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Reflections

Finding Faith, Friends, and a Place to Belong: A First-Year Student’s Journey with Jewish Life

By: Jennon Bell Hoffmann When first-year student Danny Goodman began exploring colleges, he was looking for a school that could offer both academic excellence and a genuine sense…

November 11, 2025

Reflections

Finding Faith, Community, and Purpose: A Senior’s Journey Through Jewish Life at Georgetown

By: Jennon Bell Hoffmann Zach Samuel (SFS’26) admits his decision to attend Georgetown was, at first, pretty straightforward. But it’s what he discovered after arrivingâ€â€¦

November 11, 2025

Retreats

Finding God, Gratitude, and Good Friends: My Journey of Slowing Down to Look Around on the Protestant Ministry Retreat

By Jeremy Suzuki (SFS’28) When I first learned about the Protestant Ministry Retreat, I was excited for the chance to finally slow down. After an overwhelming start to the…

October 28, 2025

Reflections

Shaped by Encounter: One Student’s Story of Faith and Belonging

By Rosie Garner (B’29) When I was first accepted into Encounter’s 2025 cohort, my understanding of religious pluralism was limited. To me, it meant coexistence and respectful…

September 16, 2025

Reflections

Where Students Find Belonging & Community: The Hehir Center

By Maya Mohosin (C’27) Walking through the glass doors of the new Janet Scanlon Hehir (N’75) Center for Catholic Life, you quickly realize you’re stepping into more than…

September 12, 2025

Programs

Georgetown Makes Connections with Jesuit Universities at JASPA 

By: Jennon Bell Hoffmann Sharing knowledge and ideas is a cornerstone of Jesuit education. To facilitate that, the Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators (JASPA)…

August 14, 2025

Programs

Bearing Witness at the Border: A Look Inside the Kino Immersion Trip to Nogales  

By: Jennon Bell Hoffmann As the temperature of immigration and deportation rhetoric continues to climb, finding humanity and dignity in a crisis can feel like groping blindly in…

August 14, 2025

Retreats

How an ESCAPE led to Finding his Way

Recent graduate Nick Vianna (C’25) reflects on fond memories, leadership lessons, and sage advice from his time as a retreat musician, student leader, and proud Hoya. For…

May 21, 2025

Retreats

A Weekend for Connection: Jewish Life Retreat Spring 2025

A Photo Essay by Hailey Levenberg (C‘28) It is moments like the one pictured here that reaffirm my belief that Georgetown students are more similar than different. Reciting the…

April 27, 2025

Reflections

Magis Immersion Seminar: A Roman Pilgrimage of Exploration, Reflection, and Faith

A Photo Essay by Isabela McNeilly-Anta (SFS’27) One of the more unique ways that Georgetown University supports academic excellence, cura personalis, and holistic education is…

April 10, 2025