As usual, we were an hour and a half late (following our ashram time), and so the priest, Pere Luque, who had to show us around Maredsous Abbey was unavailable. We waited for a bit before he finally came and engaged us in an extremely wonderful conversation regarding his monastary's f
On May fifteenth, all the first-year students took a field trip to Brussels in connection with the World Religions course taught by Anupama Dasi, who has an MA in philosophy and religion. We visited several religious and spiritual groups. First on the program were the Mormons, or the
Saint Francis of Assisi, a spiritual leader renowned for centuries, established the Franciscan order in the Catholic tradition. He is not so well known for creating the first interfaith event of the Catholic Church. In memory of his worthy efforts, various Catholic institutions commem
Q: We have heard that you recently attended the URI conference. Please tell us in short what the URI is and what its purpose is. URI stands for the United Religions Initiative, and its goal is a permanent Parliament of Religions. As the URI charter declares, URI is a growing global co
Recently, the Year-1 students took a day trip to Brussels to visit several religious leaders. Mahaprabhu Dasa and Anupama Dasi, the tutor of the World Religions course, organized the trip so that the students could meet people with different religious backgrounds. The students visited