In the Pres House dojo, a space dedicated to fully embodied spiritual formation, there are images by Kelly Latimore of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s headshots when he was arrested in Birmingham and of the protestors who marched across…
Tell us your faith story. I got interested in Christianity for admittedly silly reasons. But as I became more interested and would search online to see what the Bible said about this or that topic, I had someone close to…
Tell us your faith story. Prior to Pres House, I did not participate in any religious community. My family never attended church, not even for major holidays like Easter or Christmas. In fact, I don't think I could even tell…
Tell us your faith story. When I was little, my largely agnostic mother and Catholic father decided not to baptize my siblings and me when we were little, and that we could make that decision as we pleased when we…
Tell us your faith story. When I think about where my faith story begins, I think of my ancestors. I inherited my faith tradition from them, though I often forget that. Even though I don’t always feel like I know…
Tell us your faith story. I didn’t grow up in a particularly religious household. My dad grew up in what I understand to be a nominally Catholic family, and religion has never seemed to be important to him. My mom…
When I first came to UW Madison, I thought that I was going to have nothing to do with religion, prayer, or God. Because I went to a Catholic school, most of my school years had to include something about…
Recently, a video appeared online of a UW-Madison student making some racist remarks. In the wake of the video’s release, students on campus launched a number of responses: protests, demands of the administration, a petition calling for the student’s expulsion,…
The eco-spirituality retreat at Holy Wisdom Monastery gave me an opportunity to step away from the busyness of life on campus and spend time with members of the Pres House community. The most influential thing that I have taken away…
On Monday, March 29, the Arkansas State Senate passed HB 1570. According to the ACLU, “HB 1570 would prohibit healthcare professionals from providing or even referring transgender young people for medically necessary health care. It would bar any state funds…