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Anti-Catholicism V. Al Smith: An Analysis Of Anti-Catholicism In The 1928 Presidential Election, Michael Rooney

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"With few exceptions, the details of past presidential elections are largely forgotten over the course of history. As specific campaigns and elections become more distant from contemporary society, people tend to focus on the larger picture of what that election produced, mainly, who actually became the president. And for the majority of the American public, the presidential election of 1928 is no exception to this. But as Allan Lichtman suggests in his book Prejudice and the Old Politics: The Presidential Election of 1928, ―Presidential elections are central events of …

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Nine Eleven, Paul Strassner

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My Childhood Memories Of Life In Palestine, Wegdan Ashkar

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Apples And Oranges, Mary J. Iuppa

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On Love, John E. Diehl

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Oh, How He Loves Us, Steven K. Walker

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―Go to Hell. It's a quote we've all heard, whether it's been said to us or someone around us. I heard it the other day when it was said to someone wearing a Rays‘ jersey by a Red Sox fan. The Rays fan responded with, ―I can't... God loves me."

Reflections On Love, Amy Burgett

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"Better Together", Husain Bawany

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How To Have 4 Kids In 8 Months: Big Boy Brendan + 3, Nicole Hough Velazquez

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"Bringing a child into your life is one of the hardest things. Things change drastically, but for the better. Your life revolves around the needs, wishes and ―wants‖ of a child. You give all you can give to your child and all they give back to you is a messy house, whining and loads dirty of laundry. Children also give something that you cannot touch, see, feel, hear or smell; they give you their unconditional love."

Seven Dwarfs @ Jesus' Crib, Karen Martinez

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"I realize as a parent of three in my junior year of college I may be in the minority, especially for a twenty-nine-year old. One of the many joys of parenting if you will, are the many teachable moments that arise. When you first come to terms with the fact that you are a parent, you set out to do the best for your child in every possible way. My "tween" daughter Marielle Jaritza put me to shame and guilt during a recent conversation at my mother‘s house. I …

God Is Here, Heather Kime

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"Mother Teresa once said, ―I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much.‖ I often think of this quote when I am struggling with daily obstacles. When the day is over and I reflect on the obstacles God gave me I always realize that He gave them to me to make me a stronger person. God knows what I can handle and will only give me those obstacles that I can get through. There are obstacles that are …

Damasus Winzen Lecture, John Colacino

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"It was my good fortune recently to acquire some long unavailable commentaries on the sacred liturgy by some of the pioneers of the liturgical movement. Among these are Dame Aemiliana Löhr‘s The Mass Through the Year – the latter being a German Benedictine nun of Herstelle where Dom Odo Casel of Maria Laach served as chaplain. Of course, it is from Maria Laach that the person in whose name this lecture is presented came with two companions to found this monastery of Mt. Savior. And it was he who …

Amaryllis, Emily Barbero

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"Greek mythology explains the origins of the Amaryllis flower through a story of love. A beautiful maiden named Amaryllis falls in love with a shepherd named Alteo, on a mountainside. Alteo had the strength of Hercules and the beauty of Apollo with a passion for flowers. He claimed he would only fall in love with a girl who could bring to him a new type of a flower that he had never seen before. Determined to win his love, Amaryllis traveled to the Oracle of Delphi for guidance. The …

What Was Sherlock Holmes' Alma Mater? Elementary: St. John Fisher College, Tim Madigan

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"As the recent Robert Downey, Jr. movie has clearly demonstrated, interest in all things relating to Sherlock Holmes remains strong. This is just as true at St. John Fisher College as anywhere else, where the immortal detective stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are taught in literature courses by Lisa Jadwin of the Department of English, and where Holmes‘ skills at deduction are discussed in philosopher David White‘s Basic Logic classes. Several other professors, including Donald Muench and Gerry Wildenberg in Mathematics, and Charles Natoli and yours truly in …

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Martin Luther King Jr.: What We Can Learn From Him Today, Christina Guzman

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"Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929. He was the eldest son of a Baptist minister, and the grandson of the founder of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where his father served as a pastor. When Martin Luther King, Jr. accepted his first job as a pastor in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954, he found a black community that had long-standing resentments over the mistreatment of black passengers on the city‘s segregated buses. After the arrest of Rosa Parks in November 1955, King was chosen …

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This is the full issue of Volume 9, Issue 1 of Verbum, published in Fall 2011 by the REST Club at St. John Fisher College. Articles from this issue are available as separate PDFs at http://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/verbum/vol9/iss1/

Some Thoughts On The Relation Of Aesthetics And Ethics: A Possible Christian Perspective, Peter Santandreu

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"One of, if not the, major questions that I have been working on recently is the relation between aesthetics and ethics. In question form, it reads something like this: Can, and if so to what extent, aesthetics be said to be ethically evaluated or ethically informative? In some sense this question has been on the table (at least in the west) since the time of Plato. Such a question is not an easy one to answer given various factors that must be taken into account. For my purpose here, …

The Patristic And Medieval Church, Katie Kreutter

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"While there are certain standards such as the Rule of Faith that ensure the preservation of the authority and authenticity of Scripture, there were many conditions during the early formation of Scripture that impacted its interpretation and consideration. As with any significant theological or philosophical work, there were many varying interpretations of Scripture introduced by key figures of the time period, and several of these influential schools of thought will be considered in this work. In particular, the Antiochene and Alexandrian methods of biblical interpretation, the Vincentian canon, and …

The Mohawk, Sarah E. Campagna

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For My Wife…, Thomas J. Jewel

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Luna, Ronald Trotman

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Apricot Tree, Mary J. Iuppa

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Terrifying Freedom Fighters, Drew Kinney

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What Is Faith?, Uwa Oduwa

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"Faith, like religion, is not impossible to define, but somewhat difficult to group into a single fixed description. There are no laws that require a person or a group of people to have faith; therefore faith comes from our own personal choices and happenings in life. Based on my own experiences in life so far, faith has been a pivotal part when it comes to my outlook on life and my trust in others as well as in myself. Faith also plays a leading role when it comes to …

Faith In A Time Of Doubt: In The Forest, Dee (Geraldine) Hogan

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"This essay is a partial response to a friend who sent me his book of poetry. It became more than a response to his book. It became a thoughtful look at my own faith."

Our Path To God, Jodi White

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"My name is Jody White. I believe in God. I always have, even though I was not baptized until I was an adult. I have vivid memories of the “Our Father” engraved on a silver charm and literally glued to my bed like a child‟s sticker. I thought it was so cool and important. I did not understand what it really meant at the time, but I remember always being proud that I “knew” the prayer."

The Power Of A Hymn, Jennifer Sadallah

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"Growing up I attended a Roman Catholic parish that was relatively small. I knew the people that went to my parish my whole life. The comfortable atmosphere at my church was created from a lifetime of Sundays. When I came to Fisher my freshman year, I would see familiar faces at mass in Murphy Chapel. Upon graduating from Fisher in May of 2010, I decided to take an internship at Disney World in Orlando. For the first time I was in an unfamiliar place where I didn‟t know a …