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Discernment: A Faith-Filled Journey Or Problematic Process?, Jodi Rowland

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"According to the on line site, Dictionary.com, the word discernment has four viable meanings that relate to ‘acuteness of judgment’ or ‘using keen insight.’ The ability to discern, then, is a process in determining a potential outcome or judgment. Lately, discernment has become a ‘hot’ word for Catholics, in particular young Catholics, who are searching for their next step in life and their faith development."

The "Life & Miracles" Of St. John Fisher College Alumna, Allison Faluotico

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"I graduated from Fisher with B.A.’s in Religious Studies and Sociology. After graduating from Fisher I had planned on attending Buffalo State College for graduate school but changed my mind that summer. I ended up staying in Rochester for a few months and looking around for a job (I must admit, however, I did not put much effort into this.) That fall I decided to move back to my hometown to see if I could find a job in or around the NYC area. Unable to find my ideal …

A Beautiful Goodbye, Kristi A. Bradley

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"I tip toed silently down the dim corridor, holding my father’s clammy hand as tightly as I could. I was scared and I didn’t know what to expect. We followed the nurse, who made me nervous because she gave me a sympathetic look. A look that told me everything was going to be okay when I didn’t even know what was really wrong. When we turned the corner and walked into the small dark room, there she was…my grandma. The one I played cards and spent endless hours with. …

To A Young Man In Monroe County Jail, Laura D. Nolasco

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The Word, Thomas J. Jewel

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God In All Faces, Anne Mumford

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"In the world there are many people who practice several different religions. Meeting people from different religions helps me realize each has distinct beliefs and interests. I was raised an Italian American Catholic and am still learning about my family’s religions."

Living With Other Gods: Discovering How People Live In A Religiously Pluralistic Environment, Hope Tomaselli

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"It is inevitable that people will always disagree on different matters in life. One of the most controversial issues in today’s world is religion. There are numerous religions in the world and each one carries different beliefs. What many people do not understand is that in order to live peacefully, people need to be willing to accept and respect that everyone does not share the same religion. Instead of arguing over who is right and who is wrong, we as a people should respect each other’s right to believe …

The Gift Of Caring, Hope Tomaselli

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Joshua 6:15-21: Exploring The Deeper Meaning Of The Herem, Mike Wegman

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"In the Old Testament, there are a number of books that contain violent stories that may shock the casual reader. Some of these stories seem to encourage not only the slaughtering of enemy armies, but also the murder of innocent civilians. The book of Joshua, in particular, contains a number of such tales. In chapters six through eleven of this book, God instructs Joshua and his followers to obliterate dozens of enemy armies, and subsequently orders them to lay their towns to waste. Joshua and his followers put to …

Living With Other Gods: My Mom, My Dad, My Grandmother, And Me, Timothy Crumley

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"The notion of “living with other gods” applies to my family. Living with other gods means that people with different beliefs live with one-another peacefully. When applying this notion to my family, one can relate it best to the religious relations that are between my father and me and that are of between my mother and grandmother. My name is Timothy Crumley; I’m 14 years of age, I’m in the 9^th grade, and I attend a collage-prep school called The Harley School. My father seems to …

Handel's Messiah:A Heaven On Earth, Erin Hurd

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"George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has been an oratorio that has attracted me to its music since the beginning of high school. Every year in December my high school performs selections from Messiah as a community event. In my sophomore year of high school my chorus class studied Messiah and its origins. [I feel that] Handel’s work is attractive to me because it gives life to Biblical events. I have never read the Holy Bible straight through, but I have learned that Handel took the exact words from the Holy …

Four Years Later: Poets, Prophets, And The War In Iraq, Linda Maccammon

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"On September 11^th, 2001, I was teaching at Carroll College in Helena, Montana. On the first anniversary of the attacks, the Helena Independent Record asked a group of local pundits and academics to offer their thoughts on the effects of the attacks on America. Four years later, I offer my editorial again, with no small sense of sadness and with a much greater sense of urgency."

Incarnational Development, Donald J. Lococo

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"Aside from the certainty of birth and death, all other qualities of human life are propositional. We were born; we will die … these are the axiomatic statements of human life – i.e., self-evident. We need no proof of their truth, certainly there can be no argument. Anything else we say about human life contains the words “if” and “then” as bridge elements of the inherent uncertainty of life. This “if/then” grammatical structure implies by necessity the influence of external factors that determine and qualify their truth content. If …

Full Issue, No Author

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This is the full issue of Volume 4, Issue 1 of Verbum, published in Fall 2006 by the REST Club at St. John Fisher College. Articles from this issue are available as separate PDFs at http://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/verbum/vol4/iss1/

Agendas, Arguments, And Political Theory, John D. Harman, Deborah Vanderbilt

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Roman Catholic Sacramental Preparation: For Kids Only?, Jonathan Schott

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"In Roman Catholic parishes throughout not only the Diocese of Rochester, New York, but also around the United States and Canada, parish-based catechetical formation in preparation for sacramental celebration is losing ground in favor of the family-based model, where the parents fulfill their roles as the primary educators of their children."

Marriage: A Broken Image?, Jeff Frate

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"I am to sacrifice for her all that I am, but if only for her, then I will lie before her dead, and she before me (as in Romeo and Juliet). I cannot give all that I am because our bodies get in the way, the medium and frustration of our union. I cannot unzip myself from my skin; my bones give the underlying form through which I am known. If I lay my life down solely for her, she cannot help me to rise, and I cannot take …

The Value Of Suffering, No Author

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You Can't Believe The Joy! A Biological Theological View Of Suffering, Justin Miller

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“Consider it pure joy whenever you go through any sort of trial. Realize that when your faith is tested this makes for endurance. Let endurance come to its perfection so that you may be fully mature and lacking in nothing.” (Jam 1: 2-4). The Book of James speaks tough words that seem the opposite of our societal notions concerning suffering. At first, such a claim seems outrageous, not grounded in reality, and provides no real solace to those suffering. It leads one to question: why must human beings suffer, …

Hands Of God, No Author

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The Many Questions Of Religion?, Lee P. Chase

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"One afternoon, in the quiet of a fall weekend, I searched the Internet for an article or news-bit on the subject of religion’s relevancy in our world. Having found not one that spoke adequately to me on this subject – I decided to pen one myself. Upon making that initial decision, I was then confronted with a very obvious question – where does one begin with a topic such as this? Why is religion relevant?"

Having Faith For Someone Else, Al Cylwicki

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"Kahlil Gibran was an early 20^th century poet, philosopher, and artist whose works still inspire many people. Kahlil Gibran once wrote: “You give but little when you give of you possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”

Full Issue, No Author

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This is the full issue of Volume 3, Issue 2 of Verbum, published in Spring 2006 by the REST Club at St. John Fisher College. Articles from this issue are available as separate PDFs at http://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/verbum/vol3/iss2/

Curiosity Of Eternity, Phillip J. Celata

The Angle

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If It Makes Me Cocky Then So Be It, Keith J. Alexander

The Angle

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Preliminary Pages, No Author

The Angle

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L'Artiste, Elias Van Son

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The Wrong End Of Goodman Street, Laura D. Nolasco

The Angle

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Daydreamer, Nick Violette

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Less Than A Woman, Theresa Charlebois

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