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María Caballero Jaime, GRE ’20: From Consulate to Counseling

WEBPhoto courtesy of María Caballero Jaime. At 50 years old, María Caballero Jaime is making a career change. Caballero Jaime is a pastoral mental health counseling student at the …

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GRE Receives Full Accreditation for Pastoral Counseling Program

WEBThe pastoral counseling program has received both accreditation and a name change this year. The Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education’s pastoral mental health …

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Seeking Comfort in a Higher Power

WEBWith a cure for COVID-19 nowhere in sight, many people are finding comfort in a higher power. “[Prayer] builds hope. People feel connected to a loving force in the …

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Pastoral Counselor Explores Link Between Spirituality and Post

WEBIt was bereavement, ironically, that placed Mary Beth Werdel, Ph.D., at the helm of a course on death and dying at the Graduate School of Religion and Religious …

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The Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education …

WEBPhotos by Argenis Apolinario, Taylor Ha, and Dana Maxson Over the past five decades, Fordham’s Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education (GRE) has grown into …

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Professor Shows How Religion Can Help Trauma Victims Recover

WEBWhen assisting people who are suffering from the effects of trauma, Mary Beth Werdel, Ph.D., said mental health practitioners should consider the person’s faith as a tool for healing. Werdel, a visiting professor of pastoral counseling in the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education (GRE), explored the topic in a lecture on March …

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Rogie Castellano, GRE ’19: The Evolution of A Passionist …

WEBToday, Castellano is a 41-year-old priest of the Passionists of St. Paul of the Cross Province, an order found in more than 50 countries worldwide. At age 28, he …

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Hospital Chaplain Uses Labyrinth Meditation to Help Caregivers …

WEBAbove: A labyrinth exercise organized by GRE alumna Elyse Berry, Ph.D., a chaplain in the Spiritual Care Department of the Cleveland Clinic, aims to help caregivers reflect on patients’ experiences. Photo courtesy of Elyse Berry Every year, millions of Americans visit the hospital for inpatient and outpatient care. No matter the patients’ …

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Finding ‘Meaning, Purpose, and Hope’: Spirituality and Disability

WEBA screenshot from Swinton’s Zoom presentation. John Swinton, Ph.D., once met a man who told him that when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, he believed …

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From Engineering to the Study of Spirituality: Vanessa Lourdes …

WEBPhoto by Taylor Ha Six years ago, Vanessa Lourdes Lipa had an epiphany. For more than a decade, she had worked in the supply chain management industry in …

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A Yogi Explores Spirituality at Fordham

WEBThose encounters helped inspire him to become a mental health professional in addition to being a yogi. In 2018, he became a full-time student at …

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Fordham Receives Accreditation for Pastoral Counseling Program

WEBFordham’s Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education has received accreditation from the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation …

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Navigating Spiritual Care in the Age of Smartphones

WEBPhotos by Bruce Gilbert “Technology has killed boredom.” And while that might seem like a good thing, it’s not, said Jaco J. Hamman, Ph.D., a Vanderbilt …

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Caregivers Explore The Spiritual Side Of Healing

WEBIn the evolving medical world where health care providers are growing disenchanted by managed care, advanced technology and a decreased sense of trust from their patients, a spiritual crisis is looming. “Many physicians and nurses do a good job of bandaging wounds, but has the oil of their professional compassion dried up? To set …

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Maximo D’Oleo, GRE ’21, Treats Body and Spirit

WEBPhoto by Taylor Ha Maximo D’Oleo, GRE ’21, wasn’t planning on becoming a pediatrician. For years, he had dreamed of being a symphonic orchestra director. But …

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‘An Opportunity to Listen and to Heal’: Father McShane Delivers …

WEBFor the first time in Fordham history, the annual State of the University address was delivered exclusively via Zoom. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., president of …

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Željko Barbarić: Priest by Vocation, Counselor at Heart

WEBFather Barbarić speaks at the Croatian School Mother’s Day Show at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Parish last May. Photo by George Ćorluka They died in droves. …

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GRE Student Sews Eco-Friendly Burial Shrouds

WEBHoover’s shrouds are sewn with biodegradable materials: unbleached canvas, soft fleece covered by muslin, cotton tapes, and maple wood rings finished with …

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