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The Season of Hospitality

The beginning of November is a time of so many celebrations! We have just celebrated American Halloween, and today we acknowledge the beginning of American Indian Heritage month. This is also the time when our LatinX brothers and sisters are

Fostering Spiritual Diversity

April is a month filled with big religious holidays.  Members of our campus community have celebrated Passover, Buddha’s Birthday, Easter Sunday, and Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), to name but a few.  Later this week, Muslim members of our community

Non-Traditional Gratitude

We are the fall semester students of Religion 115: Green Spirituality for Lifelong Wellness led by Dr. Amy Merrill Willis. This class focuses on the connection between the environment and humanity. During the semester, we have been reading Braiding Sweetgrass

The Healing Power of Trees

Spring officially burst into bloom last week. This time of the year, our campus becomes especially beautiful as white, yellow, and pink blossoms unfurl themselves against a background of green leaves. Of course, this riot of color never lasts more

Happy Hauntings: What Halloween Says About Us

A remarkable thing happens in my little town of Bedford every year at Halloween. Bedford is a picturesque town where the main street running up to downtown is lined on each side by big homes. The streets are wide and

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