History of the devotion to the Rosary There are differing views on the history of the rosary. According to tradition‚ the concept of the rosary was given to Saint Dominic in an apparition by the Virgin Mary in the year 1214 in the church of Prouille. This Marian apparition received the title of Our Lady of the Rosary. In the 15th century it was promoted by Alanus de Rupe (aka Alain de la Roche or Saint Alan of the Rock)‚ a learned Dominican priest and theologian‚ who established the "15 rosary promises"
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subject Theology 102: Church and Ecumenism. Second Semester Academic Year 2012 - 2013 by Erik Chavez BAIST - IA Introduction Mystici Corporis Christi is a papal encyclical issued by Pope Pius XII on June 29‚ 1943‚ during World War II‚ on the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ. It is one of the more important encyclicals of Pope Pius XII‚ because of its topic‚ the Church‚ and because its Church concept was fully included in Lumen Gentium but also strongly debated during and after Vatican
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author of matrimony‚ endowed as it is with various benefits and purposes. (St. Augustine‚ De Bene coniugali PL 40‚ 375-376 and 394‚ St. Thomas‚ Summa Theologica‚ Suppl. Quaest. 49‚ art. 3 ad 1‚ Decretum pro Armenis: Denz.-Schoen. 1327; Pius XI‚ encyclical letter Casti Connubii: AAS 22 (1930‚ pp. 547-548; Denz.-Schoen. 3703-3714.)All of these have a very decisive bearing on the continuation of the human race‚ on the personal development and eternal destiny of the individual members of a family‚ and
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and spiritual sense of the passage following the guidelines for the interpretation of Scripture as sited in (109-119) of the Catechism of Catholic Church. It also looks at the arguments of the forefathers of the church in the Catena Aurea and any encyclicals in relation to the passage. The discussion is also backed by revelations from prophets
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A Broken Tower‚ by Hart Crane‚ is a metaphor-rich poem that is very ambiguous but seems to describe the difficulties of the creative process and the way in which the artist is bound and compelled by it. Crane uses many religious metaphors and references‚ directly mentioning God and also bells‚ which are associated with churches. It is possible to interpret the poem in a religious sense‚ but it could be argued that religion and art are similar metaphors; that‚ for the poet‚ his writings are both a
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The influence of Pope John XXIII on the Christian tradition has allowed for him as one of many “men” to “reform and revitalise the Christian tradition” to serve God. Pope John XXIII‚ born as Angelo Roncalli was ordained a priest in the diocese of Bergamo in 1905. Roncalli then in 1925 became the Apostolic Delegate of Bulgaria in 1925-35 before becoming Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece in 1935-44. Roncalli’s actions of saving Jewish Children from the Nazi forces in Turkey would influence his
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seems to contrast with the view of John Paul II‚ in the sense that he passionately believes that moral truth is governed by only God himself. “To ask about the good‚ in fact‚ ultimately means to turn towards God‚ the fullness of goodness." In this Encyclical letter‚ Veritatis splendor‚ John Paul II emphasizes that morality is synonymous with belief in religion and faith to God. The reasoning for the fine line between religion and morality for John Paul II is divergent to the Dalai Lamas. John Paul
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It is said that a person’s actions and words represent who he or she is to other people. One’s actions and words can represent his or her convictions‚ morals‚ and ambitions for the future. These convictions and morals can form the person’s identity. Throughout the stimulus articles‚ there was a common theme of identity. In the article‚ “Vanishing Voices”‚ identity is formed through language‚ culture‚ and actions. These identities represent who an individual is to the rest of the world and to themselves
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While the 1922 constitution made no reference to the Catholic Church‚ the 1937 constitution afforded a special position to it and enshrined some of its moral and social teachings. Articles 40‚ 44 and 45 were highly influenced by two papal encyclicals: Rerum Novarum (Of Revolution) of Leo XIII (1891) and Quadragesimo Anno (In the fortieth year…) of Pius XI (1931). Rerum Novarum was a pronouncement on social justice and it influenced the fundamental rights mentioned in Articles 40‚ 44 and particularly
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Transubstantiation by Christina Jordan Kenosha Center AL210 Theology: Discovering God’s Ways Honor Pledge: "As I develop in mind‚ body‚ and spirit‚ I pledge on my honor that I have not given‚ received‚ witnessed‚ nor have knowledge of unauthorized aid on this or any [assignment‚ quiz‚ paper‚ test]. “And as they were eating‚ he took bread‚ and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them‚ and said‚ “Take; this is my body.”” This verse from Mark‚ Chapter 14‚ verse 22‚ among others
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