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R.C.L.A. In The Small-Faith Community
(1993)As the Archdiocesan Consultant for Adult Faith Formation and Initiation, one of my primary responsibilities is to train parish leadership to form Precatechumenate, Catechumenate, and Mystagogical teams in order to provide ... -
Rapid Implementation of Tipasa at a Small Academic Library
(2021)Recent studies of institutions that implemented Tipasa focus on migration from ILLiad within the context of university libraries (Malone, 2019; Martin & Louderback, 2019; Spracklen, 2019; Martin & Louderback, 2020; Porter, ... -
Rare Snake and Lizard Populations Along the Talus Slope and Ledge Areas of Shaw Mountain in Benson Vermont
(2005)The focus of this study was to determine if any of Vermont's rare snake and lizard species utilize the talus (rocky debris) and ledge areas of Shaw Mountain. The main study site consisted of a talus area and a rocky ledge ... -
Re-Capturing the Spirit: Renewal, Reunion, & Reflection A One-Day Retreat
(2004)Christ Renews His Parish is “A Parochial Spiritual Renewal Process.” It “is an effective spiritual renewal process which calls together the members of the parish — priests, religious, laity — in order to experience ... -
Recovering from Losses: One Parish's Challenge
(2009)For an adult, the central challenge of life is understanding and managing change (Whitehead xv). It "threatens one's past accomplishments", causing a person to feel insecure. If one considers the many changes that naturally ... -
Red Mango Franchise Business Plan
(2012)“Terre Haute, Indiana is a rich and vibrant community conveniently located at the original ‘Crossroads of America’ (www.terrehautechamber.org).” Like many cities across the country, many businesses have been established ... -
Rediscovering our Intimacy: A Parish-Based Process of Theological Reflection for Married Couples
(2003)Marriage is a sacrament, a sign of God’s presence...of the unity between Christ and His Church and, for my own little take on things, between Christ and His Father. But no matter what a person’s faith belief or nonbelief ... -
Reducing Anxiety Through Art Therapy in Nature: A Heuristic Arts-Based Study
(2021)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an art intervention to reduce symptoms of anxiety for individuals living with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). The study also investigated how creativity ... -
Reducing Compulsive Eating Episodes Using Art Journaling and Self-Portraiture
(2018)This research was a heuristic study that investigated visual journaling and self-portraiture directives to reduce compulsive eating. The daily six-week art journaling included rating compulsive eating impulses, ... -
Reducing Negative Self-View with Bilateral Handwriting
(2018)This study utilized bilateral writing techniques in a sample of 11 participants in order to examine its effectiveness in decreasing participants’ negative beliefs about themselves. It was hypothesized that, through the use ... -
Reduction of Caregiver Burnout Through the Use of Art
(2018)Burnout is defined in the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary (2005) as “exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration.” Burnout can happen to caregivers ... -
Reevaluation of St. Patrick Catholic Church's R.C.L A. Process for the New Millennium
(2000)The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults was improved by the Vatican II Council to return to a method of initiation that mirrored the early church’s way of bringing new members into the faith community. I was a member ... -
Reflection Cards: An Art Therapy Study with Recently Widowed Women
(2010)This study investigated the use of cognitive/symbolic artistic functioning and ritual in group art therapy through the making of “reflection cards.” Two women, who have recently experienced the loss of a spouse, participated ... -
Reflection Series on Social Justice
(2000)My initial idea for a pastoral project was to develop a program that would inform and reflect on issues of concern for low-income women. It became apparent in discussions with the director that the women do not sign ... -
Reinventing Resource Sharing at Rooney Library
(2022)Resource sharing, or interlibrary loan (ILL), is an essential library service, a fact that has been reinforced by the ongoing pandemic. As user demands and expectations, as well as library collections, continue to evolve, ... -
Relationship and Boundary Training: For Effective Youth Ministers
(2009)This project surfaced out of the fact that we have too many youth turning out to have unhealthy relationships with youth ministers. Training on relationships and boundaries through theological reflection is needed to see ... -
The Relationship Between Caretakers’ Music Preferences and the Perceived Music Preferences of Adults with Developmental Disabilities.
(2010)Adults with developmental disabilities are a unique population. They are accorded by law all the rights to make decisions for themselves but many times lack the ability to do so. In this situation, they are dependent on ... -
The Relationship between Music Therapists’ Personal Use of Music and Work Engagement
(2009)How do music therapists cope with the stressors involved with their work? Are music therapists using music for self-care? Although music therapists certainly facilitate and engage in music experiences with their clients, ... -
The Relationships and Dynamics Between Music Therapy and the Neurodiversity Movement
(2020)This research study explores the relationship and dynamics between the music therapy profession and the neurodiversity movement. A phenomenological study was used; seven participants were interviewed who have experience ... -
A Religion as Old as the Universe
(2006)This collection of essays is an expansion of a paper I presented in October, 2004 to a group of Unitarian Universalist ministers. That paper, “Learning from the Cosmos: Thoughts on Religion, Science, and Evolutionary ...