The Catholic Church Submitted to Prof. Merle D. Valbuena English Dept.‚ CASS MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology By Stephen John S. Brillantes March 2005 Thesis Statement: The Roman Catholic Church and the past and the present of strengthened Christianity. I. Introduction II. Organization and Structure a. The Bishop b. The Clergy c. The Pope d. The Cardinal e. The Curia f. The Eastern Rite Churches III. Distinctive Doctrines a. The Bible b. The Traditions of the Church
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The Catholic religion is a monotheistic religion that is very similar in many ways to Judaism and several of the other Christian religions. Monotheistic means believing in only one God. Along with these religions‚ Catholics believe in God and the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. I conducted an interview with a priest of the catholic religion‚ who asked to remain anonymous. During this interview several key elements were discussed; elements such as major holidays‚ the history of the Catholic
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Citizenship Aztec society was focused on producing citizens who would contribute to the common good of the community‚ which was an important part in their education. The ideal Aztec citizen would have the following virtues: courage‚ self-sacrifice‚ modesty‚ clean living‚ and obedience. The Aztec people had their rights protected by a system of written laws. This legal system served to remind people of their responsibilities as citizens to be honest and obedient. All citizens had to obey the
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Cross In this essay I will discuss the history of the Roman Catholic Church and its influence on Western Civilization. I will bring an understanding to the beginnings of the Church and bring us to modern day ideals. Along with the history of the Catholic Church‚ I will cover some significant events during the middle ages. To understand the beginnings of the Catholic Church‚ it is important to grasp concepts of the foundation of the Catholic religion. Christianity is based on the beliefs and teachings
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The Catholic Reformation For several years before the Protestant reformation‚ the Catholic church had been planning a movement to reform itself from within and help Catholics to remain loyal followers. However‚ this movement only took place in the mid 1500’s‚ approximately 20 years after the Protestant Reformation. The Catholic reformation‚ sometimes referred to as the counter reformation‚ had four main goals: to revise and strengthen Catholic doctrines‚ to reform any unjust happenings within
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The tag senior citizen is generally given to a person who is between 58 and 65 years of age and has superannuated from active service. This age band fixed for retirement was based on the old system followed decades ago when longevity was lower than 60 years. With the advance in medical sciences and health supporting systems‚ longevity now goes up to 75. Perhaps‚ the retirement age needs revision to make use of the services of experienced people for some more time in the interest of national development
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The Sacraments of the Catholic Church are‚ the Church teaches‚ efficacious signs of grace‚ instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church‚ by which divine life is dispensed to us. The visible rites by which the sacraments are celebrated signify and make present the graces proper to each sacrament. They bear fruit in those who receive them with the required dispositions." Though not every individual has to receive every sacrament[->0]‚ the Church affirms that‚ for believers as a whole‚ the sacraments
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Who is the global citizen? Many ideas came to my mind‚ such as a person who knows many languages; those who travel a lot; or people who are interested in different cultures. Lastly‚ I decided that global citizen is the person who cares about humanity’s well-being and maintenance of nature. Every morning I turn on Life News and see what is going on in the world. Once a week I open the newspaper and read what happened during the week. Every day we witness the disasters and catastrophes around the
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The Catholic Children’s aid society of Toronto is an organization dedicated to providing homeless or compromised youth a good future‚ whether they do it themselves‚ or by providing a foster home for them to live in. The organization is a non-profit one‚ meaning they don’t profit from their work‚ and they are funded by the the Child and Family Services Act. First‚ the mission of the church is “ The Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto‚ on behalf of the Catholic community is committed to
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I.3.1 The definition of Citizen Journalism Citizen journalism‚ can be defined as a community news and informationshared online and/or in print. The content is generated by users and readers. It can betext / blogs‚ digital storytelling‚ images‚ audio file‚ podcasting or video. Feedback anddiscussion on issues raised is received in the same way.2 Citizen journalism is a form of citizen media - where individuals write and orcomment on issues they feel are left out of the mainstream media. Many issuesaddressed
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