News Archive
Stories relevant to the life of OCRL are available in the archive. The most recent stories appear by clicking "Home" in the left sidebar. A full listing including stories from 2009 and 2010 will be available by September 2010.
May 2008
April 2008
- The Fourth Annual Interlandi Weekend on Contemplative Studies, Friday, April 25, to Monday, April 28
- 2008 Interfaith Student Leadership Award Nominations Deadline Extended to Monday, April 14
March 2008
- A Message from Brown President Ruth Simmons concerning the March 15th Incident
- Holy Week Services at Brown University: March 16 through March 21
- Experiencing Breakthroughs, Not Breakdowns, March 10 A Talk with Chet Manchester, Monday, March 10, 7:00 p.m., Petteruti Lounge, Faunce House. Sponsored by the Christian Science Society
- God Pursues Us Every Day, March 6 A Talk with Despina Prassas, Thursday, March 6, 4:00 p.m., Petteruti Lounge, Faunce House. Sponsored by the Orthodox Christian Fellowship
February 2008
- Unity Worship Service, Sunday, February 24: Allen D. Callahan of Seminário Teológico Batista de Nordeste in Brazil to Preach
- Members from the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour Come to Brown University, Friday, February 22: Tour's Leader Maz Jobrani to Give the 2008 K. Brooke Anderson Memorial Lecture @12:00 p.m.; Tour Members Jobrani, Kader, and Obeidallah to Perform for Brown Campus @9:30 p.m. Photo to right: Maz Jobrani
- Ash Wednesday, February 6: Lent Begins @ Brown University with Ash Wednesday Service @ 12:00 p.m., Manning Chapel
- Acclaimed Organist James David Christie to Give the 2008 Lownes Memorial Organ Concert Sunday, February 3 @ 4:00 p.m., Sayles Hall
January 2008
- Religion and the Environment: An Interfaith Discussion @ 4:30 p.m., List Hall 110, 64 College Street
- Internationally Renowned Choreographer Liz Lerman Will Present a Speak @ 5:00 p.m., List Art Center, 65 College Street
December 2007
October 2007
- Providence College President, Brian J. Shanley, O.P., to Present Annual Becket Lecture, Friday, October 19, 4:00 p.m., Petteruti Lounge, Faunce House
- Peter Beinart of The New Republic and Rabbi Alan Lew Are Featured Speakers at Brown Hillel, Thursday, October 18 through Saturday, October 20, 80 Brown Street
September 2007
- Religious Service Schedule during Orientation Week, Sunday, September 2 through Sunday, September 9
- First Service: Roman Catholic Mass, Sunday, September 2, 10:30 a.m., Manning Chapel, Second Floor
May 2007
- OCRL 2007 Religious Life Awards
- 2007 Commencement Weekend Religious Services, Friday, May 25, to Sunday, May 27
- Associate Chaplain Allen D. Callahan Latest Work The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Now Available
April 2007
- Special Announcement, April 16, A Vigil for Virginia Tech The Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life will sponsor a vigil tonight, Monday, April 16, 9:30 p.m., at Manning Chapel for the students and faculty of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
- Thursday Night Supper Will Conclude for the Spring Semester with a 40th-Anniversary Celebration on April 26
- Student Interfaith Leadership Award Nomination Deadline Extended to Monday, April 23, 5:00 p.m.
