On February 29, 2023, the Class of 2025 arrived on campus for their sophomore retreat. To understand more about the retreat, I interviewed the sophomore counselors and a student.
Mr. Williams' Thoughts
When asked about whether the retreat was a success, Mr. Williams said: "Yes. The sophomores spent time together, feeling a little bit of camaraderie, and have some moments where...
On April 5, 2023, the Junior Class of 2024 underwent a day-long retreat on campus. Juniors were divided into groups led by PALS (junior service organization) members. Throughout the retreat, students completed many activities from ranking the best senior experiences to listening to faculty talks about faith and leadership. Later that evening, the Junior Cross Mass was held to...
On February 22nd, Jesuit students and faculty packed into the Terry Center to celebrate the beginning of the Lenten season by hosting mass on the Holy Day of Obligation of Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday honors the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert leading up to his passion and death. Through this season of reflection, Jesus calls on...
On February 7, 2023, the Jesuit community came together to celebrate a prayer service about the variety of languages students speak in our school. The service highlighted many different languages and how some of the most popular languages in Catholicism translate and sound like in different languages. In this prayer service the reflected scripture passage came from 1 Cor...
On Tuesday, January 24, the Jesuit community gathered together to celebrate the first all-school mass of the year. The mass was given by Father Kellerman and Deacon Knight. The mass celebrated the Feast Day of Saint Frances de Sales, a doctor of the Church.
The Homily
During the homily, Fr. Kellerman emphasized the importance of loving one another and how we...
On Tuesday, January 10, The Godly Guys hosted the first all-school prayer service for the year. The main theme for the prayer service was to try and understand your identity with Christ and how in the new year you can grow your relationship with God. The Jesuit community was told that at first, we are children and followers of...
Roman Catholics are expected to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation at least once or twice a year. Preferably, it is highly recommended that Catholics receive the sacrament during Advent and Lent. In December, the Jesuit Dallas Campus Ministry offered the opportunity to receive this incredible sacrament. During lunch periods from December 5-8, the Jesuit priests would listen to a...
Last Tuesday, November 1, the Jesuit community not only came together for their monthly liturgy service, but also as the first day of blazers. This Mass celebrated All Saints' Day, a special occasion where the Church celebrates all of the holy men and women who have been recognized with the title of a Saint. In addition, All Saints Day...
