Archive: Reflections
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Embracing Our Essential Love
Go ahead. Type it in. Those four little letters – L O V E. Having just done so myself, 7.5 billion Google results popped up on my screen. That’s a whole lotta love. So,…
February 21, 2017
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Meditation and Reflection at the John Main Center
For many Georgetown students, busy schedules and marked-up planners are the norm. With such a fast-paced college culture, multitasking has become a necessity. Such a strong…
February 6, 2017
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VIEWPOINT: Toward Racial Reconciliation
Motivated by hate and the desire to start what he described as a “race war,” a 22-year-old gunman entered the historic Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in…
February 6, 2017
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VIEWPOINT: Ministry and Motherhood
A Hindu priest, and Catholic priest and an imam walk into the office of a Protestant female reverend. This is not the beginning of a bad joke, but rather another Tuesday morning…
February 2, 2017
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Diwali 2016: Finally Finding Home on the Hilltop
Diwali at Georgetown University is a spectacle of color, music, prayer, and celebration. True to the origin of the festival, the emphasis is placed on the victory of good over…
January 24, 2017
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The Importance of Awareness: A Reflection on the CM Student Leadership Retreat
The Campus Ministry Student Leadership Retreat is an annual, interfaith overnight opportunity for leaders from across our programs. Students share and build upon existing…
January 19, 2017
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In Remembering Our Ancestors, A Glimmer of Hope
I arrived on the Hilltop last August from the United Kingdom, a country engulfed in a national identity crisis, to another nation gearing up for a political showdown. Yet,…
January 18, 2017
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Advent: A Continuous Reminder of the Call to Prepare
Sometimes I feel like most of my thoughts are consumed by waiting rather than preparing. To wait is to “stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until…
January 18, 2017
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Gaudete Sunday: Rejoicing for All
Gaudete! Rejoice! As it does each year, the Georgetown community gathered last December to celebrate Gaudete Sunday. Named for the first word of its opening chant, Gaudete Sunday…
January 18, 2017
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The Perfect ESCAPE Weekend
The last time I went to the Calcagnini Contemplative Center, I packed my bag full of worksheets, practice exams, and review problems—I think I even brought my calculator in. …
January 9, 2017