“Pray to find the good in the lowest part of the day...this will give you great power.”
Mr. Garrison, the principal of Jesuit, stressed this message in the first prayer service of the 2015-2016 school year on August 28th.
Elaborating on this point, Mr. Garrison emphasized the importance of the daily Examen, how it allows us to reflect on our...
Tabor Jones '16, Jose Rivera '16, Will Naquin '17, and Reid Hatzmann '18 shared the following reflections with the Jesuit Community on the October 16 Friday prayer service that was led by the Jesuit Dallas pilgrims to Philadelphia for Pope Francis's visit to the United States. Evan Jackson '17 and Nicolas Elizondo ‘18 also made the pilgrimage with two members of our faculty,...
On Tuesday, April 18th the Jesuit community came together to reflect on the virtue of Gratitude. During the prayer service, Gratitude was tied into one of the most important things here at Jesuit, athletics.
Prayer Service
At the start of the prayer service, we heard some short prayers. Then came the most impactful part of the event. Two seniors spoke about...
On the first day of school, Mr. Earsing spoke to the student body about this year's new theme, open to growth. Mr. Earsing reflected on how to be open to growth and how to find consolation and desolation in your life. Recently, I was able to meet with Mr. Earsing to understand more about his decision of this year's...
On Friday, April 9th, 2021, a very special prayer service was held. Like in previous prayer services, there was a limited number of students present in the Terry Center. A majority of the students live-streamed the event from their homeroom classrooms. This week, the senior class was able to come together in a social-distanced environment and pray together.
The Service
As...
At the beginning of the year, Mr. Earsing and Mr. Garrison reflected on their own prayer services to start this year at Jesuit. Instead of focusing on one of the six profiles of the graduate, like they did in the past, the administration looked to focus on the idea of "gathering our companions," as we transition into a more...
Every four years, the Campus Ministry team puts on a prayer service where the school prays the rosary together. The goal is to mix up the catholic types of prayers through the generations. This year, that prayer service landed on Friday, October 18.
Set-Up
The day before, members of the Campus Ministry homeroom opened and distributed rosaries in the Terry Center....
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together." - Desmond Tutu
On January 31, 2020, as students entered the Terry Center for weekly prayer service, Tutu's quote appeared on the screen. Ever since the beginning, humans have been social beings, reliant on interaction with others to form a community and survive against the predatory wild....
