Born and raised a Roman Catholic, I have seen my share of religious apathy in the pews each Sunday throughout the years. Usually it is the young adults, high school to college age, who seem bored out of their minds and just don’t get the point of church. There is a quote from the movie Dogma that pretty much sums it up: “ … faith is like a glass of water. When you're young, the glass is small, and it's easy to fill up. But the older you get, the bigger the glass gets, and the same amount of liquid doesn't fill it anymore.”

As I’ve attended Cornell’s Catholic services for over three years now, there was one experience that stuck in my mind; one Sunday morning in Sage Chapel, Father Bob told us a story about a parishioner who felt like mass took him away from Cornell for an hour. Father Bob said that was fantastic, but we also have to carry the message with us the rest of the week, or what’s the point of going at all?

Many Cornell students struggle with what it means to be a religious person, or ignore that aspect of life altogether. There are, however, many here who dedicate time and energy to their religion of choice — ranging from Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism to Roman Catholicism and Christian Science — with the help of Cornell United Religious Work. In her exploration of spirituality on campus, Daze’s Lucy Li saw these efforts firsthand. Take your own conclusions from her observations.

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Faithfully yours,

Allie Perez