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Tag Archives: spirituality
Lessons from Groot
Last weekend I watched a stupid movie with my son and my daughter in law. My son is involved with the world of medical care, and my daughter-in-law is director of a preschool. They both spend a lot of time … Continue reading
Posted in Student Posts
Tagged meditation, mindfulness, spirituality, stress/relaxation
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Reflection on Muslim Student Advising
by Kim Alston
For many years Muslim students at Smith College built a sense of community among themselves with little assistance from the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life. They organized events, planned activities and led holy observances largely through the behest of … Continue reading
Posted in Student Posts
Tagged Al-Iman, CRSL news, Eid, identity, spirituality, welcome, worship
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Religion and Politics:
The intersections of our spiritual and moral lives
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
Posted in Interfaith Matters, Newsletter Articles, Social Justice
Tagged Christianity, community, immigration, national news, politics, spirituality
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Nurturing Students with Secular Spiritual Programming
by Emmett Wald
Here at the Center for Religious & Spiritual Life, we think it’s important to offer programming for students who are atheist or nonreligious. That may sound counterintuitive, but in fact it’s a vital part of what we do. When asked … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith Matters, Newsletter Articles, Programs & Events
Tagged food, identity, interfaith, Soup Salad & Soul, spirituality
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Walking About Smith As Us:
Muslim Students’ Perspectives
First-year student Yacine Fall wrote the following paper for her English 118 course, “Youth Activism”; the assignment is to write a photojournalist essay on the life of a Smith student. She chose to look at what it is like to … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith Matters, Social Justice, Student Orgs, Student Posts, Student Reflections
Tagged Al-Iman, campus news, community, Eid, identity, Islam, sanctuary, spirituality, welcome
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Rituals and Transitions:
Spring at the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life
Our website highlights several recent perspectives on the season and how the holidays in different religious traditions incorporate spring. I have always found it to be so profound how the religious traditions; celebrating their own stories and events; are so … Continue reading
Posted in Newsletter Articles
Tagged campus news, Commencement, interfaith, spirituality
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Spring’s Promise:
A Witch’s Perspective
Spring is the promise of release; of cleansing; of birth waters bearing down on the valley, washing winter into the Atlantic, heralding new life and new beginnings. Early spring’s message can feel like a paradox. Warm sunny days followed by … Continue reading
White Responses to Racism:
A Discussion about Allyship with Ellen Sulser
A handful of students gathered in Bodman lounge, located in the basement of Helen Hills Hills Chapel, on Thursday, September 22 to discuss white work in anti-racism. The talk touched on a variety of topics within the framework of white … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith Matters, Programs & Events, Social Justice, Student Posts
Tagged race/racism, spirituality
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Spiritual Places: Nature Walk
Never underestimate the power of a good walk. This week, feeling fatigued and exhausted, I decided to take advantage of the sunshine by squeezing in a relaxing walk in between my classes. Heading into the woods by Paradise Pond, I … Continue reading
The Justice, Identity, and Social Change Initiative:
Spiritual Life Meets Social Justice
It feels like the World is burning. This is what Sensei Ryumon Baldoquin, Community Religious Adviser, said at our first “Peace Meal,” a gathering for dialogue and discussion of difficult problems. Certainly in the last few weeks, with the … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith Matters, Programs & Events, Social Justice
Tagged black lives matter, identity, interfaith, race/racism, spirituality
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