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Collegeville Connections: Spiritual Leadership in Times of Crisis - The Conversation Continues
No full textJoin the Collegeville Institute for a conversation between Rabbi Aaron Weininger, rabbi of the Adath Jeshurun Congregation, and Rev. Abby Henderson, Director of Leadership Development for Minnesota Conference United Church of Christ, as they discuss some of the animating issues of our time, and speak to how partnered work across faith traditions deepens and enriches our responses to those issues. This conversation will be moderated by Dr. Marty Stortz, Professor Emerita of Religion, and the Director of Collegeville Institute’s Multi-Religious Fellows program
How We Got to Rockin\u27 \u27round the Clock
Get PDFA presentation to a group of alumni tracing the origins of rock and roll from the 1200s to 1955. Alan Freed, a disc jockey on Cleveland station WJW, in 1951 coined the term Rock n\u27 Roll and described it as a “river of music which “absorbed many streams: rhythm and blues, jazz, ragtime,cowboy songs, country songs, folk songs” all contributing “to the big beat.” But wait! There\u27s more
Modulation of Parasympathetic Reactivation Post-Exercise via Slow Breathing
Get PDFDuring exercise sympathetic nervous activity increases and parasympathetic nervous activity decreases to fuel energy demands. Heart rate variability (HRV) indicates activity of the autonomic nervous system and the balance of its two branches. Slow breathing (SB) (6 breaths/minute) increases parasympathetic activity both spontaneously during practice and at rest after long-term practice. Thus, SB may increase parasympathetic activity after exercise. PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine whether post-exercise SB increases parasympathetic activity as measured by HRV. METHODS: Ten recreationally active college aged males (21 +/-1 years old) completed the study. A VO2max test was used to determine 70% of VO2max for subsequent testing sessions. Each individual completed a control trial consisting of a 5-minute ECG (from V5) recording to measure baseline HRV, a 30-minute treadmill run at 70% VO2max, and a seated 30-minute recovery during which ECG was recorded. The experimental trial was completed after at least 48 hours and was identical to the control trial except for a SB intervention of 6 breaths/minute conducted during the first 10-minutes of recovery. HRV data were analyzed using frequency and time-domain analyses as well as non-linear analysis. 2x7 repeated measures ANOVAs and simple effects tests were conducted to determine differences between control and experimental trials in high frequency (HF) activity, low frequency (LF) activity, LF/HF ratio, standard deviation between consecutive R waves (SDRR), root mean square of standard deviation(RMSSD), and percent of consecutive R wave intervals greater than 50 milliseconds (PRR50) HRV variables. RESULTS: HF activity and LF/HF ratio did not significantly differ between control and experimental trials over time (F(1.039, 9.35) = 2.178; p = 0.267and F(1, 9) = 0.074; p = 0.792). SDRR (F(2.150, 19.351) = 17.359; p = \u3c0.001), RMSSD (F(1.869, 16.819) = 7.464; p = 0.005), PRR50 (F(2.303, 20.727) = 7.186; p = 0.003), and LF (F(1.737, 15.629) = 9.107; p = 0.003) activity were all greater in the experimental trial than the control trial during the slow breathing intervention intervals of 0-5 minutes (SDRR p = 0.002; RMSSD p = 0.013; PRR50 p = 0.007; LF p = 0.01) and 5-10 minutes (SDRR p = 0.001; RMSSD p = 0.005; PRR50 p = 0.001; LF p = 0.004) . SDRR was also greater in the experimental trial than the control trial during the interval of 10-15 minutes (p = 0.049). CONCLUSION: SB post-exercise increased parasympathetic activity during the SB intervention as indicated by higher SDRR, RMSSD, and PRR50; but not after cessation of the SB intervention in SB naive participants. Elevated LF activity as well as nonsignificant HF and LF/HF ratio values indicate traditional frequency-domain HRV analysis was not effective in analyzing HRV during SB of 6 breaths/minute.SB may benefit athletes by increasing parasympathetic activity after exercise, but immediate post-exercise appears to only have a reflexive effect
Drought in Temperate Mesic Regions Leads to Micro-density Anomalies in White Pine
Get PDFWood density and wood volume determine the amount of carbon fixed by trees; however, while we are beginning to understand normal seasonal variation in wood density, anomalies are common, and their drivers are poorly understood. In conifers, wood density normally increases continuously throughout the season, but intra-annual fluctuations in wood density can occur and have been linked to climatic events. The causes of these fluctuations in density at the micro-scale (hereafter micro-density anomalies) are still debated.
