A year in Israel

Guest Blogger Cathleen Chopra-McGowan is a Fulbright fellow in biblical studies and a recent graduate of Boston College. She will be blogging about her experience as a young adult Catholic studying in Israel for the My Generation blog.

September 10, 2010: A vocation for bridging cultures [1]
How did a young Catholic decide to go to Israel after graduation? Cathleen Chopra-McGowan introduces herself in the first of what will be a series of posts over her year-long adventure studying in Jerusalem.

October 4, 2010: Nothing to worry about? On the way to Israel [2]
As Cathleen Chopra-McGowan packs her bags for Israel, she prepares herself for ordinary life in the midst of violence.

October 26, 2010: A wall runs through it: Jerusalem and the West Bank
[3]Our guest blogger living in Israel has settled in, but the view of the wall separating Jerusalem and the West Bank unsettles her. 

November 24, 2010: In search of Mass in Israel [4]
Mass in the Holy Land is comforting to both regulars and travelers who find themselves far from home.

December 20, 2010: Quiet Christmas in the Holy Land [5]
Though life continues like normal in the Holy Land at this time of year, our blogger has found plenty of Christmas spirit in Israel.

January 29, 2011: Seeking good neighbors in Israel [6]
Cathleen Chopra-McGowan reports on the tensions near her home in Israel.

March 26, 2011: No complaints about or during Lent [7]
What is there to complain about in Israel? Nothing this Lent.

April 6, 2011: Bombs in Israel [8]
Violence hits very close to home for our guest blogger in Israel.