Comments on: Where have all the Jesuits gone?

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:13:25 +0000

If you are looking for a Jesuit to blow your mind and offer guidance, I suggest the famed Richard McGowan. He will not disappoint.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:34:17 +0000

There is a large Jesuit presence on campus, and there are plenty of programs and functions designed to help students like you meet and talk with the Jesuits here. It is your job and responsibility as a student to seek out the opportunities on campus, and not passively let them go to waste. And just because you haven’t had a Jesuit professor in your first few classes at Boston College does not mean they are not an active part of the teaching here. If you want to take classes with Jesuits, register for classes taught by Jesuits.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:27:48 +0000

Exactly, Jesuits are helpful, but you have to seek them out at St. Mary’s and lunches with them can be arranged.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:24:26 +0000

I graduated from a Jesuit high school, and because of that I also took BC’s Jesuit status into account in my college application process. In high school I only had one class actually taught by a Jesuit, my freshman theology course. Despite this I had a fantastic relationship with many of the Jesuits at the school, and that is because I actively sought them out. While other kids spent their breaks doing homework or playing sports, I would often venture into the school’s pastoral office and chat with Father Tom or Father Carl, and those men helped form me into the man I am today. Many of the other students at my high school had as little experience with the Jesuits as you seem to, but the discrepancy occurs not because I had a courseload packed with Jesuit teachers but because I actively an consciously chose to seek them out. Perhaps your problem isn’t with the lack of BC Jesuits seeking to guide you, but your failure to seek them.