Saturday, October 25, 2025, 11:00am — Private Location (sign in to display) Residents can stop by, grab food, and watch the SMU vs. Wake Forest game. I will also provide mid semester reflection sheets
Chaplain and Religious Life
Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly with God
The Office of the Chaplain and Religious Life seeks to create an inclusive community that celebrates intellectual curiosity about religion and spirituality, nourishes ethical decision-making, cultivates deep spiritual exploration and supports faithful living. We promote moral and ethical leadership development and provide pastoral care and welcome for SMU’s religiously diverse community. Grounded in the University’s Methodist identity, the office enhances the educational mission of the university through religious and spiritual programming and services for all students, staff, faculty, and administration.
2025 Fall Devotional Guide
This semester's devotional guide contains devotions around our theme for the semester, "Missed Call?: Purpose & Calling in College Life." The SMU community features a diverse community of Christian traditions, and this guide reflects a small piece of that variety. No one viewpoint is meant to be representative of all Christians or all traditions. Instead, we hope it is a reflection of the wider story God is telling amongst our community.
Service of Memory
Join the Office of the Chaplain and Religious Life and Perkins School of Theology for an interfaith service remembering members of the SMU community who have passes away in the last year.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 12 p.m. in Perkins Chapel
Multi-Religious Programming
Pastoral/Spiritual Care
Religious Life at SMU
Religious Holidays
Spaces, Food, and Policies
Service of Memory
Center for Faith and Learning
SMU created the Center for Faith and Learning to promote greater integration of intellectual and spiritual life, both on campus and in society more broadly. Rooted in and inspired by the University’s Methodist identity, the Center seeks to help SMU students, faculty, and staff discern and develop connections between their religious convictions and their academic and professional work. In addition, the Center seeks to highlight and to promote dialogue surrounding the relevance of faith-based perspectives to fundamental questions in every area of intellectual inquiry and public life.
Upcoming Opportunities and Events
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Monday, October 27, 2025, 11:30am — Private Location (sign in to display) Bagel Monday is a warm and welcoming opportunity to gather for meaningful conversation over a delicious bagel lunch. Different topics are featured...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 11:00am — Private Location (sign in to display) Open Book is a weekly open-format discussion where you can ask questions about the Bible and explore Scripture in a welcoming, conversational...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 12:00pm — Private Location (sign in to display) An interfaith service remembering members of the SMU community who have passed away in the last year
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 6:30pm — Private Location (sign in to display) Take a break and relax! Come hang out, grab some snacks, listen to chill music, and de-stress with friends. It’s the perfect midweek reset; you...
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Thursday, October 30, 2025, 6:00pm — Private Location (sign in to display) Need a moment to destress, recenter, or vent? Want to get your steps in? Join your Spiritual Life Mentor, Melanie, every Thursday from 6-7 pm to walk ...
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Friday, October 31, 2025, 1:00pm — Private Location (sign in to display) Join the Office of Religious Life for a casual discussion centered on Interfaith topics and dialogue.
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Monday, November 03, 2025, 11:30am — Private Location (sign in to display) Bagel Monday is a warm and welcoming opportunity to gather for meaningful conversation over a delicious bagel lunch. Different topics are featured...