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Tag Archives: spirituality
Ramadan at Smith
by Kim Alston
Ramadan Mubarak! Muslims worldwide look forward to the start of the Ramadan season, a beautiful time of year for reflection, spiritual renewal, and devotion to Allah. Some of our students and community members at Smith will engage in Ramadan. You … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Newsletter Articles, Programs & Events, Reflections, Spirituality
Tagged Al-Iman, campus news, community, CRSL news, Islam, spirituality, worship
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CRSL Shepherds a Re-energized Ramadan at Smith
by Kim Alston
Whenever we guide others on a path or journey, whether spiritual or physical, it is a great responsibility for the appointed leader. The Center for Religious and Spiritual Life holds this sacred role dear to its heart. Students know when … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Programs & Events, Reflections, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged community, identity, Islam, Ramadan, spirituality, worship
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Reflections on Peace
by Anna Ostow
Peace Now: Not the Absence of Tension but the Presence of Justice; Not the Presence of War but the Absence of Weapons By Reverend Matilda Cantwell, CRSL Director and College Chaplain When I was seventeen, I had a purple T-shirt; … Continue reading
Introducing the Reflect, Resist, Rejuvenate Lounge
by Anna Ostow
REFLECT RESIST REJUVENATE LOUNGE We are proud to announce the official “opening” or coming on-line of our Reflect, Resist, Rejuvenate lounge. This room was re-purposed just prior to the pandemic from a reading room to a reading room plus, with … Continue reading
What is Mindfulness Anyway?
by Anna Ostow
Mindfulness has become a bit of a buzz word these days, alongside concepts like “self-care.” So what is mindfulness anyways? Mindfulness is another way of talking about being present. To be present is to drop into current time and the … Continue reading
Posted in Newsletter Articles, Reflections, Spirituality
Tagged Buddhism, community, meditation, mindfulness, spirituality, stress/relaxation
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2021-2022: The Center for Religious and Spiritual Life Explores Transformative and Disability Justice as Spiritual Practices
This year as Smith focuses on “Democracies,” we are painfully aware that social injustices were woven into the fabric of our society at its founding. We also find ourselves at a point at which the very structure of democracy in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Newsletter Articles, Reflections, Social Justice, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged campus news, community, CRSL news, Democracy, Disability, spirituality, transformation, welcome
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Think of Criticalhope as One Word
Critical hope seems at first to be a contradiction in terms–a clash of two universes of discourse. “Hope” has to do with the experience of faith which inspires vision, which engages us in action and (hopefully) to a sacred, healing … Continue reading
Mrs. New’s Tattoo
I remember the first time I really saw the numbers tattooed on Mrs. New’s arm. I had seen them before, but by 11 years old, I knew enough to really see them. I remember a 2 and a long chain … Continue reading
A Reflection
The Place Where We Are Right by Yehuda Amichai From the place where we are right Flowers will never grow In the spring. The place where we are right Is hard and trampled Like a yard. But doubts and loves … Continue reading
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Tagged campus news, community, CRSL news, spirituality
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Memory and History
Memory and Historiography–the writing of history–are two forces that stand in opposition for the heart and soul of a people. Of the two, memory has much more power than history. I learned this from a small book I read in … Continue reading