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Sexual Assault Awareness Month
In April, Maria College honored Sexual Assault Awareness Month. We started the month with a viewing of the documentary The Hunting Ground, which highlights the two brave women who began the Title IX movement against higher education institutions after no action was taken in response to sexual assault on their college campuses. Maria College had a table at the Albany County Crime Victims and Sexual Violence Center’s Take Back the Night event, a great opportunity…
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Christ is Risen
"Rejoice, let Mother Church also rejoice, arrayed with the lightning of his glory, let this holy building shake with joy, filled with the mighty voices of the peoples." From the Exsultet: The Proclamation of Easter…
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And so we wait.
Holy Thursday has always been one of my favorite rituals in the Church's year. Most especially, I love spending time at the altar of repose. It is a peaceful time, a place of waiting, a…
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Let’s Set the Record Straight
Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women to serve in the US Congress has been a lightning rod for criticism since her election in November. She made brief remarks about Islamophobia at…
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Scholarship and Service
Maria College, an educational community dedicated to the values of scholarship and service, offers the opportunity for students to pursue the connections between the common good and the work they are preparing to do in…
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