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Spiritual Practice: Pilgrimage in Place

Angie Cecil, MDiv candidate, created an interior pilgrimage inspired by St. Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle. The pilgrimage, which was developed as part of the Memorial Church's Pilgrimage Project, can be made without leaving your living room. In the...
Angie Cecil

From a Care of Souls to the Care of Bodies

Kevin Cranston, MDiv '86, assistant commissioner in the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the director of the state’s Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, spoke about how he and his team are working hard tracking cases of...
Coronavirus sign

When Jesus Entered the City: Facing Down Fear, Eyes Open

"Many of us regret that churches are closed this week, services canceled or only online. But Holy Week is happening. It is not as if the last days of Jesus, and the last supper, the washing of the feet, the agony in the garden, the dying on Friday and...
Solomon on David's mule

Zooming through the Grad Schools

“The classes are proceeding as close to normal as one could hope for under the circumstances. We’re all determined to finish the semester,” said Janet Gyatso, Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies and associate dean for faculty and academic affairs.
Janet Gyatso

Embodied Spiritual Practices Are the Way to Stay Calm

The following essay was written by Holly Lebowitz Rossi, MTS ’99. Most of us can affirm the existence of a profound connection between body and mind. Through any religious or spiritual lens—or just a nameless intuition—we experience our lives at the most...
Holly Lebowitz Rossi

Video: Religion for a New Generation

Casper ter Kuile, MDiv '16, MPP '16, and Angie Thurston, MDiv '16, map and convene the Millennial leaders of spiritual communities at the forefront of religious change. From CrossFit to dinner churches, Muslim small groups, and maker spaces, their work...
Casper ter Kuile, MDiv '16, MPP '16, and Angie Thurston, MDiv '16

Communities of Faith and Covid-19

In a panel for Baylor University, HDS Professor Cornel West and alum Robert George, MTS '81, speak on faith communities coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, and what can religious leaders do for the communities during this time.
HDS Professor Cornel West