Loras College Better Together

Loras College Better Together Bringing together Loras students, faculty, staff and the Dubuque community of various belief backgrounds to do service and engage in interfaith dialogue.

Any Loras faculty, staff, and students are welcome to join us for a discussion about religiosity this Wednesday, May 3, ...
04/27/2023

Any Loras faculty, staff, and students are welcome to join us for a discussion about religiosity this Wednesday, May 3, from 11-12 p.m. in the Interfaith Prayer Space. And we will have cups of tea for you as well. 😊

This year’s Fast-a-thon event was a huge success! Thank you to the students, faculty, and Dubuque community members who ...
03/30/2023

This year’s Fast-a-thon event was a huge success! Thank you to the students, faculty, and Dubuque community members who attended and shared a meal together.

Special thank you to our panelists from the Jewish, Muslim, and Catholic faith traditions. We were delighted to listen to your experiences of fasting.

Over the weekend, Loras students participated in a Sacred Spaces tour to Chicagoland. We felt rejuvenated, refreshed, an...
02/15/2023

Over the weekend, Loras students participated in a Sacred Spaces tour to Chicagoland. We felt rejuvenated, refreshed, and inspired after visiting the Zen Buddhist Temple, Holocaust Museum, and Shri Swaminarayan Mandir.

Join us on Monday, Oct 24, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm in the ACC Ballrooms for a Tihar/Diwali celebration hosted by Loras Coll...
10/19/2022

Join us on Monday, Oct 24, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm in the ACC Ballrooms for a Tihar/Diwali celebration hosted by Loras College Better Together, Spiritual Life, Center for Inclusion and Advocacy, and Global Student Union!

Come hear from Dr. Sinha and Dr. Bir about their experiences of the Festival of Lights. Enjoy FREE food, games, music, and dance.

Tihar/Diwali is one of the major religious festivals in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism. The name is derived from the Sanskrit term Deepavali, meaning “row of lights.” The festival generally symbolizes the victory of light over darkness.

On August 12, a group of Loras students traveled to Chicago for the annual Interfaith Youth Conference. The students lea...
08/31/2022

On August 12, a group of Loras students traveled to Chicago for the annual Interfaith Youth Conference. The students learned skills and experienced opportunities to grow in knowledge, relationships, and attitudes.

Faculty, staff, students, and community members came together on April 5 to engage in interfaith dialogue during our Fas...
04/06/2022

Faculty, staff, students, and community members came together on April 5 to engage in interfaith dialogue during our Fast-a-thon event. Many thanks to our panelists who provided their insight on the importance of fasting from Hindu, Muslim, and Catholic Christian perspectives. Thank you to all who were able to join us in breaking our fasts and sharing a meal together.

Join Better Together and FOCUS in sharing a meal to break our fasts April 5 at 7 p.m. in the ACC Ballrooms. We will enga...
04/04/2022

Join Better Together and FOCUS in sharing a meal to break our fasts April 5 at 7 p.m. in the ACC Ballrooms. We will engage in interfaith dialogue about the importance of fasting with special guest speakers.

Our February Chicago sacred spaces tour (2022) enabled Loras College students to gain an understanding of the Sikh and J...
03/28/2022

Our February Chicago sacred spaces tour (2022) enabled Loras College students to gain an understanding of the Sikh and Jain faiths by touring their sacred spaces. We were also able to visit the Holocaust Museum where students interacted with a plethora of diverse people and topics to help guide them along their interfaith journeys.

On November 2, Better Together hosted a Diwali celebration at Loras College. Diwali is a festival that celebrates good o...
03/28/2022

On November 2, Better Together hosted a Diwali celebration at Loras College. Diwali is a festival that celebrates good overcoming evil and the light within oneself protecting from the darkness. Dr. Sinha and some of our international students from Nepal spoke as our guests, women volunteered to perform a dance, and we all shared a meal together.

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