People worldwide look up to saints for various reasons. There are saints that are dedicated to very specific people‚ things‚ and events‚ that everyday people can relate to. Saints are those people who have done something in their life worth recognizing‚ that brought them to eternal life in heaven with God. Saints are ideal examples of how we should live our lives‚ because as Catholics‚ we too‚ strive to ultimately get to heaven after our earthly lives. The examples the saints have given us in their lifetime
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One very important saint in the church was Saint Dominic. Saint Dominic was born in 1170‚ in Caleruega Spain. He died on August 6‚ 1221 in Bologna Italy. Saint Dominic’s feast day is August 8. He was canonized by Pope Gregory XI in 1234. He is the patron saint of astronomers. There are many fun facts on St. Dominic and his order‚ the Dominican Order.To begin with‚ St. Dominic studied at the University at Palencia. He was appointed canon at Osma in 1199. He helped preach against the Albigensians‚
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God; are unanswered prayers. Christians believe that God answers their prayers‚ and loves and cares for everyone. In church‚ they may be given examples of answered prayers. For example; many Catholic Christians believe that St Jude is the patron saint for those who have no other hope of help. However‚ when some people pray‚ their prayers are not answered and they may begin the wonder about a God who answers some people’s prayers‚ but not others. For example; a young missionary couple asked the
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The rigorous challenges the Little Prince must face in Le Petit Prince‚ written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry‚ will change how he sees the rest of the world and views life. The challenges not only affect him‚ they affect everyone he meets and everyone that reads this story. He is a kind hearted boy who wants to get away from a rose he loves. As he travels and meets people he realizes he does miss his rose and his planet. The Little Prince learns many things during his travels that really make him
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In the poem Ballad of a Worldly Wealth‚ Andrew Lang shares his opinion of wealth and what people use it for. It can be either useful‚ or just corrupt you. “Money maketh evil show” he says‚ meaning that if you use it in the wrong way it can show your evil side. It brings you worldly things‚ but it can’t bring you everything. Such as family‚ friends‚ or love. All it can give‚ it physical things that you won’t be able to take with you when you leave this world. He uses a lot of repetition to make
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This article featured in US Catholic Magazine discusses the importance that a pilgrimage can offer our spiritual life. I found out that pilgrimages to important Catholic sites‚ usually where Jesus or saints traveled are important today as they were thousands of years ago. Before modern transportation‚ pilgrims took a prolonged journey that lasted anywhere from several weeks to a year. This extended travel really demonstrated a pilgrim’s dedication to their faith. Usually the reasons for this trip
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“Ballade of Worldly Wealth” is a poem that takes place in the 1800 and 1900s. The poem takes a look of money and the affect is has on all of us. It talks about the soldiers‚ merchants‚ and priests. The work of Andrew Lang causes us to think about how money can fuel us. “Money moves the merchants all” (2) Money is the reason that merchants and soldiers do their work‚ and it talks about the greediness that money can cause. There is no specific location that this poem takes place in‚ because money is
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Upon arrival at the Cathedral of Saint Pierre‚ the structure demands your respect. One can see the towers when approaching further up the street until the final steps when the building goes out of view. Upon the final turn the church pops into view with some form of shock. The whole environment is inviting. The grand rose window shining forth at the central point of the facade‚ steps lead you down to the front entrance and the front gothic porch recedes inward (McNarama‚ 147). Somethings tells you
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One of today’s fashion bellwethers is Stuart Trevor the progenitor and designer of AllSaints. AllSaints is a British fashion retailer headquartered in Spitalfields‚ London‚ UK. AllSaints now sells menswear‚ womenswear‚ footwear‚ and appurtenants in 35 department stores and 65 stand-alone stores across the UK‚ Europe‚ Canada and the Amalgamated States. AllSaints is kenned for offering sharp edge‚ directional habiliments with a muted palette dominated by blacks‚ browns‚ whites‚ and grays. In
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Jackie Pullinger is a former teacher‚ who became a Christian missionary and the founder of the St Stephen’s Society. She became a missionary as she believed God wanted her to share her Christian faith with others. In 1966‚ Jackie moved from London to Hong Kong with the idea ‘God will show me what to do’. As she believed this‚ she waited to see what would happen. Jackie thought the children living in the Walled City songs and English. She opened a youth club for the boys who lived in the Walled City
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