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Today, We Graduate
Our diplomas are meant to be a promise for our futures. But what future is that, exactly?
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How Religion Can Be Used to Build a New Future
Building a more complex understanding of religion may help us better understand violence—and, in turn, work together to eradicate it.
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Is Religion Violent?
The answer isn't so simple. Let's take a closer look.
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The Pitfalls of Believing in Separation of Church and State
Building off of "the God trick," we now interrogate the universal belief in "secularism."
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The "God Trick" of Objectivity
How the mainstream media is wrapped up in a cult of power—and how interrogating this dynamic can help us better understand religion.
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Do We Really Want to Give God Away?
Religion plays a complex role in this moment. But what do we stand to lose, if anything, by giving it away?
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Can We Be Both Holy and Horny?
On Catholic mysticism, yearning for Jesus, and the sanctity of queer love.
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Living with Homesickness
Some thoughts on the soul.
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A Catholic Abortion Doula on Reproductive Justice as a Religious Vocation
Kate Hoeting of Catholics for Choice talks about religion's role in the road after Roe.
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Tonight Isn't About the Fashion!
...or is it? Some quick memories from my time at the Met Gala.
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Spoiler Alert: Harvard Was Very, Very Hard
Elle Woods may have deceived me, but I'm graduating anyway.
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August 2021

Finding my Grandmother in the Clouds
Or what the Grand Canyon taught me about constantly searching.
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