Monday, November 17, 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...
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 ÃÛÌÒ½´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 ÃÛÌÒ½´community who have passes away in the last year.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 12 p.m. in Perkins Chapel
Multireligious programming
Pastoral/spiritual care
Religious holidays
Spaces, food and policies
Service of Memory
Center for Faith and Learning
ÃÛÌÒ½´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 ÃÛÌÒ½´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, November 17, 2025, 5:00pm — Private Location (sign in to display) Join your SLM and Loyd friends to reflect on what you're grateful for. Add to our community gratitude tree + enjoy conversation & donuts! This event...
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Monday, November 17, 2025, 6:00pm — Private Location (sign in to display) Let It Crow is Kathy Crow Commons’ annual holiday tradition featuring festive winter activities for students, including photos with reindeer and...
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Tuesday, November 18, 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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Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 11:30am — 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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Thursday, November 20, 2025, 12:00pm — Hughes-Trigg Ballroom This event offers an opportunity for international and domestic students to come together, share Thanksgiving traditions, and enjoy a warm sense of...
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Thursday, November 20, 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, November 21, 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.