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On Saturday, December 6, the Not For Sale club returned to the Mosaic Family Services Center to host a Christmas party for the kids. Like last month, from 2-4 p.m. Mrs. Katie Segal, the club’s founder and moderator, along with seniors William Janicki, Roman Kimbrell, Joe Frunzi, Levi Jobe, Nico Rodriguez, Alejandro Joglar, and myself played with the children. Fortunately Frunzi,...
Every year from September to December, students from various middle schools tour the Jesuit Dallas campus in order to gain insight on the daily life of a Jesuit student. So far this year, 650 8th grade students have visited the campus, considering it as a potential place to spend the next four years of their lives growing physically, mentally,...
In an era of smart phones and tablets, one might think that the Catholic Church would try to keep up with the latest innovations. However, at least in regards to the sacrament of Reconciliation, the Church encourages face to face interaction, removing the barrier of  anonymity that we rely on so much in modern times. Rather than developing “an app for that," the...
The Jesuit debate team ended the first semester strong, shining at tournaments around the city, state, and country. In mid-November, Jesuit debate team members showed the national competition their will to win and continue succeeding at Glenbrooks High School in Chicago. At the Glenbrooks tournament, the team of Adam Wiechman ’15 and Bennett Harrison ’15 won five of their debates...
As all the Jesuit students piled into the Terry Center, a familiar song was being sung at the front of the auditorium, and as soon as everyone sat down, the prayer service was under way. Mr. Perry began with an introduction to the Christian virtue of hospitality and adoption prayer service and what it was all about. He believed that...
Saturday, December 6, 2014, Jesuit lost someone very dear when Brother Gerald "Jerry" Landry S.J., age 81, who had been with Jesuit for 17 years, passed away of heart failure. He died only four days after leaving Jesuit, to retire to Grand Coteau, La. Born November 9, 1933 in the small town of Jeanerette, Louisianna, Brother Landry grew up alongside his...
This year for Christmas, there is a new item that is bound to find its way onto your list. No, it's not a new iPhone 6 or Xbox One. The Robotics team will be your Santa this year as they have come out with the stocking stuffer of the century. Their cutting edge Christmas ornaments are the center of the math commons...
Video by Jesuit Stage & Film Editing and Filming by Jack Durham '16 As I began my process of interviewing the man known as Father Edwards, S.J., I wasn't sure what to expect or anticipate when interviewing someone of such stature and nobility. Since I had never met the 90-year-old priest in person and I had only heard about his plethora...

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