Your Query:
Collection: Spiritual Life, Media Type: Documents
Documents(446)

Chapel Talk, 2018 February 7 / Dave Myers '96

2018
Document
Computer Science teacher Dave Myers '96 overcomes the fear of public speaking by framing the task of a chapel talk as a technical challenge, an area where he has developed a confidence level over the years...

Chapel Talk, 2018 April 6, 2018 / Will Speers

2018
Document
With Colson Whitehead's arrival only hours away, English teacher Will Speers reflects upon Whitehead's incongruous use of time in his novel, "The Underground Railroad." Speers also examines the nature of time in our own lives.

Chapel Talk, 2017 January 11: Show Your Love / Donald Duffy

2017
Document
In describing a childhood hero as someone who fought a "daily fight for people who were either invisible or who were in danger of becoming invisible," Spanish teacher Donald Duffy makes the case for the unseen, unheard staff members at the School who..

Chapel Talk, 2017 March 22: Borders / Will Speers

2017
Document
Will Speers discusses Libyan writer Hisham Matar's article "The Border is Always Open" as "the clearest expression of the power of books I’ve read in 38 years of teaching; his words became my belief, his vision my creed." The crossing of borders thro..

Chapel Talk, 2017 October 25 / Will Robinson

2017
Document
Dean of Students Will Robinson talks about the impact Wednesday night Chapel services had on him as a student at St. Andrew's, and how his understanding of God has evolved throughout his adult life.

Chapel Talk, 2016 May 22 / Tad Roach

2016
Document
At the school's final Sunday chapel at Old St. Anne's Church, Headmaster Tad Roach bids farewell to the graduating seniors. He acknowledges the changing political climate and the tragedy of the Emmanuel AME Church shooting. Mr...

Chapel Talk, 2016 January 27 / Ann Taylor

2016
Document
Arts Department Co-Chair and Theatre Program Director Ann Taylor discusses the multiplicity of faiths within her own family—from Sikhism, to Transcendental Meditation—and the ways in which she has relied on her own beliefs throughout her life.

Chapel Talk, 2016 January 6 / Tad Roach

2016
Document
In discussing the story of a Taliban attack on the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, Headmaster Tad Roach speaks of that school's principle's dedication to continue and - in an epiphany-like realization as to the importance of the school's pre..

Chapel Talk, 2016 October 21: Generosity / Will Speers

2016
Document
Associate Headmaster Will Speers speaks on small acts of kindness and generosity as what binds us together in shared humanity: "[A]ssertions of generosity connect us when we are alone, bond us to others who are similarly lost, confused, in crisis...

Chapel Talk, 2015 April 3: Good Friday / Tad Roach

2015
Document
In speaking of the world's acts of violence over this past year, Headmaster Tad Roach discusses the narrative of Good Friday and its theological meaning: "The simplicity and silence of a baby born in poverty in Bethlehem finds symmetry and coherence..

Chapel Talk, 2015 October 14: Response / Will Speers

2015
Document
While describing an incident at a family funeral, Associate Headmaster Will Speers talks about personal response to situations as an opportunity to manage events beyond our control: "Even in the face of adversity, our ability to respond reminds us we..