Archive: Reflections

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Reflections

Maxine Walters (L’21): Finding the Church in the Midst of Protest

Maxine Walters (pictured right) is a Juris Doctor Candidate, Class of 2021, and president of the Black Law Students Association at the Georgetown University Law Center. She…

June 26, 2020

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From Lament to Justice: a reflection by Rev. Ebony Grisom

On June 15, 2020, Rev. Ebony Grisom, Protestant chaplain, offered the following reflection during Campus Ministry’s Interfaith Prayer Service at Dahlgren Chapel. You can…

June 19, 2020

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Anti-Blackness: A View From Dharmic Life

|| Namaste || || Auṁ Svastir Astu || In the days following the murder of George Floyd by a police officer of the United States, the clarion call for action from the afflicted…

June 18, 2020

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Being a senior in the time of COVID-19: A little less action, a little more contemplation.

Normally, at this time of the year, seniors are busy preparing for graduation, roaming campus with friends wearing commencement regalia taking photos on the steps of Healy Hall,…

May 15, 2020

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Finding Community With Song and Praise

Noah Williams (COL’21) says he first became involved with Campus Ministry through Protestant Ministry’s Sunday Night Worship services. “I really enjoyed the sense of…

May 12, 2020

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Chaplains’ Tea, an NBA basketball star and Brahmachari Sharan: Ojus Jain’s first encounter with Campus Ministry

Although there is no guarantee that a former NBA basketball star will be at Campus Ministry’s Chaplain’s Tea, it certainly can happen. For Ojus Jain (SFS’21) it happened…

May 7, 2020

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Senior, Ridwan Meah on community, Campus Ministry and celebrating the Month of Ramadan

The month of Ramadan is one of the holiest times of the year for the Muslim community. It is an opportunity for both self-reflection and for social gathering to break fast and…

May 5, 2020

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Resiliency, Optimism, and God’s Grace: Senior, Olivia Jenkins on life during the pandemic

Olivia Jenkins, a senior in the College studying English and journalism, writes her email-interview responses in baby pink colored font, previewing how optimistic she is during…

May 1, 2020

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Benched: Margo Snipe, Student-Athlete and Psychology Major adapts to life in a Pandemic

Margo Antoinette Snipe (COL’20) is a psychology major with minors in French and journalism. She is also a senior captain for the Georgetown volleyball team and president of the…

April 27, 2020

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CFC Student Coordinator Adapts to the Challenges of COVID-19 With Virtual Meetings

When I received the email stating that we would not be returning to Georgetown for the rest of the spring semester, I was unsure how to feel. While I was thankful that the…

April 22, 2020