr. Garrison discussed with Jesuit’s young reporters a varying array of...
An integral part of Mexican, Catholic culture, the Virgin of Guadalupe was the image that helped convert thousands of people to Catholicism after the Spaniards abused early Mexican civilizations. Today, the tilma where she appears has been studied by dozens to prove its divine nature. On Thursday, December 12, 2019, Spanish class attended a presentation about the story fo...
Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas offers young men an excellent, Catholic education.
One needs to look no further than the first sentence of Jesuit's mission statement to find that directly at the root of Jesuit, is a Catholic education. And with new faces and bigger roles, the revamped Campus Ministry team seeks to further bring the central Catholic values...
It's nighttime and the city lights dimly illuminate the mountains as the plane descends. Rushing through Customs, the officer stamps the student's passport to mark the beginning of their international journey. For seven days over Thanksgiving break, eleven adventuresome Jesuit students embarked on an exchange trip to Guadalajara, Mexico for the first time in nearly a decade. In Guadalajara,...
October 29th marked the 73rd anniversary of the Jesuit-Ursuline Underclassmen Homecoming Dance, a celebration that has decorated Jesuit's history, though a jitterbug contest would seem out of place at Saturday's sock hop. Students endulged in a stunning Paris-like ambiance this year, as the Jesuit and Ursuline student councils treated the student body to a captivating French theme, graciously accompanied...
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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...
"Daily, I pray to God to help me to not attract people to my fame or glory, but to bring them closer to God’s love and mercy." - Fr. Chris Kellerman
Earlier this year, four Jesuit priests were assigned to serve at Jesuit Dallas. Their service comes through celebrating Masses, hosting vocation talks, hearing confessions, etc. So, I conducted an...
Another summer of celebrations, graduations, introductions, summer school, and preparation for the new school year has come and gone and on August 21st, 2019, the Jesuit Dallas school community gathered together once again to mark the start of a new school year. Marking the first day of school, Mr. Tom Garrison' 92, Principal of Jesuit Dallas, kicked off the...
