Category: Challenges
Is Common Ground Possible?
Howard Thurman, a former Dean of Marsh Chapel, was influential to Boston University’s culture in a variety of ways. The university’s student cultural center, The Howard Thurman Center, is named af... Read More
The Not-So-Lonely Woman of Faith
I felt achingly lonely for much of my life. This is not to say I longed for companionship: I am blessed with myriads of loving relationships and often actually enjoy being alone. Rather, this loneline... Read More
I Can’t Even See My Comfort Zone from Here
So last Sunday, I’m sitting in our main campus chapel, live-streaming a contemporary Christian service on my cell phone. A young, charismatic black preacher exhorts the congregation to “fight from... Read More
You CAN Take It with You… To Work
This post is part of my ongoing project ‘Talking with God’, focused on the religious practices and beliefs of Jews, Christians and Muslims. Names have been changed to protect their privacy, and al... Read More
The Discipline of Reconciliation: Part 1 of 5
Calling and Identity My identity as an activist brought me to this moment, facing off against Boston Police officers in front of the Federal Reserve Building overlooking Dewey Square. Excited a... Read More
What “Mary Poppins Returns” Can Teach Us About Grief and Healing
“Nothing’s gone forever, only out of place.” The insight of this simple line from the song, “The Place Where Lost Things Go” in Mary Poppins Returns can offer us a bit of wisdom during the o... Read More
Oh I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
A Series on Black Personhood and Freedom I had just finished morning prayer at the local Episcopal church near my office, a place where I go to find strength and renewal in the middle of the week. It ... Read More
Interfaith Work: An Ever-Evolving Definition
The below was written for the 2017-2018 cohort of the Boston Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI), in which Celine was a fellow. For more information about the program, please see the BILI website... Read More