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Lent: 40 Days of Penance and Truth

This article was originally featured by Jesuit Volunteer Corp (JVC)  on March 16, 2015, and can be found at this link. Written by Samantha Lin, Georgetown ’14. —…

March 26, 2015

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Brownies, Hot Chocolate, and Community

Last year I lived in the same residence hall as Father Carnes, and, like all Chaplains-in-Residence, he would host an open house once a week for all the residents in Kennedy. …

March 25, 2015

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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