Religious and Spiritual Life hosted events throughout October to promote hope and healing during a time of turbulence and grief for many. These included activities that created symbols of remembrance like candle lightings and note writing. Todd Boling, the Senior Associate Chaplain, said they hosted the events in conjunction with their normal events because of the number of disasters around the world that were both natural and man-made. “Hope and healing doesn’t come in a one-time event. It’s something that we have to continue to work at,” he said.        This idea is an expansion of RSL’s mission, to provide an environment for TCU students to advance their spiritual growth. This is not exclusive to the religious as the office is open to people of all faiths, atheists included. Spiritual Life works with the Counseling and Mental Health Center to provide group counseling sessions for students that are dealing with grief. Britt Luby, Associate Chaplain, runs one of these group sessions and says that religion only comes up if a student mentions it. Spiritual Lofe also has a multi-faith meditation room in their offices in Jarvis Hall for anyone during the week. “We define spiritual wellness not as a connection to a denomination but as a connection to your sense of purpose or meaning,” Boling said.