Catholicism has always interested me, since many of my friends growing up were Catholic. I was pleased to see this observation in the syllabus, because it gave me reason to explore this religion. I had a roommate in college that was Catholic and we had always talked about me going with her, but that unfortunately never happened. I attended June 5, Saturday Mass at the Christ is King Church in Idaho Falls. I was a little nervous to go in, because I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I had my own ideas, but I knew that those ideas were just that, and that I really was clueless.
The architecture of the church itself is why I chose to go to the Christ is King Church. We had always called it the ski jump church, because of the interesting roof that …show more content…
I always figured that Mary was who they prayed to and that she was looked upon much like God or Jesus. I learned, however that Mary is highly revered as Jesus mother and that when they pray they ask that she and the Saints will pray for them too.
One of the things I thought about as I left the service was the amount of time spent in prayer, I’d say half of the time was spent in prayer. There wasn’t too much talking as far as announcements went that dealt with the congregation like I’m used to. Time was obviously important, because everything was done on time, the meeting followed the pamphlet they’d given me and the meeting ended at the appointed time.
It was fascinating to observe a different religion than my own. I learned things I didn’t know and had misunderstandings cleared up. There was a strong feeling of deep rooted tradition, and I can certainly see why this religion is appealing to some. I went into this assignment with an open mind hoping to gain a better awareness of another’s belief, and I came away with a greater appreciation and knowledge of the Catholic Church. While it didn’t make me question my own belief I did, however find that I was indeed more tolerant and open to learning of another’s
The architecture of the church itself is why I chose to go to the Christ is King Church. We had always called it the ski jump church, because of the interesting roof that …show more content…
I always figured that Mary was who they prayed to and that she was looked upon much like God or Jesus. I learned, however that Mary is highly revered as Jesus mother and that when they pray they ask that she and the Saints will pray for them too.
One of the things I thought about as I left the service was the amount of time spent in prayer, I’d say half of the time was spent in prayer. There wasn’t too much talking as far as announcements went that dealt with the congregation like I’m used to. Time was obviously important, because everything was done on time, the meeting followed the pamphlet they’d given me and the meeting ended at the appointed time.
It was fascinating to observe a different religion than my own. I learned things I didn’t know and had misunderstandings cleared up. There was a strong feeling of deep rooted tradition, and I can certainly see why this religion is appealing to some. I went into this assignment with an open mind hoping to gain a better awareness of another’s belief, and I came away with a greater appreciation and knowledge of the Catholic Church. While it didn’t make me question my own belief I did, however find that I was indeed more tolerant and open to learning of another’s