Archive: Reflections
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Campus Ministry Student Forum Celebrates Valentine’s Day
Despite its usual connotations of romance, the Campus Ministry Student Forum decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day 2015 as a day of love through interfaith service. Members of…
March 24, 2015
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Building Community, One Quesadilla at a Time
Every freshman comes to college scared of being alone. For many freshmen, the idea of sitting by him or herself at Leo’s or staying in by his or herself on a Friday night is…
March 24, 2015
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Making Dorms Feel Like Family
It was Welcome Week 2013, and I loved every second of it; people were out introducing themselves left and right, I was meeting my soon-to-be best friends, and I was being…
March 23, 2015
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ESCAPE: One Heck of a Day
Where do I even begin to describe the impact ESCAPE had on me? For those who know me, I am rarely at a loss for words – in this case, I find it hard to verbalize the power…
March 18, 2015
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A Reflection on the Spring 2015 Jewish Life Retreat
Staring out of the bus window, I noticed two people walking towards me. I flashed back to the first image I had of them. It was three-and-a-half years ago at a Shabbat service…
March 17, 2015
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Religion Is My Coffee Addiction
This past week, I had the privilege of attending a weeklong conference titled the Wheatley International Affairs Conference (WIAC) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Held through Brigham…
March 6, 2015
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Jesuit Heritage Week 2015: A Reflection
When I told most people that I was one of the co-chairs of Georgetown’s 15th annual Jesuit Heritage Week, the most common response I got was a puzzled look followed by the…
March 4, 2015
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Coming to the Table: Change Happens
Expectation versus reality. In our society, people constantly place expectations upon one another to follow certain rules, perform particular deeds, and act in a specific…
March 2, 2015
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HSA Winter Retreat Reflection
“Are you going on the Hindu retreat?” my friend’s text read. “I don’t know yet,” I replied. “I’ve never done anything like this.” Having only just figured out…
February 25, 2015
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Religious Privilege: A Reflection from the 2015 DC Interfaith Summit
Last weekend, I had the opportunity of attending the DC Interfaith Leadership Summit at the Latter-Day Saints Chapel in Chevy Chase, Maryland. At the summit, I met people from…
February 23, 2015