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Georgetown Welcomes its First Fellow from the Jesuit Volunteer Corp

In a joint hiring between Mission & Ministry and the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service (CSJ), Georgetown University has hired Angela Owczarek as its…

October 22, 2015

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Protestant Chaplaincy Launches Discussion Series

In the first iteration of the Well Talks sponsored by the Protestant Ministry, Georgetown University Brothers for Christ, GU Sisters for Christ and Protestant chaplain Rev.…

September 22, 2015

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Papal Mass to Feature Dahlgren Chapel Cross

For more than two decades, churchgoers at Dahlgren Chapel have prayed under an iron cross that accompanied the voyage of the first settlers from England to Maryland in 1634. When…

September 18, 2015

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Campus Ministry Welcomes New Ecumenical Coordinator Jordan Blackwell

Georgetown University has hired one of its own, Jordan Blackwell, C’15, as its new Coordinator for Ecumenical Christian Life within the Office of Campus Ministry. “I’m a…

July 30, 2015

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A Prayer for Charleston

Friends, We are again a people in mourning. In a year punctuated by a public awareness to racial incidents across the country, the deep wound of hate confronted us again last…

June 18, 2015

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Student Organization Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Rejoins Campus Ministry

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is thrilled to become an official student club this semester. Although the official club development process was only recently completed,…

May 18, 2015

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Georgetown Medical School Unveils One of the Nation’s Only 24-hr Dedicated Muslim Space at a Medical School

WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, May 1, The Georgetown University School of Medicine celebrated the official blessing and opening of its new 24-hour dedicated Muslim prayer space.…

May 5, 2015

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A Prayer for Baltimore

Friends, We are again confronted by images and reports that have become too common this past year. Violence has impacted the nearby city of Baltimore, and we mourn for their…

April 28, 2015

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Tragedy in Nepal: A Letter from Rev. Kevin O’Brien S.J. and Andria Wisler, Ph.D

Dear Members of the Georgetown University Community, As most of you are now aware, a devastating earthquake struck the nation of Nepal this past Saturday. According to news…

April 28, 2015

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Reflections on Interfaith and Jesuit Identity After the Yale Coming Together 7 Conference

Before I came to Washington, D.C. for college, I grew up in a mid-sized Midwestern town. Although my public high school was on the whole largely homogenous, I was lucky to have…

March 25, 2015