Author Archives: Matilda Cantwell

Be Like the Water

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Matilda Cantwell
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While he is not going into his classroom, my 9-year-old son is still continuing with his third-grade work, which includes a “river study.” When we go out for walks and come by one of the many streams and tributaries that … Continue reading →

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Smith College Vespers Scriptural Readings, Poems, and Prayers

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Matilda Cantwell
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Smith College Christmas Vespers  December 8, 2019  WELCOME Advent is the season when the revolution of people aligns with the revolution of the earth. Advent is a time when people – all people all over the world – light candles … Continue reading →

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Mourning Places of Worship Victimized By Violence

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Matilda Cantwell
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Christchurch, Sri Lanka, San Diego. In recent years there have been increasingly common attacks on places of worship all over the world. In our diverse international, multi-religious, multicultural community here at Smith anywhere a tragedy happens will likely touch someone. … Continue reading →

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Statement on Sri Lanka from Religious and Spiritual Life

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Matilda Cantwell
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Dear Students, Once again we are writing our horror, grief, and outrage about yet another massacre at a place where people were practicing their faith, this time on Easter, the highest of Holy Days for Christians. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/04/21/outpouring-sorrow-after-more-200-killed-easter-sunday-bombings-sri-lanka While the Christian … Continue reading →

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Reflect, Resist, Rejuvenate

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Matilda Cantwell
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Dear Friends, We chose to highlight as our theme “Reflect, Resist, Rejuvenate” this year because we think these are the three ingredients we all need to live in the present historical moment, and, as general practices of the spiritual life. … Continue reading →

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Religion and Politics:
The intersections of our spiritual and moral lives

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Matilda Cantwell
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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King used to say he preached with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other. I understand this to mean that his words were always inextricably linked with the moral and ethical … Continue reading →

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Poor People’s Campaign Sounds the Alarm

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Matilda Cantwell
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I didn’t plan on going to a grassroots activist rally that day, June 4, 2018. But my days as Muslim Student Adviser offer many different opportunities, so I wasn’t surprised. Director of Religious & Spiritual Life and College Chaplain Rev. … Continue reading →

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Letter in support of Muslim Community

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Matilda Cantwell
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Dear Muslim Community, Interfaith Allies and Friends, As you may have heard from the Al Iman Cabinet, there is an abhorrent anti-Muslim theme which originated in the UK, and may be relevant in the US. We are sorry to bring … Continue reading →

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A Message from the Director

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Matilda Cantwell
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Dear Friends, Now more than ever, even in secular New England at Smith College, religion matters. Eboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core, says that the question of how people orient around religion or interact with one another, whether that … Continue reading →

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Rally Day 2018 Invocation

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Matilda Cantwell
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These words were shared to open the Rally Day convocation on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Welcome students, faculty, staff, seniors and alumnae to Rally Day 2018. Rally Day began as a commemoration of President’s Day, but in true Smith style … Continue reading →

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