This Summer, nine members of our faculty and staff are walking a route in Spain with sites related to the life of St. Ignatius. The following post by Mr. Paul Kolker '03 is the fifth in a series of their reflections.
"Why do I do this to myself?" asked Esperanza, one of the fellow pilgrims we did not originally expect to...
The pack bears down onto his back, the straps dig into his shoulder blades while drops of sweat cascade down, absorbed by the arid dirt. The force not only pressures his shoulders, but his mind as well; the idea of representing the fallen soldiers hangs over his head, pushing him through every step. He takes out a bottle of...
Last week, the Hope Squad held its annual weeklong event that promotes mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Hope week seeks to celebrate the hope and love that fills our Jesuit community. The culmination of a year's worth of planning is finally happening, and I’ll be recapping the highlights of each day.
Monday:
On Monday the 14th Hope Squad - led...
As the blazing hot days of summer come to a close, fall creeps in, and with fall comes MLB playoffs, football, and the Annual Jesuit Pick 'Em League. In its fifth year of existence, the league offers students the chance to predict winners of various NFL and NCAA football games through weekly “quizzes.” The Jesuit Pick 'Em League brings...
A child asked his father, “How were people born?” So his father said, “Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on.” The child then went to his mother and asked her the same question. She replied, “We were monkeys then we evolved to become like we are now.” The child ran...
Cheering was not the only thing that occurred during the varsity basketball game last Tuesday, February 5, 2013. For those of you who didn’t attend the game, you would’ve seen a large array of homemade baked goods and purple t-shirts in the entry way of the athletic tower. During the game, Student Council, with the aid of Mr. Colin...
On March 23 of this year, a 40-mile per hour desert wind blew the Japanese-owned Ever Given cargo ship to wedge 30 degrees into the side of the world’s most vital maritime commerce artery, the Suez Canal.
Shortly after, global eyes watched release efforts to free the lodged ship and allow over 400 other cargo to continue their journey.
Egyptian tug...
On a wet and rainy Saturday morning, a group of 41 small group leaders comprised of juniors and seniors began setting up for the Freshman Retreat, the first milestone of the class of 2014’s journey through Jesuit. The Freshman Retreat is the first of many retreats in a student’s Jesuit career. It is also one of the most important....
