These are tough times. Still, over the course of my first year serving in the Office of Mission and Ministry, I have been struck by how important Georgetown University can be during this period of political...
In my family, the moment we finish the Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, we turn on Christmas music. For the next month, we sing “Deck the Halls,” “Joy to the World” and other classics with a tireless...
Often, colleges present themselves as microcosms of the real world, yet in many ways they do not resemble it.
The grades and accolades that we seek at college will not define our post-graduation selves...
Thanksgiving: What now represents my favorite holiday — a four-day weekend with my family and a time to cook and consume food I love with people I love — has not always been so rosy. Like many holidays,...
Liberalism seems to have gone out of fashion.
This trend should be worrying because liberalism — the ideology centered on individual liberties, pluralism and tolerance — is the foundation of our...
I can’t count the number of times in the past weeks I’ve been asked something along the lines of: “So are you going to write your next column about all the celebrity cases of sexual assault?” Ask...
In Robert Bolt’s play “A Man for All Seasons,” there’s a brief but brilliant exchange between Sir Thomas More, lord chancellor of England under Henry VIII, and Richard Rich, a bright and talented...
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4.
I was handcuffed by a police officer...
Content warning: This article discusses depression and suicide. Please refer to the end of the article for resources on campus.
All of us experience difficult times in our lives — more than once.
When...
Participating in campus life — whether as a student, faculty member or staff — can wreak havoc on your sense of time.
Perhaps I feel this notion more acutely than most, as I work not only with students...
On Inauguration Day, a black-clad vigilante figure punched white nationalist leader Richard Spencer on camera. Viewed around the world, the punch elicited mixed — but often positive — reactions online.
For...
During my first two years of college, I rowed crew.
OK, I didn’t actually “row” — at least not most days. I was a coxswain. Still, the experience taught me a tremendous amount. Perhaps the most...