Mesic regions are experiencing more droughts, but micro-density anomalies are rarely studied in these ecosystems. This study examined micro-density anomaly distribution within the boles of white pines (Pinus strobus) in central Massachusetts and its relationship with climate. We cored 41 white pines at (i) breast height (1.5m), (ii) near branches, (iii) and from the 2010 growth section. To determine if the timing of climatic variables impacted anomaly formation, we broke the growing season apart into early, mid, and late growing season. All of the trees had at least two micro-density anomalies. There was not a higher occurrence of micro-density anomalies near branches or in the 2010 growth section. Even in this temperate mesic ecosystem, anomaly formation was related to particular drought events. Micro-density anomalies coincided with low soil moisture in the early, mid, and late growing season as well as higher mid-season air temperature. It is unclear why the anomalies are uniformly distributed throughout the bole. Micro-density anomalies may be a physiological response to drought and may prevent embolisms from forming. Thus, with a better understanding of micro-density anomaly drivers we can anticipate how trees in mesic areas may react to drought
The Salmonidae Solution: An analysis of Catch and Release as a Sustainable Management Practice for Climate Threatened Trout and Related Species in Colorado
Get PDFMitre and Sword: Fighting Norman Bishops and Clergy
Get PDFThis thesis examines Norman bishops and abbots, either as armed combatants, or commanders of military forces in Normandy, and later in England after 1066. Focusing primarily on the roles of bishops, other accounts of martial feats by other Norman clergy are also examined. The use of justified force and later the sanctioned use of violence by secular clergy is explored to better understand the rational perceived by the clergy when acting as ‘soldiers of God. These accounts of Norman bishops participating in combat show a natural progression of a tradition that was discouraged by reformers but embraced by secular rulers
The Second Vatican Council and the Culture of Dialogue: The Role of Christian-Muslim Dialogue in Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary
Get PDFIn the light of an increased population of Muslim communities in the United States and the long history of animosity between Islam and West Christianity, the essay notes the necessity for Christian-Muslim dialogue for world peace. Using Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary, Collegeville as the case study, the author explains the need for incorporating courses in Islam in Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary’s curriculum. Interfaith theology would prepare the students to engage in interreligious dialogue and be agents for world peace
Gregory of Nazianzus’ Concept of “Knowable” Transcendence
Get PDFThis paper outlines Gregory of Nazianzus’ thought on the knowability of transcendence and according to the Cappadocian Father, what knowing God entails. Beginning with a critical appraisal of what William Placher means by the domestication of Transcendence and his expressed dismay over “trivial images of God” in contemporary theology arising from overconfidence in the human capacity to understand God’s nature and the human ability to talk clearly and precisely about God after the seventeenth century. Arguing that Gregory articulated this problem long before Placher, this paper is an appraisal of Gregory’s response to an issue previously well articulated by Placher
Cistercian Order in Vietnam - Advantages and Challenges
Get PDFCistercian Order in Vietnam was found by a missionary-priest in 1918. Originally, it was a diocesan congregation with its name “Notre Dame of Annam.” In 1936 the congregation of “Notre Dame of Annam” joined Cistercian Order and became Cistercian Congregation of Holy Family. In this article, father John Phan talks about the history of Cistercian Order in Vietnam with its advantages and disadvantages but he puts it in the broader context of the monastic tradition and Vietnamese culture to indicate the continuity of monastic tradition and some distinguish factors of the Cistercian Order in Vietna
