Archive: Reflections
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An ESCAPE from the Georgetown Bubble
I didn’t realize how much I missed a clear view of the night sky. The first month of my freshman year at Georgetown was so full of friends to make, classes and clubs to start…
October 22, 2015
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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 Papal Pilgrimage to Philly
The Papal Pilgrimage to Philadelphia was a once in a lifetime experience! Not only did we get to see Pope Francis multiple times and participate in his mass, but we also truly…
October 16, 2015
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Clinical Pastoral Education Creates a Deepened Experience at MedStar Georgetown Hospital
My twelve-week intensive of Clinical Pastoral Education in MedStar Georgetown Hospital challenged me to deepen my self-awareness. I worked on two learning goals. One was to…
October 13, 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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Connecting Faith and the LGBTQ Experience
In the summer of 2011, I prepared to leave California for Georgetown. My bags packed, my goodbyes said, I departed and embarked on a journey that has since ended but turned out…
September 25, 2015
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Serving Refreshment to the Class of 2019
I brought a lot of baggage when I attended reFRESHMENt in the fall of my freshman year. Literally, I brought multiple bags to reFRESHMENt, as I pack the same amount for two…
September 21, 2015
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What Does It Mean to Say “I’m Sorry”? (An Interfaith Voices Interview with Rabbi Rachel Gartner)
Check out this wonderful podcast from Interfaith Voices with special guest, Rabbi Rachel Gartner , Director of Jewish Life. This year, as Yom Kippur gets closer, a lot of people…
September 18, 2015