Eucharist

For my experience project, I chose to attend a Byzantine mass at St. Joseph in Brecksville. I have been to very few non-Catholic masses, so I knew that the experience would be interesting. I was surprised by how many differences there between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine Catholic masses. I found that by the end of the experience I would obtain a greater appreciation for what I have learned in my Catholic education. Before attending the Byzantine mass, I had little to no expectations about…

part of being a Christian as is it is a practice that Jesus himself sets up in the New Testament and the apostle Paul gives specific teaching around. Many denominations have different traditions and practices when partaking in Holy Communion or Eucharist. Holy communion is most commonly experienced in three settings; individually, in a small group and corporately. This discipline celebrates the past, future and present and connects us with god. Summarise your original understanding of the…

Spring Reflection on Pastoral Year Experience Pastoral Reflection: The last 6 months of Pastoral Year has been a great blessing. The people in the Parish received me with such love and care. It will certainly be hard to step away in 3 months time when the Pastoral Year ends. During this Pastoral Year, I have gotten to really know a lot of people in the Parish, some closer than others. A couple that I got to know real well is the Bernard and Rosemarie Scheiff. They treat me like their own son.…

I grew up in and Irish Catholic family and went to catholic school from kindergarten all the way through high school graduation. In addition, I attended my church’s ROC (Reach Out for Christ) program through seventh and eighth grader as well as Youth Group all throughout high school. During my freshmen and sophomore years, I also served as a leader for the ROC program and a few grade school retreats. As a junior and senior I moved up as a leader in my Youth Group program and lead as a head…

education program. I began developing a new group to guide R.C.I.A in the right direction!! The people who had been in my R.C.I.A. class were thrilled to help me and share the experiences. I developed retreats for Confirmation, Reconciliation and First Eucharist and our elementary program grew with new ideas and new volunteers! I had found my place forever! My girlfriend, being a cradle Catholic told me that God still had plans for me. I did not believe her. Although, reality did make me a…

Year 9 Religious Education Assessment Task – Expressions of Catholic Identity Saint Patrick’s Cathedral The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne is based around Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. Saint Patrick’s Cathedral is seen as the finest religious building in Australia and an outstanding demonstration of neo-gothic architecture. This Cathedral was built during a time when the majority of Catholics in Melbourne were Irish. For this reason the Cathedral was named after the patron saint of Ireland;…

One the morning of Wednesday October 5, 2016 I attended a catholic mass in St. Brigids Parish in Amherst, Ma, just a few minutes off from the UMass Amherst Campus. This Parish stands with a lot ground, tall and massive. Is very distinctive from the building around, it’s built almost entirely of bricks for the outside and its architecture is complemented the massive windows. This ritual took place at 8:00 in the morning. The people who attended this service were few. There was around twelve…

Michael Scott Professor Gamel REL 1350 3 October 2014 The Michael Scott Confession of Faith During the sixteenth century, Europe and the church went through what is called the Radical Reformation. This movement was supplemented by some of the founding church leaders, such as Martin Luther and many others. The Schleiteim Confession itself comes from a sect of Christianity called Anabaptists. This denomination was persecuted and during the sixteenth and seventeenth century by the Protestants…

Food Biography Bread is one of the most staple foods in so many different cultures. There’s the standard American white bread, Jewish Challah, Indian Naan, and so on and so forth. In a wider lens, bread is a language in itself; a language that has always intrigued me/spoken to me. Since I was little, about 3 or 4, I’ve been… intrigued by bread, to say the least. It may’ve had something to do with the fact that bread was the first ‘real food’ to actually enter my mouth. While I may not be able…

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.…