Colton Corner: Recent Episodes
Colton Corner
Lisa Green '24 interviews different students and faculty from the Lafayette College community and discuss faith, spirituality, and their thoughts about religion.
Last episode hosted by Lisa Green features Yaseen Saleh '25 and his journey in regard to faith, prayer and college community!
The exciting episode with Elise Trocker '26 from September 2023 is now out! The conversation centers around where her cultural Judaism and spirituality from various other traditions intersect and what role they play in her life!
Prof. Phillips, head of the English Department, tells the deeply personal story of how his identity as a Presby-Catholic came to be, featuring his interfaith relationship, grief journey and how politics impacted his choice of place of worship.
Dr Jeffries, inaugural VP of Inclusion at Lafayette College, discusses his life working in higher education and different churches all while raising a very close, tight knit family!
VP Student Life Sarah Moschenross chats with Lisa about her evolution from growing up very connected to her church to discovering a new form of spirituality in her more recent years!
New Associate VP Student Life Mark Sapara joins Lisa in a very special interview discussing his incredible connection with his grandparents, his involvement in each denomination of Judaism and how his relationship has changed with his faith throughout every phase of life!
Colton Corner is honored to welcome Rabbi Jessica Lenza (Lafayette Class of 2005) as she tells her story of converting to Judaism, her passion for music and theater and her incredible journey to becoming Rebel Rabbi, the Rabbi for the Rest of Us!
This special edition of Colton Corner features host Lisa Green's parents! Their vastly different Jewish upbringings and beliefs are explored, as well as Paula's path to becoming a Hospital Chaplain and Arlin's exploration of Jewish culture through comedy.
Sean Drahouzal '26 describes what his friends mean to him, how his life has changed through COVID and making the transition to college.
This very special episode of Colton Corner features LaFarm's Josh Parr and Associate Director of Facilities Operations Mike Chovanes! They discuss their journeys in Catholicism, comparing and contrasting experiences growing up Catholic with converting to Catholicism later in life and how their faith led to their wonderful friendship!
Millie Smith discusses how joining a spiritual group during COVID-19 changed her and outlook on the world, as well as her thoughts on a myriad of life lessons and spiritual topics.
Lisa sits down with new Chaplain Intern Jessica Hess to discuss her faith journey from growing up feeling like she was going to church for her family to joining the Unitarian Universalist Church to how she was spiritually called to become a chaplain!
Emma Hetrick, Coordinator of the College Writing Program, discusses how her Methodist faith and political beliefs have influenced each other over the years!
Melissa Adamson, Lafayette's wonderful Climate Action and Circularity Manager, talks about how her non denominational Christian faith and beliefs have impacted her job, her marriage and different difficult decisions throughout her life.
Provost John Meier has come to Colton Corner! He discusses his life through the influence of his religious Anglican Church upbringing. This includes his important role as an Acolyte in his church growing up and ultimately how his faith played a role in his decision to become a professor. He describes the key aspect of spirituality for him, which is the intellectual struggle and thinking through of different elements of his religion throughout his life.
Sarah Murphy '24 tells the beautiful story of her journey of discovering her beliefs as a result of her Catholic upbringing, family memories, her time at Lafayette and being PASA President. She and Lisa also discuss how to combat the stigma of openly discussing religion and politics.
Eva Donato '26 sits down with Lisa to talk about how Buddhist teachings have influenced her life as a whole and how the lessons from her gap year abroad have impacted her time at Lafayette so far.
Shira Rosenberg, Jewish Experience educator, sits down with Lisa to talk about her life through the lens of Orthodox Judaism! She discusses her favorite Torah stories, holidays, how her role models shaped her love of her faith and her overall life philosophy!
Bob Weiner, Professor of History and the person who brought Hillel to Lafayette College, discusses his feelings about music, G-D, judaism and how they relate to each other. This is part 1 of his fascinating life story! Stay tuned!
Professor Monika Rice sits down with Lisa to discuss her Polish Catholic upbringing, what led her to study Jewish studies, history and culture and how her faith has evolved throughout her life.
