When Hospitality is Defiance: 2025 Service of Matriculation Sermon

“When everything seems to suggest that it is not the time to be welcoming, not the time to be gracious, not the time to practice love, then, that is precisely the right moment to be defiant and to practice hospitality…and so, dear friends, welcome to Boston University School of Theology.” Associate dean for Academic Affairs Rady Roldán-Figueroa (’05) addressed our returning students and entering class during our Service of Matriculation on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.