A Chaplain’s Story
When the singing friars of Providence took over a campus in lockdown
When Providence College announced that it would receive students on campus this fall, I was enthusiastic, even if apprehensive.
I was delighted to be welcoming students back on campus for in-person instruction. I had seen the months our facilities team spent transforming the campus: adding sites for outdoor classes, installing plexiglass barriers, planning for quarantine protocols, and developing a rigorous testing program.
I value learning as a community, and as a chaplain, knew that students would be looking to us (and to God) to help them make sense of 2020.