With the departure of Dr. Riemer, the Jesuit Dallas Community Service and Social Justice Office has employed help from former alumni James Luisi '09.
After graduating from Jesuit Dallas, Mr. Luisi attended the Loyola University of Chicago, one of many prestigious Jesuit Universities. After finishing his undergraduate degree, Mr. Luisi moved to the District of Columbia, where he volunteered for a year,...
“I want you to begin with the end in mind.”
These words echoed throughout the Terry Center as Mr. Garrison, principal of Jesuit, began the first prayer service of the 2014-2015 school year.
Elaborating on this idea, Mr. Garrison explained the necessity for every student to actively participate in his own personal development, his growth towards becoming a man for and...
When you think of a prayer service, what do you see? Perhaps a teacher praying with the assembly, or a coach sharing his life story, maybe even students speaking about their experiences with a service trip. What about a play?
That is exactly what the Spring 2018 Theater Arts class gave to Jesuit on March 23. During the prayer service,...
On Friday, October 11, a group of students and faculty, led by Ms. Madeline Maggard and Mrs. Michelle Williams, put on a prayer service about how people from other cultures experience their faith.
The Set-Up
After much preparation and reflection, the group was ready to present to the student body. That Friday morning, they all gathered to rehearse their parts. Ms....
Your teacher stoically hands back your test face down on your desk to hide your grade, because he knows that nobody would want to be seen with a score that awful. Even upside down, you can easily see the red ink that has bled all over your pages of hard work. You turn the paper over to see it, and your heart...
“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...
On April 16, 2024, the Environmental Society led the Jesuit community in the Care for Creation Prayer Service. Echoing one of the Catholic Social Teaching’s tenets, this prayer service seeks to reinforce one’s duty to caring for nature. Specifically, students and teachers are called to protect the planet and exercise sustainable practices in light of increasing environmental challenges imposing...
On August 19, 2022, the entire school gathered in the Terry Center for a prayer service. However, this first day of school prayer service is different from those of other years. This year's prayer service signaled the first time an entire student body convened in the Terry Center in three years. This year's Profile of the Graduate theme is...
