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- Reflections
An Unforgettable Umrah Experience
By Aminah Yusuf (SFS ’24) Back in my sophomore year at Georgetown, casual conversations among students sparked the idea of organizing an Umrah, an Islamic pilgrimage to…
April 24, 2024
- Reflections
Umrah: A Sense of Unique Groundedness
By Ikram Muhammedsani (H’25) The morning prayer, the first day we were in Medina, the city in which the Prophet Muhammed peace be upon him (PBUH) first established his,…
April 24, 2024
- Programs
Impactful Immersion: Georgetown’s Magis Trip to Korea
Korean Catholics and the Interfaith Quest for Justice By Jennon Bell Hoffman When Liz Elliott was twelve years old, she began teaching herself how to read Korean in order to…
April 16, 2024
- Reflections
Building Community on Pilgrimage: Georgetown’s Orthodox Christian Life Journeys to Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine
By Alina Watson (H ’26) I was intrigued to learn about the opportunity to visit Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine in New York City with Georgetown&…
April 16, 2024
- Reflections
Finding Unity in Diversity
By Roudah Chaker, C’24 As a Muslim student at Georgetown, the past few months have been a challenging journey, navigating through a landscape marred by current events that have…
April 15, 2024
- Reflections
An Unforgettable Experience: Visiting Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine in New York City
by Christian Agathis (MSB’24) I was really excited to hear that the Orthodox Christian Chaplaincy at Georgetown was undertaking a pilgrimage to NYC. As a New Jersey native, I…
April 15, 2024
- Reflections
A Welcome Beyond Words: Learning to Work Intentionally for Others Through Silence
by Harper Cartwright (C’24) Jet lag hit me in full force the second we arrived at the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) headquarters at Bonnevaux in Marçay,…
February 23, 2024
- News
Georgetown Participates in Catholic Higher Education Conference “Lighting the Way Forward”
By Jamie Kralovec, Associate Director for Mission Integration at the School of Continuing Studies (SCS) In early February 2024, Pope Francis publicly addressed the purpose of…
February 14, 2024
- Reflections
Cardinal O’Connor Conference: An Expression of Jesuit Values
By Julian Jimenez (CAS ’24) and Maria Victoria Almeida Vazquez (SFS ’25), 2024 Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life Co-Directors. It was when we sat down for…
February 13, 2024
- Reflections
University Hanukkah Celebration: Illuminating our Community
By Rabbi Daniel Schaefer At the darkest time of the year, Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights reminds us to bring more light into the world by rekindling our faith and dedicating…
December 12, 2023