Author Archives: Office.of.Campus.Ministry [Organization]

Black Catholic History is an Integral, Radical Part of Our History

On March 16, Catholic Ministry, the Department of History, along with several other co-sponsors hosted Dr. Shannen Dee Williams for a talk entitled “Black Catholic Historical Truth-Telling as an Anti-Racist Practice.”  In her talk, Dr. Williams discussed the role of … Continue reading

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Our Cannonball Moment: Reflections From Athletics

Tony Mazurkiewicz, Chaplain for Athletics During my third day of a 10-day quarantine as a result of exposure to a student-athlete who tested positive for Covid-19, I received a phone call from Mike Callahan, the head coach for the Georgetown … Continue reading

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Practicing Stillness, Silence and Simplicity in Virtual Community

At the John Main Center for Meditation and Interreligious Dialogue (JMC), we customarily offer two meditative readings as bookends to our silent mantra-based meditation. Echoing the tradition of the ancient Christian desert mothers and fathers, spiritual seekers, like us, retreated … Continue reading

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Pandemic Provides Former Student-Athlete Opportunity for RCIA and Connection to Her Grandmother

While COVID-19 brought many terrible things, there was a silver lining for me. The pandemic provided me the time and opportunity that I had been waiting for to be able to go through the RCIA (The Rite of Christian Initiation … Continue reading

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Finding God in (Virtual) Spiritual Formation

When the pandemic struck last spring and all of our in-person retreats were canceled, I naturally felt a deep sense of loss for our students. While I acknowledged and honored my own feelings of sadness, however, I also tried not … Continue reading

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