For my field research and final paper‚ I went to a Catholic church by the name of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church‚ which is located in Dana point‚ California. In the 1960’s Father Ozias Cook was the pastor of Our lady Fatima in San Clemente. It was from here that the Father gathered people to build a chapel to serve the people of that area (what is now Dana Point). In the early days as the parish was being formed the Baltimore Catechism was taught along with the traditional Prayer. As the
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Article 3: Catechism of the Catholic Church THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST 1322 The holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation participate with the whole community in the Lord’s own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist. 1323 "At the Last Supper‚ on the night he was betrayed‚ our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order
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The Roman Catholic Church played important roles in the rise of art‚ architecture‚ and culture during the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages‚ the Church offered a place for Christians who were looking for hope and protection. The Christians believed that someone who lived a good life and followed the rules of God would be rewarded with joyful life in heaven. The Roman Catholic Church used different types of architecture throughout the inside of the churches. Two major styles of churches were built
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is prevalent today is the morality of abortion. This subject has made its way to legal disputes and federal laws as it is not taken lightly for most. Some believe one will be taking a life‚ while others believe it will be stripping a woman from her freedom and rights. A main voice regarding this issue is the Catholic Church‚ who has established their stance on the topic very clearly. They have been a leading voice in the way this religion views abortion however‚ many pro-choice activists have made
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Religion A Catholic Church Experience Christianity today is one of the dominant religions in the world. Christianity has a variety of beliefs‚ exercises and forms‚ despite the many denominations all have one common belief‚ which is faith in Jesus Christ and that He is our Lord and Savior. I am a strong believer in God and Jesus Christ. I am of the Christian religion and the church I attend in The Bahamas is a non-denominational one. My choice for this class site visit was to attend St. Maximilian
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4 In the 16th century‚ Martin Luther created an additional branch of the Roman Catholic Church‚ after he began to question the Church’s beliefs‚ specifically with the Pope’s power‚ and encouraged the commonwealth to also question the church’s authority and religious statements and to denounce them as false. 5 Martin Luther was a German friar‚ Catholic priest‚ professor of theology‚ and seminal figure of the 16th-century movement known as the Protestant reformation. He questioned religious authority
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Largely the Catholic faith chose to neglect the effects of slavery‚ and their stance on the issue‚ because slavery benefited many of the organization’s personal finances. Who wants to admit that they messed up‚ especially a powerful religious institution tasked with upholding of the moral standard for a vast standing of followers? “The Catholic social teaching promotes the idea that as a human being‚ made from the image of God we have an inherent dignity‚ which should be respected quite opposite
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the Catholic Church The Catholic Church had many close encounters of failure in the first 400 years of its being‚ yet it is still standing 2‚000 years later. Jesus said “the gates of hell will never prevail against it”‚ meaning that no matter what‚ the church shall never fall.1 Through the hardships of the Church‚ the Church still stands strong due to the guidance of the Holy Spirit guiding the members of the Church on to the right path. In the first 400 years of the Church‚ the Catholic faith
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shows that‚ in addition to challenging Papal authority and the morality of the Roman Catholic Church‚ there was a search for biblical truth and recognition of the need for an accurate biblical translation. From this developed the Reformation’s key principles of supreme biblical authority (Sola Scriptura)‚ the sufficiency and clarity of scripture‚ the right of private judgement‚ and the literal sense of Scripture‚ which brought the reintroduction of the Antiochene (historical-literal) method of hermeneutics
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Religion is a complex system which takes many forms in the world and each religion spreads different theories and concepts. To date‚ gender inequality is still an issue around the world. Religion can act as a tool used to oppress women in society and can be used to motivate equality and respect for the female gender. The religion of Christianity includes people of different backgrounds and has a strong sense of community‚ gender equality and helping other. This Essay gave me an opportunity to examine
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