Julie Schramm '24 talks with Lisa about what it was like growing up Presbyterian and attending a Catholic high school and how the role of faith has changed throughout her life.
Lisa Green '24 chats with Zoey Osho '26 about her journey to becoming a Neo Theistic Pagan, what that means to her and how elements like astrology, angel notes, meditation and nature connect to her spirituality.
Fatimata Cham '23 discusses her connection to Islam and how it has changed throughout her life, especially in regard to familial influences, boarding school and college.
Josh Joseph '24 and Lisa Green '24 discuss taking a casual approach to religion, seeing God as a friend and living a faithful life on your own terms.
Anna DiFelice '24 sits down with Lisa Green '24 to discuss her dual cultural identity, how her relationship with the Catholic Church has changed over the years and how politics play into her religious beliefs.
Dean of Students Brian Samble sits down with Lisa Green '24 to discuss his Roman Catholic identity, how his parents influenced him and how his faith impacts his life and career to this day.
Karina Fuentes sits down with Lisa Green ‘24 to talk through how her grandparents and parents impacted her faith, how faith gave her strength through grief and her non traditional college journey and how her Chilean heritage plays a role in her life.
President Nicole Hurd has come to Colton Corner! Lisa Green '24 interviews her about her journey from converting to Catholicism at age 8, how her dad and many saints and historical figures molded her devotion to religion, and how teaching and motivating others has informed her faith. It is a full view of her life and the role religion and learning about other faiths has played in it.
Lisa Green '24 sits down with Sam Filson '24 to discuss how he came to identify as an Atheist and his views on an afterlife. He explores his connection to music, science, video games, and nature among other interests that give his life purpose.
Lisa Green '24 sits down with Amanda Graf '24 to discuss being both Jewish and Agnostic, how her feelings on both pieces of her religious identity have evolved and what she has learned from her parents and college.
Lisa Green '24 interviews Sophia Kosednar '24 about her journey of spirituality and how she found her own practice within nature and poetry and how growing up, the pandemic, and going to college emphasized those elements of her life even more.
Lisa Green '24 interviews Amanda Friedman '25 about her relationship with Judaism, how she shifted in her observance in high school, her religious connection in college and the importance of discussing modern day religious prejudice.
Lisa Green '24 sits down with Shamir Williams '22 to discussion his journey from Jamaica to the US, his journey from Christianity to Rastafarianism and how he incorporates elements from many faiths into his own practice.
In this episode of Colton Corner, Lisa Green '24 interviews Allie Campanella '24 about how her relationship with Roman Catholicism has changed from her childhood memories, how it has grown over the past few years and when she feels most spiritually connected.
On this episode of Colton Corner, Lisa Green '24 and Morgan Limmer '21 interview Emily Tesbir '24 about growing up not practicing a religion, how her relationship to faith and spirituality have changed over the years, and her connection to her community and to nature throughout her life and especially over the past year.
In this season finale, Lisa sits down with Morgan to discuss her own journey with Christianity and how it led her to her post-graduate plan of becoming a chaplain.
Morgan and Lisa sit down with Jenna Herzog '24 to discuss her upbringing in Judaism, her connection to her communities in Hebrew School and Overnight Camp, as well as her religious life in college.
Morgan and Lisa sit down with Hillel Director Ethan Berkove to discuss his role on campus and how his relationship to Judaism has changed from childhood to parenthood.
Morgan and Lisa sit down with Chaplain Alex Hendrickson to discuss her wide range of experience as being a Minister, working with families, in Hospice Care, and here at Lafayette! We also get into what life is like as a Chaplain and how the pandemic has affected her view of religion.
Morgan and Lisa sit down with Lucy Kade '22 to discuss her childhood in the Catholic Church and how her relationship with Catholicism has evolved over the years.
Morgan and Lisa sit down with Emily Taub '22 to discuss her relationship with Judaism and how it has evolved over the years, particularly at college.
Morgan and Lisa sit down with Zubair Ali '24 to discuss his experience with Islam and how his relationship with his religion and culture have changed over the years.