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#Follow4Follow – An Open Door Companions’ Dinner
As we wait for the Open Door Companions’ Dinner to start, we (the participants) sit and scroll through our phones. Here we are, at a dinner where the main goal is…
October 21, 2015
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The Georgetown Village Well
The concept of a “well talk” intrigued me. I imagined an old well in the middle of a town square, one used constantly by all the villagers. Used for all daily life…
October 8, 2015
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Called to Servant Leadership
Servant leadership. It is a term that we hear from time to time at Georgetown and that probably came up a bit more frequently in the wake of the Pope’s visit to D.C., but what…
October 5, 2015
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Open Door Dinner: Are You Creating Life or is Life Creating You?
The questions are easy enough to anticipate. They come right after I tell people I’m a senior in college. There is only the smallest of hesitations before I hear, “So’…
September 30, 2015
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Be the Light
Do you know what it means to “Be the Light?” The National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference was an amazing opportunity to learn more about the issues facing other…
September 16, 2015
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Come away and rest
The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away by yourselves…and rest a while.” People were coming and…
August 20, 2015
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The National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference
On a warm summer evening in Buffalo, New York, I stood with the Georgetown delegation on the observation deck overlooking the Niagara Falls. In the fading light, the…
August 12, 2015
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Georgetown Celebrates the Life of St Ignatius
On July 31st, Jesuits celebrate the Feast Day of St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of The Society of Jesus. This year, on July 30th, The Georgetown Jesuit Community shared that…
August 12, 2015
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A Muslim Usher at Baccalaureate Mass
I had a unique opportunity to assist as an usher and volunteer during Commencement weekend at Baccalaureate Mass. To be quite honest, I had absolutely no idea what to expect.…
June 17, 2015
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Holi: The Festival of Colors
Holi, the “festival of colors” or the “festival of love”, is one of the most widely celebrated holidays in India. It starts with a massive bonfire that celebrates the…
June 17, 2015