To prove this‚ I conducted several observations of customary rituals‚ celebrations‚ and genres in the Catholic community‚ interviewed a seminarian working towards becoming a priest in the Catholic Church‚ and analyzed the findings of a multitude of authors who have studied literacy within communities or have studied Catholic community itself. For my observation‚ I went to a usual Catholic Mass at a parish local to me. I analyzed the texts being used‚ the words being spoken‚ and the level of involvement
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Luther “The film starts in a thunderstorm in 1505 as Luther is returning to his home. For fear of losing his life in the storm‚ Luther commits his life to God and becomes a monk. In the next scene it is 1507 and Luther is a monk in Erfurt. During his time at the monastery‚ viewing God as a God of hate and vengeance constantly troubles him. Johann von Staupitz‚ an older monk who is his supervisor and mentor‚ encourages Martin. Staupitz tells Luther to look to Christ instead of himself. Later Luther
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Would You Follow the Holy Sandal? “Tastelessness or even blasphemy” (Gerdes 64). Monty Python’s Life of Brian is one of the most controversial movies of all time. The discussions of the film even led to the ban of the film in several countries and cities. Numerous clergyman from several churches tried to stir up on television and in interviews. Some years later some admitted that they had never seen the movie‚ and that they had only believed in what they were told about it. An alderman in East
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Christianity is a religion that is founded on life and works of Jesus. It originated in Jewish Palestine a province of the Roman Empire. The first Christians were Jews who attended the temple‚ read the Jewish scriptures‚ kept the Sabbath and adhered to Jewish dietary and religious practices. In the decades following the death of Jesus‚ Jewish Christians quickly spread to other Mediterranean provinces of Rome and began converting gentiles. Two or three centuries passed before a religion
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Compassion is perhaps the most valuable and important ethical principle. The dictionary defines compassion as "deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it." Living compassionately means putting the needs and concerns of others ahead of yours. Both Buddhism and Christianity emphasize compassion; this paper will attempt to determine the context in which each ethical system places compassion‚ and how each system believes the compassionate individual should behave.
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In the face of death‚ Sister Dorothy Stang trusted God with her life. Sister Dorothy was a sister who dedicated her life to serving the people in Brazil. In Brazil‚ she worked to help poor communities and farmers build villages and ultimately a more promising future. Risking her life everyday‚ Sister Dorothy did her missionary work until she was martyred on February 12‚ 2005. Although her death was surely untimely‚ Sister Dorothy’s life and her story showed her best qualities and can even influence
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went up the mountain and educated them. He started with the fundamentals of the kingdom‚ that show that kingdom living is totally opposite from something we’d expect. Blessed are the the poor in spirit‚ those that mourn‚ the meek‚ those that hunger and thirst for righteousness‚ the merciful‚ the pure in heart‚ and also the peacemakers. Then‚ if we have a tendency to fulfill these seven beatitudes‚ we are going to be persecuted because of righteousness. This is often a blessing although we are able
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Benvolio Who is Benvolio an enemy or a friend? Well he is a cousin of Romeo and an enemy of Tybalt. Benvolio tries to be a peacemaker and a counselor to his friends and an enemy of the Capulets. Benvolio is a family member of the Montagues. The three character traits that will be explained are going to be an enemy‚ a peacemaker and a counselor. Why is Benvolio an enemy of Tybalt? Because Benvolio is a family member of the Montagues. " Why? What makes Tybalt
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http://americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html http://artofmanliness.com/2008/08/01/the-35-greatest-speeches-in-history/ To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery‚ we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves‚ for whatever period is required — not because the Communists may be doing it‚ not because we seek their votes‚ but because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor‚ it cannot save
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family? According to (Ken Sande)‚ author of The Peacemaker—A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict and president of Peacemaker® Ministries‚ a ministry devoted to equipping and assisting Christians to respond to conflict biblically‚ the reason is clear. "Many believers and their churches have not yet developed the ability to respond to conflict in a gospel-centered and biblically faithful manner‚" explains Sande. "When Christians become peacemakers‚ they can turn conflict into an opportunity to
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