St. Anthony of Padua Priest and Doctor of the Church Feast Day: June 13 St. Anthony of Padua was born at Lisbon‚ Portugal in 1195 as Ferdinand de Bulhões to a nobleman of Lisbon‚ Martim Vicente de Bulhões and his wife Teresa Pais Taveira‚ half-third cousin once removed of King Afonso II of Portugal. His parents sent him to the Canons of the Cathedral of Lisbon. At fifteen‚ he entered the Order of Regular Canons of St. Augustine against his parents’ will. He was moved to the convent of the Holy
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cannot become a strong and faithful Christian. As demonstrated by the life of St. Anthony‚ humility‚ detachment from the world‚ and devotion through poverty and misfortune on earth‚ once firmly established‚ makes a foundation for wisdom that is necessary to live a Christian life focused on the eternal and not the temporal. As Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan in 313‚ it granted Christians religious
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Saint Philip Neri was born in Florence‚ Italy‚ in the year 1515. He was the oldest son of Francis Neri and Lucretia Soldi‚ both descendants of Tuscan families. He was kind hearted as a kid and soon became known as Philip the Good - "the good Pippo." As a child‚ he studied philosophy and later he took a comprehensive course in theology. With fourteen companions‚ he created the Confraternity of the Most Holy Trinity for looking after pilgrims and convalescents. The members met for Communion
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Saint Agnes of Rome; born and bred in the most appalling and unmanageable century of Emperor Diocletian’s reign over Rome. Moreover‚ his ambition to abolish the beliefs and perceptions of Christianity. She was a notable martyr and a prominent dignitary to the Christian doctrine. Dismally‚ she died in 305 AD‚ at 13 years old‚ due to her righteous acts against Diocletian’s rule which later‚ led her and the Christian faith to virtue. Now‚ you may be thinking to yourself‚ “How is this saint any different
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The competitive advantage of nations: is Porter’s Diamond Framework a new theory that explains the international competitiveness of countries? A.J. Smit ABSTRACT The focus of this article is to clarify the meaning of international competitiveness at the country level within in the context of Porter’s (1990a) thesis that countries‚ like companies‚ compete in international markets for their fair share of the world markets. At a country level‚ there are two schools of thought on country competitiveness:
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Capital punishment or the death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. The judicial decree that someone be punished in this manner is a death sentence‚ while the actual enforcement is an execution. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offenses. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis‚ literally "regarding the head" (referring to execution by beheading).[1] Capital punishment has
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As a hall counselor on campus dealing with scenario three‚ I would carefully analyze the entire situation from both perspectives. For example‚ what detail triggered Anthony to become upset? Why did the advisor assume Anthony likes wonton soup? what tone of voice did the advisor use when he suggested the restaurant to Anthony. It is important to understand that when people judge others based on their ethnicity or culture‚ they neglect a large chunk of who those people really are. There are two types
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memorable and dramatic moment for the reader. In this play Anthony is a loyal friend to Caesar (the emperor). Brutus made a plan to kill the emperor the day of the ides of march. Mark Anthony who wasn’t involved in the crime‚ only did not do anything to rescue Caesar even if he knew what was going to happen to him. After the crime Mark Anthony came in front of the crowd to do them a speech about his death. Firstly in his dialect Mark Anthony is acting like he is on Brutus and Cassius side‚ by appoving
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A theme shown in both “Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote!” and “Don’t Give up the Fight” is perseverance. They both have perseverance because in “Don’t Give up the Fight”‚ although Ava is being bullied by the boys on the track team‚ she doesn’t give up the track team and continues to try her best. In “Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote!” Susan B. Anthony shows perseverance because she keeps on fighting for women’s rights and‚ although she doesn’t see women’s rights because of her death in 1906‚ her goal
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and have court cases for a crime of murder‚ but the Casey Anthony case was deemed “trial of the century”. According to “Casey Anthony‚” June 15‚ 2008 was when two-year old Caylee Anthony was last seen alive. Casey Anthony‚ Caylee’s mom‚ claims that she dropped her daughter off at the babysitter’s home. When going to pick her up‚ neither the babysitter nor Caylee were anywhere to be found. A month later‚ on July 15‚ 2008‚ Cindy Anthony‚ Casey’s mother‚ called 911 and reported that Casey had told
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