130 students, full of energy and anticipation, run onto the Santa Clara Academy field, eager to join their Jesuit and Ursuline mentors in a game of soccer, basketball, 4-square, and playground activities. The first day of the summer program begins, dedicated to providing these students an educational opportunity, to breaking the cycle of poverty within the Santa Clara community,...
Jesuit’s history is present, even 67 years later.
I stood resolute. Glaring at the menu board at the Wendy’s on Greenville. I tried deciding between the triple or double baconator. An amicable comment about my shirt roused me from my beef-induced reverie. “That’s quite a billboard you’ve got on that shirt,” an older, slightly bent but kindly gentleman remarked.
“Thanks… I...