Verbum

Volume 1 | Issue 2 Article 1

May 2004

Preliminary PagesNo Author

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This letter from the editor is available in Verbum: http://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/verbum/vol1/iss2/1

VERBUM

St. John Fisher CollegeReligious Studies Department Club

Spring 2004

Verbum 2004Volume 1, Issue 2

Editors Jodi Rowland Linda Wert

Submission Review Committee

Rev. Lee Chase, Rev. Dr. John ColacinoRev. Dr. Michael Costanzo

Rev. Dr. William Graf Dr. Jane Hicks, Dr. Nathan Kollar

Alumni Advisor Jonathan Schott, BA 2002

Faculty Advisor Dr. Michael Costanzo

Special Thanks to David Mammano and Rev. Al Cylwicki for theirsupport

Copyright 200XDepartment of Religious Studies, St. John Fisher College,

3690 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618All rights reserved

Special Thanks to

Dave Mammano, founder of

&

Rev. Al Cylwicki

Prizes furnished by Dr. Costanzo

Letter from the EditorsThis marks the second issue of the Religious Studies Club journal, Verbum.

The first issue of Verbum, which came out in the fall semester of 2003, was an enormoussuccess. We would like to thank the Fisher community for the wonderful response. Tokeep pace with the fast growing Religious Studies Department, we are glad to presentanother issue of Verbum.

From a psychological take on priests as counselors to the meaning of lent andJewish funerals, this issue of Verbum opens the doors into a scholarly forum of religiousstudies. As Editors, we have had the privilege of reading the submissions from ourtalented peers and are happy to share their works with the whole college.

We hope that this issue will be successful and carry us into another academicyear. Although all the essays in this issue are outstanding, two have received prizes thatwere graciously furnished by Dr. Costanzo. We look forward to reading yoursubmissions in the future and hope that the Fisher community will continue to share itstalent with us.

We hope you enjoy this issue as much as we do.

Sincerely,

Jodi Rowland, EditorLinda Wert, EditorJonathan Schott, Alumni Advisor

Table of Contents

Faith—it is . . .* 2Tony Gravitte

Catholic Priests as Counselors:An Examination of Challenges Faced and Successful Techniques* 7

Mary McHale

St Therese of Lisieux: a Taste of Heaven on Earth 19Sarah Guarnere

The Meaning of Lent 30Courtney Ren

“Leveiya”: The process of the Jewish Funeral Service 33Jennifer Hitchcock

Comparison of Church Services 40Jodi Rowland

* Prize awarded.