The Terry Center, filled with Jesuit Dallas and Strake students, teachers, and guests, sit in anticipation for the mass said by Father Carlos Esparza S.J., class of '98. Father Esparza's return to Jesuit is preceded by working with the Department of Defense, joining the Jesuits, working at Jesuit Strake, and now preaching in Denver, Colorado. He returns to the...
Most people who have heard of Jesuit Dallas recognize golfing legend Jordan Spieth. They may even remember the prestigious basketball and football programs, which continue to dominate year after year. But, if you were to ask these same people what students Nico Elizondo '18, Peter Papanicolaou '18 and, Joseph Pitman '16 all have in common, chances are, you would draw a...
Father Esparza SJ '98 walks into the Terry Center on November 20, 2015, greeted by an extremely familiar setting. He gingerly walks up to the podium and looks out over 1000+ Jesuit faculty members, students, and other friends of the school, seeing the opposite end of his view almost 20 years ago as a student. The Jesuit alumnus turned...
Always a special time of year, homecoming weekend was no different this November, as Jesuit graduates from across the country came together to enjoy barbecue and live music while celebrating their shared Jesuit brotherhood.
After the school joined together for Ranger Day festivities and the Jesuit Rangers football team triumphed in their Homecoming game against R.L. Turner on Friday night,...
Successful business owner, generous benefactor, loving father, and devout husband Joseph V. Hughes placed a comically small blue beanie upon his head before an audience of over a thousand current Jesuit students, faculty, and guests on the morning of Thursday, November 5th, 2015.
As a quiet wave of chuckling reverberated through the crowd, he patiently waited with a straight face...
The excited cluster of Jesuit students crowd around the wise white-haired man standing tall in fresh scrubs. The students eagerly try to get a glimpse of the sign on the door, hoping to learn what was in store for them today. Quieting the students, the veteran doctor begins to explain the purpose of the medical experiment, saying that the lab studies crystallizing proteins....
The average American sees over 50,000 ads in a day, a 150% increase from 30 years ago. In this growing landscape inundated with advertisements screaming 'Look here!' or 'Buy this!', it can be easy to be overloaded with information. In fact, many of these ostensibly memorable TV commercials are often overlooked, but could some of the most prominent ads have been...
Slavery. When you read that word, what thoughts or time periods come to mind? While there are several answers, something that you might not have thought about is United States slavery. No, I’m not talking about the 1700’s, I’m talking about right now.
The term slavery refers to someone who is considered “property” of someone else and has lost their free...
