In the fall of my freshman year, on the Friday before classes started, I attended my first Shabbat service at Tufts. We came together under the auspices of an interfaith-focused pre-orientation, CAFE,...Read More
My interfaith journey first began in chats with Clara, who is Mormon. She would often note how similar Christianity and Mormonism were, and I would ask questions about certain Mormon terms that I hadn...Read More
I lived abroad in Qatar as a high schooler, and it completely changed my life. I attended an international school, where I discovered my passion for interfaith conversations and learned what it mean...Read More
Icons and saints are a really interesting part of the Christian tradition for me. In my practice, as a Pentecostal, I have never had a necklace with any religious figures, had any window panes depicti...Read More
If you knew me, you would know that I have no qualms or hesitations about letting anyone know that I am Pagan. I am proud of my faith. It is something that brings me immense joy and a profound sense o...Read More
I was not raised in a religious household. There was no worship, no belief, no traditions revolving around a history or a spirituality. I was not raised to believe in anything otherworldly. That isnâ€...Read More
I just finished my first year as an undergraduate student at Brown University, and this summer I will turn 30 years old. I delayed my post-secondary education in order to pursue a career as a professi...Read More
Late into the evening of December 4th, 2018, as I sat in the basement of Boston University’s Marsh Chapel swallowing what amounted to my fifth (or sixth?) falafel, I came to one of the most liberati...Read More
As a senior in college, self-care is definitely a topic with which I am familiar. Whenever I am feeling overwhelmed, I usually take the time to meditate, read a book, or indulge in a facemask—anythi...Read More
As a group, this year’s cohort of the Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI) talked a lot about having courageous conversations. Meeting in the basement of the chapel at Boston University to...Read More