October 1, 2015 at 1:39 pm
I once read a book of case studies written by a psychiatrist. Among his many stories, he related one where a large group of school-age students mysteriously collapsed and fell ill when gathered in an auditorium. He described it as a case of mass hysteria, and talked at length about how easy it is in a […]
September 23, 2015 at 6:09 pm
Almost every Tuesday evening, a small group of students gather in the basement of Marsh Chapel for International Student Fellowship (ISF). The group of us gathered would prepare an international dish together and share the meal afterward. When I helped run ISF last year, most of the time this group was small; only a few […]
September 15, 2015 at 11:32 pm
A friend once told me an interesting metaphor. We had just eaten dinner a week after classes ended in the spring. As we walked back toward campus, we started chatting about the end of reading period and finals, and what had unfolded during that time. Finals week had been an particularly tumultuous time for me, and I told him […]
April 29, 2015 at 10:46 pm
My first blog post this year talked about the idea of home, my mixed feelings about living so close to it, and a hope to make another hearth at Marsh Chapel and BU. It seems only fitting, then, that for my (pen)ultimate blogpost of the year I return to that notion. Only now, I turn […]
April 21, 2015 at 12:43 pm
These next two weeks mark the end of a semester that seems to have sped by so quickly. Classes are beginning to wind down (or up, depending on the projects, papers, or exams that must be done) before finals. Easter came a few weeks ago, and spring seems to have come with it. It is hard […]
March 26, 2015 at 12:07 am
“One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. She stood behind him at his feet, weeping, […]
March 18, 2015 at 11:48 pm
What do you do with the space that is available to you? That was an underlying question that came up in a meeting this past week. A few weeks ago, I attended an interfaith conference at Yale called Coming Together 7. On Monday, I met with my two friends Jaimie and Emily to share our […]
March 11, 2015 at 11:03 pm
Midterms are done (for now), spring break has arrived, and I have a moment of rest following the chaos of everyday life. After spending most of my waking hours in some form of motion, it feels incredibly liberating to sit still and breathe. Worries about work, school, clubs, and meetings are slowly evaporating, which gives me […]
February 18, 2015 at 10:22 pm
This past weekend, I also experienced the thrill of traveling to Coming Together 7 in New Haven. Talking to students from across the country who shared a passion for interfaith ministry and a deep respect for different traditions was an eye-opening experience. To be honest, I’m still trying to process the entirety of my time at the […]
February 9, 2015 at 9:24 pm
“It was easy to love God in all that was beautiful. The lessons of deeper knowledge, though, instructed me to embrace God in all things.” -St. Francis of Assisi After living in the Boston Area for most of my life, I thought I had become accustomed to snow. I looked forward to that one day each year […]