Archive: Reflections

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Reflections

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

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Finding God in (Virtual) Spiritual Formation

When the pandemic struck last spring and all of our in-person retreats were canceled, I naturally felt a deep sense of loss for our students. While I acknowledged and honored my…

February 3, 2021

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There’s No One Age to Celebrate Becoming A Bat Mitzvah

On January 6, the Jewish Life community celebrated a virtual joint Bat Mitzvah. Read about the friendships formed, the logistical challenges, and the “holy chutzpah” from the…

February 2, 2021

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Reflections from a Sit-At-Home Rabbi

One of my favorite books is called Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There.  The book is by Sylvia Boorstein, author of the equally powerful work, Funny You Don’t Look Buddhist:…

December 8, 2020

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Finding Connection and Grounding through Contemplation in Daily Life

This past October, Campus Ministry offered a new program to all Georgetown students called Contemplation in Daily Life. The program offered opportunities to engage in…

November 24, 2020

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Consoling the Community: Meditation with the John Main Center

Lisa Directo Davis, program director for the John Main Center for Meditation and Interreligious Dialogue (JMC), and her team of student leaders continued to offer their virtual…

September 3, 2020

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Reimagining Residential Ministry for a Virtual World

It’s not an exaggeration to say that this semester is unprecedented. I’m starting my fifteenth year living in a university residence hall—hard to believe!—and never in…

September 2, 2020

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Windows on Eternity

Icons are sacred objects in Eastern Orthodoxy. One reason for their reverence is that they remind us who we are, our dignity and high calling in baptism. Through a very generous…

August 4, 2020

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Reflections from a Christian on Racial Justice Activism

A little over a month ago I had the opportunity to participate, along with a group of friends, in one of many protests occurring nationwide in response to the unacceptable…

July 14, 2020