Chapel Newsletter Editorials, Reflections, and Resources

The story is told of a sweet old man named Zusya (his name in Yiddish means “sweet.”) On his deathbed Zusya was found by his friends weeping. They asked him,…

“They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God.” Author, Zora Neale Hurston, titles her Harlem Renaissance classic novel by this line, Their Eyes Were…

When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid, the new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough…

The tyranny of winter, its cold and white covered landscapes are fading from memory. Daylight is winning. The sun’s rays are awakening life’s glory, making us say like the poet…

The first human misstep in the Garden of Eden was environmental overreach. God told the humans they could eat from any number of fine-looking trees bearing delicious fruit. Except one.…

Dear friends, I learned only recently about the Chinese Moon Festival (thanks to our campus multi-faith conversations, at which we gather to share about our respective traditions.) For those of…

“Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither…

For so many reasons, this has been a tough year for us all–and even harder for some of us, both here on campus and beyond. But in this last weekly…

“Now I shall know unrest again, /And all my heart that was so still/Will beat in me like troubled tides/And urge me to its will”     -Jessie Belle Rittenhouse In 2002,…

These continue to be complicated times, don’t they?  (Of course, as I type this I wonder if things are ever uncomplicated, but….)  We read and hear regularly about violence around…