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H4 Grad Mass Homily
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
453. Return a borrowed car with a full tank of gas.
480. If a street
performer makes you
stop walking, you owe him
a buck.
99. Nothing good ever happens after 3 am. I promise.
505. Your career in politics should end in high school.
103. Offer to carry a
woman’s bags. Especially your
mother’s.
9. Stand up for the little guy. He’ll remember you.
466. Bend your knees.
437. Never post a
picture online you wouldn’t
feel comfortable showing your mother, your
boss, and the dean of admissions.
Learn to ask the right questions. #lifeafterXS
Sometimes asking the right
question is much more important
than finding the right answer.
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
The way we frame the problem makes all the difference.
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
What if?Why not?
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
What if?
Why not?
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
“What if we send our students to study for six weeks in China, to learn the language, to embrace the culture, and to learn to live with one another
and grow up in the process?”
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
Xavier China Experience Guangzhou - Grade 8Yunnan - Grade 10Beijing/Shanghai - High 4
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
What if?
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
Why not?
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
“What if we have a different breed of Jesuits running the school?”
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
Fr. Art Fr. Xave Fr. Guy
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
“What if we also have a different breed of teachers? Encourage them to be daring and to experiment, grant them permission to commit mistakes in order to learn from them?”
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
MAGISCreativity. Innovation.
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
Call of DutyRelief Operations
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
1000 bags of relief goods50 sacks of rice
60 boxes of biscuits3000 bottles of mineral water
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
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X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
What if?Why not?
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
2001
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l Baccalaureate Mass Homily
What ifs and Why Nots X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l
Baccalaureate Mass Homily
NightclubA poem by Billy Collins
What ifs and Why Nots X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l
Baccalaureate Mass Homily
“a large man with the tenor sax that hangs from his neck
like a golden fish”
NightclubA poem by Billy Collins
What ifs and Why Nots X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l
Baccalaureate Mass Homily
He moves forward to the edge of the stageand hands the instrument down to meand nods that I should play.So I put the mouthpiece to my lipsand blow into it with all my living breath.
NightclubA poem by Billy Collins
What ifs and Why Nots X a v i e r H i g h S c h o o l
Baccalaureate Mass Homily
We are all so foolish,my long bebop solo begins by saying,so damn foolishwe have become beautiful without even knowing it.
NightclubA poem by Billy Collins
