By Paige Trendell
Running a marathon, writing a book and standing on the sidelines at football games as a team chaplain, Father Conrad Murphy has done it all this academic year. Continue reading UMD Catholic chaplain reflects on responsibilities, experiences with students
By Abigail Bender
Lent is a period when individuals reflect and prepare for Easter, often sacrificing a luxury to promote spiritual discipline, and at UMD, students determined different sacrifices they are willing to make for Lent. Continue reading The sacrifices, traditions Lent brings for UMD students
By Irit Skulnik “Please Heavenly Father, give Dad the job,” 10-year-old Eliza Bowden whispered. Kneeling, she pleaded hard and desperately. A few minutes before, her mom had burst into the living room where Eliza was playing with her sisters. She demanded the girls pray for their dad. He was on his way to a job interview, a potential lifeline to lift the family out of … Continue reading UMD’s newest executive chef reflects on career journey, leaving religion behind
by Yasmine Cowan The University of Maryland’s South Asian Student Association hosted an interfaith discussion Thursday to talk about religious identities and spirituality within the South Asian community on campus. The discussion at Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center included representatives from numerous South Asian religions. “We want to make sure that all religions are represented; I feel like there is always a disconnect … Continue reading South Asian students discuss South Asian religions at event
By Sara Chernikoff Terps Interfaith Exchange hosted its second discussion of the semester on Wednesday, Oct. 16, during which participants concluded that the university must become more accessible and inclusive to students of non-Christian religions. The discussion was co-hosted by the Memorial Chapel and STAMP engagement. Participants emphasized the need for safe spaces dedicated to spiritual diversity on college campuses, particularly our own. “This type … Continue reading Terps Interfaith Exchange addresses need for promoting spiritual diversity on campus
by James Cirrone Dr. Rice Broocks and Dr. Michael Guillen, two Christians, have been traveling around the country, hopping from campus to campus to offer what they see as evidence that God isn’t dead. On Oct.18, the duo stopped at the University of Maryland’s Hoff Theater to give a presentation. Keaton Hogan, a freshman aerospace engineering major, came to see the presentation since he had … Continue reading “God’s Not Dead” author hosts book-based presentation at UMD
By Rina Torchinsky About 20 minutes north of the U.S.-Mexico border, there is a Reform Jewish community rich with Shabbat dinners and Super Bowl watch parties. Ben Gonzalez, a junior computer engineering and journalism double major, calls this cozy community home. Gonzalez is a member of the University of Maryland’s Jewish Latinx club and hopes to become a member of the developing Jews of … Continue reading Jews of color seek community on campus
By Alexandra Marquez Maryland Hillel hosted a series of nontraditional Passover seders that included games and farm-fresh produce last weekend to give students a place to celebrate the Jewish holiday near campus. The organization invited students to four different seders, two on Friday and two on Saturday. On Friday, the organization hosted “With Liberty and Justice for All: A Traditional Family-Style Seder” and a “Kids’ … Continue reading Maryland Hillel puts a twist on traditions for Passover
By Madison Brewer The Baha’i Chair for World Peace sponsored a talk called Muslims and the Holocaust: Reconciliation and Hope about lost stories of reconciliation, rescue and religious roots between Jews and Muslims on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The event’s speaker, Dr. Mehnaz Afridi, is an associate professor of religious studies and the director of the Genocide, Holocaust and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College. Afridi … Continue reading Manhattan College professor talks to UMD about Muslims and the Holocaust
by Lynsey Jeffery Students celebrated Passover on Monday and Tuesday at Maryland Hillel with a range of different seders. Passover, a Jewish holiday celebrated in spring to commemorate the exodus of Jewish Israelites from slavery in Egypt, brings together family and friends to participate in a seder— a ceremonial dinner that follows a symbolic order. Maryland Hillel offered five different seders on Monday and Tuesday … Continue reading Hillel provides students a place to celebrate this Passover
