Consider This Archive
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Consider This Archive
Every week during the academic year, the Chaplain’s Office Telegram lets all subscribers know what’s new in the chaplain’s office and in religious life across campus. The telegram ends with Consider This, where one of our staff writes a short reflection for the week. Feeling particularly reflective? Browse our consider this archive below.
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Consider This Archive: 2025-2026
February 16, 2026
7 Meditation EssentialsOver the last thirty years of advising meditators, I’ve noticed some common patterns and misunderstandings that arise… - ### Reflection by Asha Shipman, 02/09/2026
February 9, 2026
“Uushaavandana” by KālidāsaListen to the Exhortation of the Dawn!Look to this Day!For it is Life, the very Life of Life.. - ### Reflection by Omer Bajwa, 02/02/2026
February 2, 2026
The Muslim lunar month of Ramadan begins shortly on February 18th. For over 1.5 billion Muslims around the world, Ramadan is the most sacred month… - ### Reflection by Leenah Safi, 01/26/2026
January 26, 2026
Consider for a moment, what does this Qur’anic text and these two quotes have in common? - ### Reflection by Ben Crome, 01/19/2026
January 19, 2026
I will be spending the coming weekend watching The Lord of The Rings, returning to theaters for its twenty fifth anniversary to show its extended… - ### Reflection by Maytal Saltiel, 01/12/2026
January 12, 2026
Welcome back! I hope you found time over this break to lean into a sense of rest and restoration. I hope time took on a different shape, and you… - ### Consider This: 12/01/2025
December 1, 2025
As we come back from Thanksgiving break, I’m always reminded of how the light changes in the Northeast in this season. When the sun rises later and… - ### Consider This: 11/24/2025
November 24, 2025
The time that my journey takes is long and the way of it long. I came out on the chariot of the first gleam of light, and pursued my voyage… - ### Reflection by Omer Bajwa, 11/17/2025
November 17, 2025
Generosity isn’t simply restricted to financial giving, but rather it is a virtue that everyone can possess if we reimagine what being generous… - ### Reflection by Sumi Kim, 11/10/2025
November 10, 2025
The Covert Operations of Shame in K-Pop Demon Hunters
K-Pop Demon Hunters is not a kids’ movie. Well, of course it is—but it’s also very much for… - ### Reflection by Ian Oliver, 11/3/2025
November 3, 2025
The Bible verse that often comes to mind at this season at Yale is Isaiah 43:2: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through… - ### Reflection by David Rivera, 10/27/25
October 27, 2025
New academic years always bring change, and this one is no exception in my life. I’ve started a new job in the Chaplain’s Office, and our family… - ### Reflection by Leenah Safi, 10/20/2025
October 20, 2025
For inspiration and contemplation, I turn to artists; listening for the ways they talk about and move in their craft helps me reimagine and sustain… - ### Reflection by Ben Crome, 10/13/2025
October 13, 2025
As I write this, it’s the first properly cold day of fall, and I’ve been making plans to mark the season the only proper way: watching the 2014… - ### Reflection by Omer Bajwa, 10/06/2025
October 6, 2025
It is said that courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to act despite it. Throughout my day, I am sometimes confronted with potential… - ### Reflection by Jenny Peek, 9/29/25
September 29, 2025
On Saturday night I was at the Yale volleyball game cheering for our wonderful athletes. It is really fun to see people thrive at… - ### Reflection by Asha Shipman, 09/22/2025
September 22, 2025
As the initial whirlwind of the semester settles, many of you may have established a consistent class or work schedule. This is a perfect time to… - ### Reflection by Leenah Safi, 09/15/2025
September 15, 2025
Be encouraged to speak truth throughout your day.Although it can be intimidating to speak one’s heart in the face of possible objections… - ### Reflection by Ian Oliver, 9/8/2025
September 8, 2025
There’s a temptation to think that we need to achieve mastery in every aspect of life. I was taught “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well… - ### Reflection by Maytal Saltiel, 09/01/2025
September 1, 2025
Welcome back to campus! On behalf of the Chaplain’s Office and our religious and spiritual communities at Yale, I am thrilled you are here. Whether…
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