By Mark McNeil The Preamble to the Constitutions of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association (1970) offered a response to some troubling and pressing questions regarding Jesuit education. Chief among these was, “Does it really make sense to call a school ‘Jesuit,’ when many or most of those teaching and working in Jesuit schools are …
Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle High School (CRJS) is a college preparatory, Jesuit, Catholic high school that welcomes students of all faith traditions. Every CRJS student works one day per week at a leading Seattle area business through the innovative Corporate Work Study program. The wages they earn at their job fund a substantial portion of …
February 6, 2024 – De Smet Jesuit High School in St. Louis County, Missouri, has received approval from the Archdiocese of St. Louis to launch in August 2025 an academic program serving boys in grades 6, 7 and 8. This announcement follows many months of research as part of a contracted comprehensive feasibility study, inclusive …
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Cura Personalis at Georgetown Prep’s Residential Life Program By Mike Gabriele Cura Personalis is a uniquely Jesuit Latin phrase meaning “care for the person”—the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. This particular Jesuit idiom also accurately encapsulates an experience that is uniquely Georgetown Prep—residential life. Georgetown Prep is the only Jesuit high school—and one of the …
Are you a recent or soon-to-be college graduate considering full-time service for your next step? The Jesuit Alum Service Corps (ASC) is now accepting applications for service in a Jesuit high school beginning this July through June 2025. The Alum Service Corps is open to alumni of Jesuit secondary and higher education institutions, places new …
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On this episode of the AMDG podcast, Fr. Leo O’Donovan, SJ, former president of Georgetown University and current director of mission for Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, discusses his many leadership positions, his mentor Karl Rahner and more.
By Ignatius Plato Mary, a student with Down Syndrome at Regis University in Denver, wanted to live in a dorm on campus for her second year. Her parents questioned whether she would be able to live away from home. However, with support from Regis’s GLOBAL Inclusive Program, Mary is living on campus and thriving socially, …
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Bebe and BJ Cassin have a deeply shared conviction: Students from economically challenged communities deserve the same educational opportunities as children from privileged backgrounds.
On this episode of the AMDG podcast, Fr. Tom Curran, SJ, coordinator of the Jesuit Prison Education Network, shares how prison education is a prophetic statement against the dehumanizing criminal justice system.
January 18, 2024 — Fr. Gil Gentile, SJ, was honored by Nativity Prep Academy of San Diego at its sixth annual Magi Circle Award Ceremony on January 7, which recognized those critical to the establishment and growth of the school. Fr. Gentile served as the chaplain and a board member in Nativity Prep’s early years. …
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