- Thursday Night Supper for April 19 Features Rhode Island Corrections Director A. T. Wall
- Thursday Night Supper for April 12 Features Noted Scientist and Theologian Sjoerd Bonting
- Holy Week Services in Manning Chapel, April 1 to April 10, 2007
- Visit Brown Hillel's "Passover Central" Website: Learn about Pesach, a Community Seder with Honored Guest President Ruth Simmons, and Passover Meals
- Episcopals@Brown Sponsor Taizé Worship during Lent 2007, Fridays, 5:30 p.m., Manning Chapel
March 2007
- Thursday Night Supper, 3/15: Join Us for a Discussion with Martin Bell, a Member of Brown's Class of 2010 and a U.S. Veteran
- A Feast for Winter-Weary Souls: Programs for Contemplation and Inspiration in March: See Schedule
- M. Shawn Copeland of Boston College to Present the 2007 Becket Lecture, March 16
- Third Annual Mary Interlandi '05 Memorial Lecture and Retreat, March 18 and 19: Sharon Salzberg on "Lovingkindness"
- Thursday Night Supper, 3/8: Join Us for a Discussion with Ivy Booth of Whitmarsh Corporation, which works with at-risk male youths in Rhode Island
- Thursday Night Supper, 3/1: Join us for a Discussion with OCRL's Henry Bodah on Traditional Just War Theory and the War in Iraq
February 2007
- Thursday Night Supper, 2/22: Join us for a Discussion with Brown Undergrad and Cancer Survivor Peter Rastelli
- Thursday Night Supper, 2/15: Join us for a Discussion with Elizabeth Spring on "Astrology; Myth, Magic, and Mystery”
- Thursday Night Supper, 2/8: Join us for a Discussion with Brown Professor James T. Campbell on "Facing History: Reflections on the Work of Brown's Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice"
- OCRL Joins AIDS Care Ocean State for Winter Clothes Drive, 1/29 to 2/2
- Thursday Night Suppers Get Underway for Spring Semester with "Cooking for the Soul," February 1
- Matteo Imbruno to Give the Edgar John Lownes Memorial Organ Concert, Sunday, February 4, 4:00 p.m., Sayles Hall
December 2006
- December 3: Brown University's Annual Service of Lessons and Carols, 4:00 p.m., Sayles Hall, The College Green
- November 30 to December 3: Multi-Faith Council Sponsors Religious Service Exchange
November 2006
- November 11 to 13: International Conference on The Jerusalem Perspective: 150 Years of Archaeological Research
- November 14 to 18: Chenrezig Mandala to be Created/Dismantled in Lower Manning
- November 16: Thursday Night Supper at 40: Final Fall 2006 Supper Features Annie Doran of Fairloom
October 2006
- Brown's Multiracial Heritage Week Continues through Thursday, October 26
- Brown Muslim Student Association to Sponsor FAST-A-THON, Saturday, October 14
September 2006
- Brown Remembers 9/11: A Service on Monday, September 11, 2006, Manning Chapel, 12:30 p.m.
- Religious Services at Brown Commence on September 1
August 2006
- Rumee Ahmed Appointed as Brown's First Muslim Chaplain
- Summer Religous Services of Neighboring Religious Communities
April 2006
- Brown Hindu Group: Discussion Group on The Bhagavad Gita begins
- First Islam in Practice Lecture: "Reproducing Muslims," April 24
- Me and the Mosque: A Film Screening and Lecture: April 28
- Interfaith House and Brown Amnesty International sponsor Games Night for Religious Freedom, 4/8, 10pm-1am, Diman Lounge
- Senior OCRL Awards 2006 Nomination Form Available, Due 4/ 10, 5pm (deadline extended--Interfaith Leadership Award, Manning Medal, and Levi C. Adams Citation)
March 2006
- OCRL Events 3/10-3/13: A Feast for the Winter-Weary Soul
- Abbot Thomas Keating, OCSO, to Present Second Annual Interlandi Lecture (3/13) and Retreat (3/12)
- Becket Lecture: Felipe Fernández-Armesto, “How to Be Human...," 3/10
February 2006
- StillSpeaking Director Ron Buford to Speak on 2/27
- Photos from President Ruth Simmons' Talk at Thursday Supper
January 2006
December 2006
November 2005
October 2005
- Parents' Weekend Programs and Services
- A Series of Presentations by the Rev. William Wipfler, the former Director of the Latin American Department, National Council of Churches
- The Annual October 31 Midnight Organ Recital