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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

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Dharmic Students Reflect on Consecration of Dharmālaya

Earlier in November, during the day of Dīpāvali, Diwālī, Bandi Chhor Diwas (the Festival of Lights for Dharmic communities) the opening empowerment ceremonies – Dharm…

November 18, 2021

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Students Reflect on the Patriarchal Visit

On Monday, Oct. 25, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and senior hierarch to more than 250 million Orthodox Christians…

November 9, 2021

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A New Normal for Residential Ministry

It’s hard to believe, but after a year and a half where there were only a small fraction of the undergraduate students living on campus, everyone is finally back this. …

September 8, 2021

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Our Cannonball Moment: Reflections From Athletics

Tony Mazurkiewicz, Chaplain for Athletics During my third day of a 10-day quarantine as a result of exposure to a student-athlete who tested positive for Covid-19, I received a…

April 9, 2021

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Pandemic Provides Former Student-Athlete Opportunity for RCIA and Connection to Her Grandmother

While COVID-19 brought many terrible things, there was a silver lining for me. The pandemic provided me the time and opportunity that I had been waiting for to be able to go…

April 8, 2021