Archive: Interfaith
86 Articles
- Reflections
Love Drives Out Fear, Not People
Syria, Afghanistan, and Somalia: three countries with majority Muslim populations were the top three countries of origin for refugees in 2014. Russia, Germany, and the United…
February 16, 2016
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Reflection, Leadership, and the “Cupid Shuffle”
There is something about the “Cupid Shuffle” which has a remarkable way of bringing people together. I sat in the Arrupe Community Room during the Campus Ministry Student…
February 12, 2016
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On the Interfaith Service for Remembrance and Reconciliation
On Wednesday, January 20, Georgetown University Campus Ministry held an Interfaith Service for Remembrance and Reconciliation, in honor of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King…
February 11, 2016
- Reflections
The Power of Reflective Conversation
Is it possible to have experiences at Georgetown but miss the meaning of them? This question, raised from a powerful talk by Rev. Kevin O’Brien S.J. at the Campus Ministry…
January 28, 2016
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Peace, Love, and Understanding for Muslims at Georgetown
Published by the Institute for Public Politics and Service , the following blog article contains a podcast titled “An Imam and a Jesuit on Interfaith Understanding ,&; …
December 21, 2015
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Overcoming Evil: Thoughts on San Bernardino from a GU Alum
Brian St. Clair (SFS’06) was one of the original student leaders at Georgetown’s establishment of the John Main Center. He and I used to sneak into Copley Crypt late…
December 17, 2015
- Reflections
Our Interfaith Response to Islamophobia
Last month, after the tragic events in Paris, Beirut, Egypt, and Iraq, I wrote to the Muslim community, expressing our solidarity with them. In that letter, I wrote on behalf of…
December 7, 2015
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Thanksliving – It’s the New Thanksgiving
Gratitude was a big theme at Campus Ministry’s annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner—an event I’d been looking forward to ever since the first pumpkins started cropping up…
December 7, 2015
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O’Brien Expresses Solidarity With Muslim Community
Vice President for Mission and Ministry Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J. penned a letter in support of Georgetown’s Muslim community Thursday, emphasizing the university’s…
November 30, 2015
- Reflections
At Campus Vigils, Community Reflects
Around 250 students and community members gathered in remembrance of the victims of last week’s terror attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad at an interfaith prayer vigil held…
November 17, 2015