The Importance Of Applying To Strake Jesuit
Everyone has their own journeys in life. The journey may be arduous but, we must endure it, because this glorious journey takes us to Heaven. My journey has just begun in my fourteen years of life and my parents and community have done a wonderful job providing for my spiritual needs this far.
When I was four or five, my parents and I would prepare some meals and drive downtown and distribute them to the homeless. Most of the time I would sit in the car, peeking out as my parents handed out meals to the seemingly endless line of homeless people. Some of the more rough looking ones scared me, but I remember one gentleman wearing a suit, but a little grimy looking. I thought to myself, for once challenging my simple five year-old worldview, …show more content…
And I would not be applying to Strake Jesuit as my first choice, unless I was absolutely certain that I would be receiving an excellent Catholic guidance and education. I personally believe Strake Jesuit with its way of Ignatian spirituality doctrine is one of the best methods of advancing on my spiritual journey.
Recently, I went on a trip to Mexico to help build a house. This trip gave me another chance to see more poverty, and to help them. I went and saw people who had been shot, people who had lost their families, people who had run through jungles, just to get a fraction of the life I had. It sobered me, and this time in fresh memory, with an extra eight years of life. It really taught me that I have a duty to serve others who are less fortunate, and Strake Jesuit’s motto exemplifies this, to be a man for others.
I am a very imperfect person. I always think I could be doing more, but I am not. Strake Jesuit as demonstrated above will help me along my journey, and give me more opportunities to help others by teaching me to be a man for others and furthering my Catholic education. Strake Jesuit’s Catholic education is sensational, but aside from that it provides an excellent education, amazing sports and is one of the best Catholic high schools in the state, if not the
When I was four or five, my parents and I would prepare some meals and drive downtown and distribute them to the homeless. Most of the time I would sit in the car, peeking out as my parents handed out meals to the seemingly endless line of homeless people. Some of the more rough looking ones scared me, but I remember one gentleman wearing a suit, but a little grimy looking. I thought to myself, for once challenging my simple five year-old worldview, …show more content…
And I would not be applying to Strake Jesuit as my first choice, unless I was absolutely certain that I would be receiving an excellent Catholic guidance and education. I personally believe Strake Jesuit with its way of Ignatian spirituality doctrine is one of the best methods of advancing on my spiritual journey.
Recently, I went on a trip to Mexico to help build a house. This trip gave me another chance to see more poverty, and to help them. I went and saw people who had been shot, people who had lost their families, people who had run through jungles, just to get a fraction of the life I had. It sobered me, and this time in fresh memory, with an extra eight years of life. It really taught me that I have a duty to serve others who are less fortunate, and Strake Jesuit’s motto exemplifies this, to be a man for others.
I am a very imperfect person. I always think I could be doing more, but I am not. Strake Jesuit as demonstrated above will help me along my journey, and give me more opportunities to help others by teaching me to be a man for others and furthering my Catholic education. Strake Jesuit’s Catholic education is sensational, but aside from that it provides an excellent education, amazing sports and is one of the best Catholic high schools in the state, if not the