Archive: Reflections

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Cultivating Spiritual Awareness and Living an Integrated Life

Jaime Brown (MBA ‘23) describes herself as an “eldest daughter,” raised by a Buddhist mother and a Christian grandmother. She joined the Georgetown community in…

May 23, 2022

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Insights from Rev. Grisom on Black Love, bell hooks and Beyond

Reverend Ebony Grisom–also known as Rev G, is Georgetown’s Interim Director for Protestant Ministry. She describes herself as a Black woman, New Yorker, and Christian. Fun…

May 5, 2022

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Reflecting on Earth Month, Contemplation and Care for Our Common Home

For Mallory Hybl (NHS’22) and Ursula Gately (C’23), the Earth and the divine are sources of life that sustain human existence. They both see it as their duty and purpose to…

April 12, 2022

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Blackness & Faith Series: Black Love

Kawther Berhanu (COL ‘19, MSFS ‘22) is launching a Blackness & Faith series. She hopes to explore and create a portrait of Black Spirituality on the Hilltop—the joy and…

April 7, 2022

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In the Footsteps of St. Paul

Two buses, three flights, and nearly twenty-four hours later, we finally reached the first site of our pilgrimage: Thessaloniki, Greece. Weathered and tired, the fourteen other…

April 4, 2022

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What a Kosher Kitchen Means To Jewish Life at GU

“Food is a staple of any community and Jews are no different,” said Idan Chazan (C’22). In Jewish religious and communal life, meals are central to the spiritual and social…

March 17, 2022

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Embracing Racial Identity Through Spiritual Practice: A Voyage into the Yogi Path

Yoga has given me a language to rewrite the false histories I clung to about myself. It has given me the space to feel fully who I am and who I want to become. It has brought me…

March 17, 2022

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The Spirit of Georgetown: Talking About Religious Diversity and Finding Meaning, Belonging and Purpose on the Hilltop

In her final semester at Georgetown, Shana Shin (MSB ‘22) explored what it meant to be Buddhist at Georgetown and shared a first-person essay based on a conversation she had…

January 19, 2022

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Buddhist Student Association: Creating a Presence at Georgetown

Earlier this semester, the Buddhist Student Association (BuSA) organized three temple visits, not wanting to favor any branch of Buddhism over the other we decided to visit…

December 7, 2021

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Three Buddhists at a Catholic, Jesuit University

Recently, Shana Shin (MSB ‘22) announced on the Campus Ministry Instagram account that she was working on a project where she reflects on being Buddhist at Georgetown.…

November 24, 2021