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Catholic Grammar School, Karen Reifenstein

Verbum

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"Early in our daughter’s catholic grammar school career, one of her fellow first graders very formally greeted her by smiling and saying “good morning, Ciara”. From that moment on, my husband and I began to notice how our daughter and the other children developed a special bond that was fostered by a very warm and nurturing environment."

Always There, Todd & Stacie Plouffe

Verbum

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"We live in a changing, complex world. We are a society that is on the go, a society that thinks more is always better, one in which technology continues to evolve. We dine out more; up to 50 percent of the money that we spend on food is spent dining out. Most families don’t have the classic home cooked meal where all family members eat at the same time. It seems like there is so much to do and so little time to do it."

A Scholar Divided, A Life Replete, Barbara Lowe

Verbum

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"You are three. The echoes of splashing water and the melody of child-father play reach me from down the hall. The bedtime routine begins. I am writing, absorbed (mostly) in my work, finding inspiration in the insights that come from reflections on the day, a day spent engaged in the mundane but rich experience of taking care of you, playing with you, meeting your every need. Your laughs and giggles and statements of child wisdom offer background music to my writing."

Full Issue, No Author

Verbum

This is the full issue of Volume 6, Issue 1 of Verbum, published in Fall 2008 by the REST Club at St. John Fisher College. Articles from this issue are available as separate PDFs at http://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/verbum/vol6/iss1/

Cover And Front Matter, Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Cover, table of contents, administrative information

From The Editor’S Desk, Cyprian Davis O.S.B.

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Our 30th Anniversary Edition of The Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium is even more exciting than our first volume. The two questions posed at the 1978 meeting – whether one can be a serious black Catholic theologian, and whether one can at the same time be authentically black – have been answered unambiguously and in the affirmative. Our 30-year history, the scholarship and leadership of our members, and this Journal are testament to that fact. Many of us remain on the margins, not truly belonging in our respective disciplines or fitting in at our institutions. Slowly, however, that …

History Of Bcts Annual Meetings, Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

No abstract provided.

Thirty Years Of Fellowship: A Retrospective, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

2008 is an exciting year for the BCTS. The fact that we’ve survived as long as we have is nothing short of a miracle. In 1978 our organization included thirty-four members, thirty of whom were clerics. Several were graduate students trying to complete their PhD dissertations. Today, we are assistant, associate, and full professors, canon lawyers, and even bishops, although there are still a few graduate student associate members. Slightly more of us are lay members than clergy. We are theologians, historians, social scientists, natural scientists, classicists, philosophers, deans, liturgists, and campus ministers. Some of us are now the leading …

Racial Reconciliation In Christian Ethics: Toward Starting A Conversation, Bryan Massingale

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

In this article, delivered originally in 1998 at Marquette University, the author confronts the reality of racism by introducing the need for racial reconciliation. Addressing such issues as social structures and evangelical approaches to the question of race, Massingale ends with a critique of the approach of Catholic theologians and ethicists to racial justice. In the end, Massingale remarks that for Catholics the legacy of slavery continues to hinder an openness to the reality of Africans and African Americans in the Church and in society.

1807-2007: Whose Bicentennial And Whose Abolition?, Cyprian Davis O.S.B.

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

This paper, the keynote address of the 2007 annual meeting at Saint Meinrad Archabbey and Seminary, delineates the events leading to the 1807 abolition of the slave trade in Great Britain and traces the roots and significance of this historic event for the Church. Davis demonstrates that the complex relationship between the Church and slavery continues to shape the experiences of Catholics today.

The Sources And Meaning Of The Conversion Of Claude Mckay, Cecilia Moore

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

In this paper, delivered during the 2007 annual meeting at Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Moore discusses the conversion experience of the controversial Jamaican poet and novelist Claude McKay. An influential artist of the Harlem Renaissance, McKay was a troubled and complex man. The spiritual journey of this former agnostic is moving and inspirational.

“Poor Fools, Nothing But Bellies” (Theo 26-27): Eating Imagery In Hesiod As Personification Of Oppression, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Delivered during the 1999 meeting at the University of Notre Dame, this paper discusses the symbolic power of food imagery, especially its use in the cultural construction of humanity and in the process of dehumanization of oppressed groups. Tracing the use of food and eating imagery to the early seventh century BCE Greek poet Hesiod, Flint-Hamilton demonstrates the importance of studying early Classical texts to help us better understand modern-day oppression and the legacy of slavery.

Canons And Customs In Colonial Zimbabwe: Jesuits And African Marriage Practices, C. 1890-1967 (Part 2), Nicholas M. Creary

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

In this second installment Creary treats the question between African marriage customs and canonical marriages in church. This resulted in an attempt to modify the one in accepting parts of the other.

The Implications Of Critical Race Theory (Crt) On Two Significant Findings Of A Study Of Black Catholics On The Social Frontier, Robert Bartlett

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Delivered during the 2007 meeting at St. Meinrad Archabbey, Bartlett discusses the use of Critical Race Theory (CRT) on qualitative research projects involving marginalized persons, particularly African American Catholics in predominantly white parishes. He concludes that CRT calls us to action to end racism. That call must be heard especially by Catholic Church leadership.

Review — Jon Nilson, Hearing Past The Pain: Why White Catholic Theologians Need Black Theology, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

No abstract provided.

Review — Giddings, Ida: A Sword Among Lions; Ida B. Wells And The Campaign Against Lynching, Cyprian Davis O.S.B.

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

No abstract provided.

What's Up Newsletter, December 2008

What's Up Newsletter

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Milwaukee, WI

Signs Of Our Times, December 2008

Signs of Our Times

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Providence, RI

Signs of our Times Finding Aid

The Silent Witness, December 2008-January 2009

Silent Witness, The

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Washington, D.C.

Finding Life: An Organic Model Of Renewal For Existing Churches, Thomas E. Rester Jr.

Doctor of Ministry

Statistics reveal most existing mainline churches are small, declining, and unable to minister effectively in their current environment. Rising stress is the result for these congregations. For mission and ministry to continue in many of these places, the stress must become an opportunity to release a deeper organic understanding of identity and ministry within the fluid postmodern context.

Chapter 2 presents biblical materials from the book of Acts. Focusing on Acts 15, we discover that in a moment of fil"eat stress and confusion, the church was able to e change and evolve to find new life in the midst of …

Ephatha, Winter 2008-2009

Ephatha

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Newark, NJ

Deaf Catholic Newsletter, Advent-Winter 2008

Deaf Catholic Newsletter

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Philadelphia, PA

St. Dominic Deaf Center, December 2008

Saint Dominic Deaf Center

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Houston, TX

Saint Dominic Deaf Center Finding Aid

Ministry With The Deaf, December 2008-January-February 2009

Ministry with the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Springfield, MA

Ministry With the Deaf Finding Aid

Deaf Apostolate Newsletter, Advent 2008

Deaf Apostolate Newsletter

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Boston, MA

Catholic Deaf Community Newsletter, Winter 2008-2009

Catholic Deaf Community Newsletter

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Portland, OR

Catholic Deaf Community Newsletter Finding Aid

Newsletter Catholic Deaf Of Detroit, December 2008

Newsletter Catholic Deaf of Detroit

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Detroit, MI

Newsletter Catholic Deaf of Detroit Finding Aid

Nº59: Rutas De Mujeres, Colectivo Con-Spirando

Con-spirando

Translation: Routes of Women

Worship!, Michaela V. Lawrence

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Ministry Leaders Tackle Crisis Of Youth ‘Slipping Out The Back Door’ First Annual 180° Symposium Convenes At Andrews University, Keri Suarez

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.