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A few years ago I found myself doing what many do when deciding to put down roots in a new community: I went church shopping. If we’re honest with one another, this can be a very time-consuming and ... Read More
Existential Jazz
Sometimes it’s hard for me to disclose my favorite things. My apprehension normally arises from the fear of embarrassment or being misunderstood. But recently, I’ve committed to practicing vulnera... Read More
Connections in Conversation
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
Flames of Our Lady, Beauty in the Sacred Heart, and Love in the Aftermath of Destruction
Monday, April 15th, 2019. A day that will be written about in religious history books. I was sitting in the ground floor of the mailroom. No classes were being held because of Patriot’s Day, a state... Read More
Interfaith Dialogue as a Practice of Hospitality
From September 2018 to May 2019, the Boston Bridges interfaith cohort met in the Walker Center in Newton, MA. It is a fitting place to host interreligious dialogue, as to “foster ecumenical and inte... Read More
How I Got Here: A Story of Food, Religious Pluralism, and Leadership Reflection in Community
The Boston Bridges Fellowship program at Hebrew College is an opportunity for religious and philosophical leaders from the Greater Boston area to gather once a month for leadership development present... Read More
The Discipline of Reconciliation: Part 2 of 5
The Spirit of Retaliation: The Troubles Abroad His was the sort of gaze that you could not forget, if you paused long enough to notice. Our task for the weekend was quite clear. Working with a group o... Read More
Love, Fear, and Technology
Throughout time, we have seen the unfortunate consequences of unchecked human creations. Originally invented to simplify transactions between people, money is now the driving force of human inequality... Read More
Speaking Out and Safety
Recently, I was invited to lead a workshop on using technology as a tool for interfaith dialogue and action at the John Paul II Center for Interreligious Dialogue’s 10th Anniversary Commemoration Co... Read More