Interfaith Fellows’ Blog Posts

I was sixteen. It was a dull damp winter. The weather felt empty and restless. I was in the middle of my existential crisis. At the time, I was convinced that life was meaningless. A …

On this week of Halloween, it is worth reflecting on the history of the holiday and what it means for religious tradition. Today, Halloween in the United States is a joyful celebration with candy, bonfires, …

There is a conception within Jewish mysticism of God as infinite; God is referred to as Ein Sof or literally, without end. Incomprehensible to human minds and unbounded by our ideas of physics, morality, and …

Tossing and turning, I’m unable to sleep. I’m too hot, then too cold and my mind won’t shut off. I flip from side to side and readjust my pillows. Still, sleep evades me. I check …

My father is a firefighter paramedic for a city near my hometown. His schedule consists of twenty-four hours working at the fire station followed by forty-eight hours off. This seventy-two hour cycle repeats itself throughout …

Being raised in a small community where religion was not overtly discussed, I grew up imagining that I was neither religious nor spiritual in any way. However, I’ve come to find out over the course …

My Catholic faith has been a part of my life from a young age, as both of my parents were raised in the faith. Although they were never super devout, they made sure that my …

This past summer I had the opportunity to travel to Israel with a group of student leaders on campus. We had met only a couple of times before we met at the airport and flew …

On February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation, under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, launched a full scale invasion of Ukraine. Overnight, Putin and his warlords shattered nearly a century of peace in Europe, one which …

Whenever I have a chance to talk about religion with somebody else, I always introduce myself as a kid from a multi-religion family. Interestingly, it might sound weird, but my parents have different religious backgrounds …