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Mercy in Action at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice

All of us, every human on earth, is a representative figure of God,” Lisa Sharon Harper said to a ballroom full of young social justice advocates. “Not on our watch will the…

December 8, 2016

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Programs

Every gift for ESCAPE will be doubled this year

Every gift for ESCAPE will be matched dollar for dollar this year.  Please give today to help enhance this important campus ministry program for freshmen and transfer students.…

December 7, 2016

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Reflections

Tomorrow’s Election

Members of the Georgetown Community: We are quickly approaching the conclusion of one of the most bitter and divisive election seasons in recent memory. We have heard from many…

November 7, 2016

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Georgetown Earns Prestigious White House Honor for Interfaith Community Service

Oct. 31, 2016 – The university has won the White House’s Interfaith Community Service Award for fostering meaningful relationships among its community members of differing…

October 31, 2016

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A New Aron Kodesh, a Torah Ark, for Jewish Life

I began working as a part of Jewish Life in Campus Ministry at Georgetown about one month ago. One of the first stops on the tour of places I had to see was Makóm, the space in…

September 28, 2016

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Inspired to Create a New Podcast Initiative: Here Comes “Hilltop Chats”

It was June 10, 2015 and my girlfriend and I were returning from a post-graduation vacation to the Dominican Republic when I received the phone call. It was Dr. James Wickman…

September 26, 2016

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The Circle of Companions: Fr. Mark Luedtke, SJ

The following article was originally posted by Midwest Jesuits  and can be found online he re. Father Mark Luedtke, SJ, encounters Christ wherever he goes. “I believe we meet…

August 31, 2016

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Georgetown, a Jesuit university, is the first U.S. college with a Hindu priest as a chaplain

The following article was  posted by the Washington Post on August 30, 2016, written by Julie Zauzmer; photographs by Amanda Voisard (also of the Washington Post). The…

August 30, 2016

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Nine Jesuits to Pronounce First Vows

A Jesuit brother of mine recently used the Latin phrase jubilate Deo to reference this year’s vow day, that was held this year on Saturday, August 13 in the United States. …

August 15, 2016

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Georgetown Appoints First Director for Hindu Life and First Hindu Priest Chaplain in United States

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan as Georgetown’s first full-time Director for Hindu Life and the first Hindu priest chaplain in the…

August 8, 2016