Fifty meters above the Mindo Cloud forest, I fly through the air at 35 miles per hour, supported only by a harness and a carabineer. The metal cable screaming due to speed and friction, I soar over the foliage, never taking my eyes off the tangled branches that make up the rainforest canopy. After arriving safely at the next...
As stated in the Profile of the Graduate at Graduation, a Jesuit Senior has been formed into a man for others with his Commitment to Working for Social Justice, one of the six qualities of a Jesuit Dallas graduate. At the start of the 2015 Spring Semester, a group of selected seniors chaperoned by Asst. Service Director Mr. Mattachoine,...
Mission Waco, the host organization of a poverty simulation in Waco, defines poverty as “the condition of having no money, goods, or support with NO power or access” and believes that poverty simulation creates compassion, compassion which “brings new insight and purpose to life which is to hunger and thirst for justice and righteousness.”
On the afternoon of Thursday, February...
It's nighttime and the city lights dimly illuminate the mountains as the plane descends. Rushing through Customs, the officer stamps the student's passport to mark the beginning of their international journey. For seven days over Thanksgiving break, eleven adventuresome Jesuit students embarked on an exchange trip to Guadalajara, Mexico for the first time in nearly a decade. In Guadalajara,...
Poverty terrorizes people and families in America. People struggle to provide food for children, make payments on a house, or simply keep running water in their systems. Poverty has become an increasingly prominent issue and affects people's everyday lives.
However, despite the immense poverty in America, most countries suffer far more than we do. Regardless of our desire to help...
For the past sixteen years Jesuit Dallas has participated in an exchange program with the Instituto de Ciencias in Guadalajara. This program serves as a long-standing reminder of the connections we have amongst the Jesuit community worldwide and a staple of our commitment to global inclusion and citizenship.
In early February, nine Jesuit students, a mix of juniors and seniors,...
A handful of students flew to Los Angeles, California to participate in the Dolores Mission Trip. These select few students slept on the floor and spent all day dedicating themselves to serving the community. The trip is one of the few domestic immersion trips that Jesuit Dallas sponsors and is also one of the most culturally shocking. When walking around the...
Boarding a plane headed towards a new country or state, the Jesuit students wave goodbye to their families and embark on a trip that will give them an insight to the culture of their new home for anywhere from 8 to 14 days. But besides a glimpse into culture, these students will work to better the lives of the people...
