Anglicanism

Introduction “Four Hail Marys” is a mastery short story written by Anne Goodwin. The story is about Four Hail Marys the Roman Catholic prayer, the mother of Jesus. In this short story Mary is relevant to the catholic religion and by using the words “Hail Mary” which means one is saved from their sins, we find Mary in this story trying to live up to that name “Hail Mary”. This essay will critically analyse the written short story by discussing the main characters, a brief overview of the plot,…

No matter the time period, history has always held religious differences among people. Every once in a while, this resulted in conflict (some minor, some catastrophic). That’s exactly what happened in the 17th century, when Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II, attempted to force Roman Catholicism upon everyone within his domain. Not only was he unsuccessful, he lost favor with his people and caused a slew of repercussions in Europe. The 17th century Wars of Religion (specifically the Thirty Years’…

No family is perfect…We argue, we fight. We even stop talking to each other at times. But in the end family is family…The love will always be there.” This quote by an unknown author relates to the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and to my family in many ways. Although my Family has very different beliefs than the family in the movie. One big difference in the parenting roles between my family and the Portokalos family is that I come from a divorced house hold which is very different from a…

James F. White is a researcher in liturgical studies who wrote notable books related to Christian worship such as Documents of Christian Worship, Introduction to Christian Worship and Protestant Worship: Traditions in Transition. This work is an analysis of Protestant worship where the author elucidates the main worship traditions of nine specific traditional segments of the church that shaped the history of Protestant worship in Europe and North America. These evangelical institutions are…

The Roman Catholic Womenpriests movement and the Association of Roman Catholic Women priests are two organizations working toward women having the opportunity to be ordained in the Catholic Church. Reverend Jean Marchant a member of the Roman Catholic Womenpriests movement was ordained a priest July 25 of 2005. She believed women should have a more prominent role in the church and wanted something more drastic and dramatic to happen through her work. Before she was ordained a priest, she…

Why My Catholic Faith Is Important To Me And How Saint Joseph Regional School Has Help Me Celebrate My Faith I have been attending Saint Joseph Regional School for the past nine years. During these years I have gained many life experiences and lessons that I will treasure. A Catholic education, community of friends, and devoted teachers are all part of Saint Joseph Regional School. I am honored that my parents gave me the opportunity to attend a Catholic school. I am eager to continue on…

My catholic education has been a very important part of my life. There are so many things that attending to a catholic school has taught me. It has made my faith such a big part of my life and influenced me to be more involved in my church. I have been given so many great opportunities not only to further my faith but my education with teachers that work with students to do and be their very best. Attending a catholic school for my entire educational life has helped me grow as a person and…

Catholic Funeral My observation of a ceremony that I attended was a Catholic Funeral. While observing a Catholic Funeral I observed ,where the church was located, what the church looked like and statues outside of the church. While walking in the church, the church had an antique look about it such as the windows and the building structure. I also observed the music the church was playing before and during the ceremony, also how Catholic ministers dressed. The prayer the minister spoke was very…

All through Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897), the use of the well known catholic symbols are used for protection from the anti-Christ. Catholic symbols like the rosary, the cross, prayer ritual, and the Holy Communion Host are used for protection to overcoming the evil Count Dracula. Stoker places Catholic symbols to defend and fight the evil of Count Dracula. From the beginning of Dracula, these symbols are used to say that Protestant modernity alone will not get you through life’s struggles.…

Philosophies of The Enlightenment Era created religious freedom in America. By creating this religious freedom they influenced the founding fathers that establish America. Making the church separate from the state, people have the freedom to practice their desired religions. Also this allows others from other countries to move here and practice their religion without fear of being harassed. So by colonies reshaping their religious outlooks in The Enlightenment Era, this allowed all people to be…