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- Reflections
Finding Purpose in Rest: My Experience at the Protestant Ministry Retreat
By Aidan Munroe (C’27) Going into the Protestant Ministry Retreat, I had just finished another hectic week on the Hilltop. Knowing that the retreat was centered around the…
May 15, 2024
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Student Reflection: Learning to Lean into the Zig-Zags
By Ruby Gilmore (SFS’26) It was cold, even for March, and I found myself grateful for the thermal layers I’d packed the day before. Sitting on maroon and navy cushions in…
May 15, 2024
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Finding Grace–for Herself and Others–in Event Organization
By Julia Vaughan (C ’27) Having grown up in a highly homogenous, Catholic community, Biviana Flores (C’24) has found a deep appreciation for the diversity of religious…
May 14, 2024
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Building Beyond BuSA
Cayden Olsrud (SFS ‘24) Reflects on Lessons Learned from Buddhism By Maya Mohosin (C ’27) When Cayden Olsrud first arrived on the Hilltop, he was struck by a sense of…
May 14, 2024
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Water, Wingspan, and Waiting
Isabella Wylie (C’24) reflects on her time at Georgetown By Heidi Rupke Before Isabella Wylie was in kindergarten, she completed her first kids’ triathlon of swimming,, …
May 13, 2024
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Looking Back & Looking Forward: Reflections from Ammar Hussain (SFS/MSB ‘24)
By Maya Mohosin (C ’27) Getting involved with Muslim Life at Georgetown was not something Ammar Hussain had to think about. Growing up, he was very involved in the life of his…
May 13, 2024
- Programs
Impactful Immersion: Georgetown’s Magis Trip to Rome
Theology of Pilgrimage By Jennon Bell Hoffman Spring Break for college students can take on a lot of meanings. For students embarking on Magis Immersion Seminars (MIS), the…
May 9, 2024
- Programs
Impactful Immersion: Georgetown’s Magis Trip to Jordan
Faith at the Crossroads: Religious Encounter in Jordan By Jennon Bell Hoffman In the fall of 2023, as Georgetown students finished their applications for the Magis Immersion…
April 30, 2024
- Reflections
An Unforgettable Umrah Experience
By Aminah Yusuf (SFS ’24) Back in my sophomore year at Georgetown, casual conversations among students sparked the idea of organizing an Umrah, an Islamic pilgrimage to…
April 24, 2024
- Reflections
Umrah: A Sense of Unique Groundedness
By Ikram Muhammedsani (H’25) The morning prayer, the first day we were in Medina, the city in which the Prophet Muhammed peace be upon him (PBUH) first established his,…
April 24, 2024