EPISODE · Sep 19, 2016 · 28 MIN
Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead
from My Hometown · host 90.3 WHPC
Elizabeth and Caroline Tully, seniors at Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, discuss with Host Bill Horan and NCC student Gina Santillo a new interfaith program at the school. Common Ground brings high school girls together in a community service and educational initiative that builds bridges across religious, spiritual, and philosophical differences. Common Ground provides strong affirmation that the world's religions have a common ethic of peace and justice and by working together can use faith to help create peace in the world. Topics discussed on today's program.-What was the motivation to create Common Ground-What is Interfaith dialogue and why is it important for young people to engage in it-How was Common Ground organized into a tri-school partnership that includes Sacred Heart Academy and all girls Catholic High School in Hempstead, The Crescent School (Hempstead), a co-ed Muslim high school, and the Schechter School (East Williston), a conservative Jewish high school -How adults in the Long Island community can benefit too from Common Ground
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Elizabeth and Caroline Tully, seniors at Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, discuss with Host Bill Horan and NCC student Gina Santillo a new interfaith program at the school. Common Ground brings high school girls together in a community service and educational initiative that builds bridges across religious, spiritual, and philosophical differences. Common Ground provides strong affirmation that the world's religions have a common ethic of peace and justice and by working together can use faith to help create peace in the world. Topics discussed on today's program.-What was the motivation to create Common Ground-What is Interfaith dialogue and why is it important for young people to engage in it-How was Common Ground organized into a tri-school partnership that includes Sacred Heart Academy and all girls Catholic High School in Hempstead, The Crescent School (Hempstead), a co-ed Muslim high school, and the Schechter School (East Williston), a conservative Jewish high school -How adults in the Long Island community can benefit too from Common Ground
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