September 26, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Saying grace–in other words, praying before a meal–is an important ritual in my family’s mealtimes. As children, we would always dread the moment, because my father would call on me or my brother or my sister to say the blessing. There is no pressure–especially at larger family gatherings with generation upon generation of family members […]
September 19, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Last night, I was at Marsh Chapel for around four hours. No, don’t worry. We haven’t instituted some Puritanical four-hour-long Tuesday night service (though extra-long services would be in the New England tradition…). I was there for the Boston University Interfaith Council’s kickoff event. The Interfaith Council is the group I run (technically, my title […]
September 12, 2012 at 12:18 pm
This week, we are supposed to write about the big questions. No pressure. Just some little queries like: Why am I here? What is driving me? You know, the kind of existentialist things that philosophers have been stroking their beards about since the beginning of time. Ok, I’m being snarky. Self examination is important. And […]
September 9, 2012 at 3:19 pm
By: Abigail Clauhs When I came to BU, I knew that I wanted to join the literary magazine. Or maybe the Quidditch team. Possibly even the salsa dancing club. (Granted, most of those activities require more coordination than I have ever possessed). If you had told someone who knew me—or, let’s be honest, if you […]