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I came to Vegas with the desire to spend a few days with my feet planted firmly on the ground after two months spent on the top floor of a remarkably tall ivory tower. My academic work often feels isolated—quarantined—from the concerns of the ‘real world,’ and I was hoping this trip would be an opportunity to take a step back from that quarantined work and do something tangibly good with my life.
Read MoreAs I arrived at Memorial Church late at night to play in the orchestra for the Early Holiday Liturgy, I was worrying about breath and air.
Read MoreI don’t know much about God and prayer. And frankly what I do know has remained too often rattling around in my head. I wish it were otherwise. When people talk about having a “relationship” with Jesus, it has often felt completely mysterious to me.
Read MoreOn the trash lined streets of El Salvador, with the smell of urine filling the hot muggy air, I made a vow. Staring down into the eyes of Jose, an infant that would soon die of starvation, I saw God staring back at me. God said to me, “Will you get me out of this suffering?”
Read MoreOn Saturday, September 24, 2016, I accompanied various leaders of the Catholic Community at Stanford for a weekend retreat to the San Jose Mission of the Dominican Sisters. Being as it was my first official event as a member of the leadership team, I quite frankly didn’t know what to expect. When I arrived however, I was met with nothing short of a welcoming, loving, and open community of proud Catholics who were ready to learn, lead, and share their faith. The weekend—marked by the distinct holiness of the mission, the hospitality of the Dominican Sisters, talks given by leaders from the Evangelical Catholic organization, small group activities, prayer, and worship—was a beautiful experience full of spiritual enrichment, fellowship, and faith.
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