From the beginning the Judeo-Christian sacred text speaks of rest. The Creator rests on the seventh day. There is a call throughout the Hebrew Scriptures and in the New Testament for all of creation to work…and to rest. The Holy …
This week marks the 11th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center towers and the deaths of almost 2,800 innocent victims. Although exact data regarding the religious beliefs of the victims is hard to come by, many reports …
Getting to know you, Getting to know all about you. Getting to like you, Getting to hope you like me. Getting to know you, Putting it my way, But nicely, You are precisely, My cup of tea… Getting to know …
Some who are reading this reflection may recall that last year members of the Residence Life staff initiated “Tie Dye Tuesdays” where students, faculty, and staff were encouraged to wear tie dye clothes once a week. In part the tradition …
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My toddler is going to be in a wedding this weekend. She is going to be a flower girl and she is really excited. We even practiced in the chapel last weekend so that she could get the idea about …
This week marks 67 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. While many still debate the necessity of such an attack, none could argue that the violence wreaked unimaginable havoc on an entire country and population. According …
Every summer my husband and I take a road trip out west to see my parents. Two years ago after being on the road just a couple hours we received a phone call that a homicide had occurred just a …
We pulled out an old Church Relations brochure this morning at the Spiritual Life Office. No matter how many times you clean out closets in the summer, there are always more treasures to unearth (or recycle). The pamphlet is entitled, …
On Sunday we will gather on the lawn of a different university to watch our daughter graduate. This will be the last time for such a ritual in our family as both sons received their diplomas a few years ago. …
My second internship during college, one of my projects was to plan activities for Earth Day. 1990 marked the 20th anniversary of the “first” Earth Day (please refrain from calculating my age), and there was a massive international grassroots effort …