The celebration of Buddha's birthday is one of the most important Buddhist holy days. It is an especially important day for Theravada and Tibetan Buddhists that commemorates the birth, awakening...
In the first lines of the poem The Night Before Christmas, the narrator had just settled down for a long winter’s nap before being awoken by a visit from Santa Claus. For anyone feeling like 2024...
Living in this world is a lot. Almost every McGill student I talk to feels the effects of global issues in their lives on top of all the concerns closer to home. Our globally interconnected lives...
In Waiting for God, Simone Weil writes: “The beauty of the world is the mouth of a labyrinth,” referring to the mystical path that has been walked for centuries in contemplation. These ritual and...
Yom Hashoah (“the Day of the Shoah”) was established in 1951 by the Knesset, the Parliament of Israel, as a day of commemoration for the roughly six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. In...
Since this theme was chosen at the end of May, I’ve had many occasions to think about my daily routine, and where I might find the holiness in it. At first glance, “Everyday Sacred” might seem like...
