Archive: Mission and Ministry
64 Articles
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A Pastoral Letter to the Georgetown Community
To the Georgetown Faith Communities: Racial intolerance and discrimination are significant realities in many students’ experience at universities across the country. The…
November 13, 2015
- News
Georgetown Welcomes its First Fellow from the Jesuit Volunteer Corp
In a joint hiring between Mission & Ministry and the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service (CSJ), Georgetown University has hired Angela Owczarek as its…
October 22, 2015
- Reflections
Clinical Pastoral Education Creates a Deepened Experience at MedStar Georgetown Hospital
My twelve-week intensive of Clinical Pastoral Education in MedStar Georgetown Hospital challenged me to deepen my self-awareness. I worked on two learning goals. One was to…
October 13, 2015
- Programs
Georgetown Celebrates the Life of St Ignatius
On July 31st, Jesuits celebrate the Feast Day of St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of The Society of Jesus. This year, on July 30th, The Georgetown Jesuit Community shared that…
August 12, 2015
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A Reflection on the Graces of Friendship
“I no longer call you servants,” Jesus tells his followers in John’s Gospel (15:15), “I call you friends.” In a recent campus talk titled “The Challenges and Graces…
July 9, 2015
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A Letter From Fr. Kevin OBrien About Ramadan
Dear students and alumni in our Georgetown Muslim community, Ramadan Mubarak! As you begin your holy month, I recognize that many of you are away from campus, your…
June 18, 2015
- Programs
The Chaplains of Georgetown Hospital
One of the many ways the Office of Mission and Ministry serves the greater Washington DC area is with the works of the chaplains of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Since…
June 15, 2015
- News
Tragedy in Nepal: A Letter from Rev. Kevin O’Brien S.J. and Andria Wisler, Ph.D
Dear Members of the Georgetown University Community, As most of you are now aware, a devastating earthquake struck the nation of Nepal this past Saturday. According to news…
April 28, 2015
- Reflections
Lent: 40 Days of Penance and Truth
This article was originally featured by Jesuit Volunteer Corp (JVC) on March 16, 2015, and can be found at this link. Written by Samantha Lin, Georgetown ’14. —…
March 26, 2015
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So, What is The Francis Project?
Since I am the graduate student coordinator of this new initiative, this question is one of the most difficult for me to answer – and yet it’s also one of the most…
February 18, 2015