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Spiritual Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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During this time of extraordinary disruption and anxiety, the Office of the Chaplain and Religious and Spiritual Life will be encouraging all of us at HDS to use the coming days as an opportunity to deepen our spiritual and intellectual practices.
If we strive to transform our collective isolation into an opportunity for communal solitude, we might discover that it is, as it has always been, the seedbed for growth in holiness and wholeness, for communion and connection, for resistance and renewal.
In the suddenly altered pace of our lives, we might discover the stillness we all crave, the stillness from which all true wisdom and justice issue. What we love rather than what we fear may come into sharper focus—and just in time.
On this page, we have assembled some spiritual resources for the COVID-19 pandemic from the HDS community—students, alumni/ae, faculty, and staff—and beyond.
Beginning the week of March 16, a generous group of HDS students will help us with brief, daily inspirational postings to the HDSSA and RSL Facebook pages and to the RSL Instagram account (@HDSRSL) to keep us spiritually supple and connected throughout the days ahead. Follow us!
Finally, we’ll continue to send out weekly email newsletters to the HDS community with updates on any potential replacements for Noon Services that might be developed, Zoom links for any of the campus’s spiritual and religious organizations that might be meeting virtually, and any other resources we curate.
We aim to crowdsource our wisdom for these unprecedented, challenging times. Please send us your suggestions, insights, and experiences to share with others! And please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you need support, accompaniment and care. Remember that you are not alone.
May we not let our appropriate caution erase our extravagant care, particularly for those who are most vulnerable and marginalized.
Beside you in hope,
Kerry Maloney, HDS Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life
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A Message from the HDS Catholics
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10 Guidelines for Pastoral Care During the Coronavirus Outbreak, by Eileen R. Campbell-Reed
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Eyes on the Horizon: The Pandemic and What is to Come, by Mary Hunt, MTS ’73, PhD, and the staff of WATER
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A number of recovery meetings have been impacted by COVID-19. If this is the case with yours and/or you are looking for online recovery meetings, here are some ways to stay connected.
Religiousness, spirituality, and coping with stress among late adolescents:
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between religiousness, spirituality (R/S), and coping among late adolescents within a meaning-making perspective. Specifically, global meaning and situational meaning were examined as potential mediators. Two hundred and twenty one Polish participants (115 women and 106 men) completed the Religious Meaning System Questionnaire, the Self-description Questionnaire of Spirituality, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and the Situational Meaning Scale. Results of SEM analysis showed that R/S had both direct and indirect effects on coping, suggesting that global meaning and situational meaning served as partial mediators among late adolescents. The mediating role of global meaning and situational meaning may be more fully understood within the framework of the meaning-making model. Consistent with the model, individuals with higher levels of R/S had a propensity to experience stronger global meaning in life and situational meaning, which in turn contributed to more frequent using coping styles.
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