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Not My Faith

Because I work with an Imam at Georgetown University and have a number of personal relationships with Muslims, I am asked every time an act associated with Islamic extremism…

December 21, 2015

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Overcoming Evil: Thoughts on San Bernardino from a GU Alum

Brian St. Clair (SFS’06) was one of the original student leaders at Georgetown’s establishment of the John Main Center. He and I used to sneak into Copley Crypt late…

December 17, 2015

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Hanukkah and Beyond: Time for Americans to Reclaim Our Story

Every year on Hanukkah, the Jewish people sing an ancient song that asks: Who will retell the story of our people? This year, I find myself recasting this age-old Hanukkah…

December 16, 2015

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A Protestant’s Reflection on Pope Francis’ Call for a Year of Mercy

This past March, Pope Francis announced that 2016 would be an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. This is a holy year that takes place every 25 years and the Pope can proclaim…

December 11, 2015

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Our Interfaith Response to Islamophobia

Last month, after the tragic events in Paris, Beirut, Egypt, and Iraq, I wrote to the Muslim community, expressing our solidarity with them. In that letter, I wrote on behalf of…

December 7, 2015

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Thanksliving – It’s the New Thanksgiving

Gratitude was a big theme at Campus Ministry’s annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner—an event I’d been looking forward to ever since the first pumpkins started cropping up…

December 7, 2015

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Love in the Margins

Seventeen Georgetown students representing three schools (MSB students, we’re still looking for you!), two Center for Social Justice vans and one bridge is one way to…

December 3, 2015

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All the Senses: A Jewish Life Retreat Reflection

Friday nights at Georgetown are rarely quiet. Academic hubs by day become gathering spots for bumping parties, speakers and events. Every Friday—while many other Hoyas…

November 20, 2015

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At Campus Vigils, Community Reflects

Around 250 students and community members gathered in remembrance of the victims of last week’s terror attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad at an interfaith prayer vigil held…

November 17, 2015

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A Pastoral Letter to the Georgetown Community

To the Georgetown Faith Communities: Racial intolerance and discrimination are significant realities in many students’ experience at universities across the country. The…

November 13, 2015