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A Lesson in Hope In Becraft’s Story: Part of the “As This Jesuit Sees It” Series
Written by Rev. Matthew Carnes, S.J., Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies. This article originally appeared on September 16, in the Hoya…
September 16, 2016
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Serviam, I Will Serve (Catholic Charities Series No. 01)
This blog post is the first in a series written by Jaclynne Nader, N’18 and Jacy Neczypor, N’18, who will chronicle their journey of starting a Pre-Orientation…
September 14, 2016
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Deep Silence Spurs Reflection: Part of the “As This Jesuit Sees It” Series
How does the whirlwind that is New Student Orientation at Georgetown conclude? Not with cries and cheers, nor with blaring horns. Rather, it concludes in a sustained hush, in…
September 4, 2016
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Nine Jesuits to Pronounce First Vows
A Jesuit brother of mine recently used the Latin phrase jubilate Deo to reference this year’s vow day, that was held this year on Saturday, August 13 in the United States. …
August 15, 2016
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A Pentecostal Prays The Exercises
Having been raised in an Assemblies of God church since birth, having an encounter with God through prayer was nothing new. Sunday nights were spent around the church altar…
July 27, 2016
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Dismissed to Serve: 2016 Graduates Receive Service Grant
Dear Friends, Each year, we have students who live out Georgetown’s Jesuit principle of becoming Women and Men for Others through various efforts. This is no more evident…
July 27, 2016
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Spending Time with HIM: Reflections from the Sisters and Daughters Retreat
When I received an email stating that there was more space available for the GU Sisters and Catholic Daughters Retreat, I really considered it. Initially I had not considered…
July 26, 2016
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My Choice for Spring Break: Faith & Politics
A few of my fellow Georgetown students and I participated in the Faith, Policy, and Politics Alternative Break Program through Georgetown University’s Center for Social. …
July 26, 2016
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A Call for Solidarity
Dear Members of the Georgetown Community: In our distress at the fatal shootings of Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, Sherman Evans and the Police Officers in Dallas last,…
July 8, 2016
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Our Interfaith Response to the Mass Shooting in Orlando
Friends, We are a people in mourning as the deep wounds of hate confront us again. Tragically, in the midst of a month designated for unity—throughout which the LGBTQ community…
June 13, 2016