Pope Paul VI

Part A I completed a week of observation in St Kathryn’s national school*(pseudonym) in County Galway. The school’s patronage is Roman Catholic and the school is situated in a rural town. The school was established in the 1970s as a result of the amalgamation of three small local schools. The school places a strong ethos on its catholic ethos. Through communication with the school staff, I discovered that the area provided a Hedge school in the penal laws era in Ireland. (Murray K, 2017). Hedge…

In this analysis, I am choosing to write about my spirituality and religious beliefs. From a young age, Catholic values and morals were instilled in me by my parents and other family members and I did not seem to have any other choice besides blindly obeying. I was sent to parochial school starting at age three, where we all knew the Ten Commandments by the time we finished preschool and were finger-painting biblical stories during arts and crafts hour. Until my sophomore year of high school…

We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” The little quote by our last Pope John Paul II just shows how required we are to be stewards and the good and success it can do for not only the Church but the whole world. The Annual Catholic is one of the most important parts of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Without all of the different…

Introduction Dorothy day was born on the 8th of November 1897 in New York City to her parent John and Grace Day. Throughout her life, starting at a young age, had to face a number of difficulties, these included: leaving her life in New York to move to Chicago, having to face a period of poverty after her family lost their home and their income to an earthquake, getting arrested and going on hunger strikes in a protest, and even having failed relationships and an abortion. During these hard…

Our world’s major religions all profess to be based in love and peace. Each religion observes a higher power or several higher powers that they believe are all knowing, omnipotent, and authoritative over mankind. It’s not just what each religion believes that is different: it’s the way each religion approaches topics such as gender, ethnicity, politics, and power. Regardless of which religion is really the ‘true religion’, the same principles of sociology apply to all faiths. Society at large…

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Australia In Australia the Refugee and Asylum Seeker social justice issue is a recurring matter that causes the Australian Government to take action. The Refugee issue in Australia divides the nation in half between the Government’s and the Catholic Church’s opinions. This causes a range of interest including professionals, priests, students and more people to write about the Refugee social justice issue. Morrissey is a professional who…

Personal opportunities / challenges -  Given that there are 32,000 Christian denominations in the world today read John 17:20-21 where Jesus asks His Father that we all may be one. Read, meditate, pray, contemplate.  Read “The Catholic Church Through the Ages” by John Vidmar, OP to understand the challenges, failures and triumphs of the Catholic Church over the past 2000 years. Learn and understand the origin of the schisms of the one Church that Jesus Christ gave to us.  Come to a Catholic…

Caritas is a Catholic organization who helps in areas of conflict, in natural disasters, food, development, and with health issues such as HIV and Ebola. Their mission is to help the poor and marginalized. Caritas believes in Faith in action, as they are inspired by the Gospels to speak out against violence and advocate on the causes of poverty. Caritas also responds practically to humanitarian crises, such as natural disasters, conflict, and the effects of climate change. On the 25th of April…

The door to the Catholic church opened into the bright light of the square packed with onlooking eyes. A group appeared from the darkness lead by a tall man wearing all black while carrying a mace upon his hefty shoulders. He was followed by a parade of priests and two prisoners on there way to execution. The one called Peppino was suntanned and handsome while the other Andrea was short and fat. As the men climbed the steps both could be seen shuddering and kissing crosses. Suddenly a penitent…

Jose Sanchez Del Rio (March 28th, 1913,-February 10th, 1927,) is a perfect example of resiliency. In 1927, Mexico was ravaged by a terrible war between Christians and a devout Atheist president named Plutarco Calles. Everyone knows that being a Christian means you walk with Christ and being an Atheist means you do not believe in him or any faith whatsoever. But, Calles took being an Atheist to a whole other extent when he began burning churches and brutally murdering anyone who spoke the name of…