All Saints

Hebrews 12:1 tells us,"We are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses." There 's an army of people who knows what we 're going through. Let 's use Mother Theresa as an example. Mother Theresa is easily one of my favorite saints (Her canonization Mass is slated for September). On the surface, it 's easy to see the connection problem. I can hear Joe Critic already, "Really? You 're using Mother Theresa as an example? The woman served the poorest of the poor with a smile."…

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Saint Frances of Rome was born into a wealthy family in 1384. She was quiet, yet strong willed, which she inherited from her father. From eleven years old, she knew God was calling her to be a nun. Her and her father’s similar personalities started to clash and he said she was “too young to know what she wanted.” To keep her from becoming a nun, he promised a wealthy family that she would marry their son. She prayed to God that the marriage wouldn’t happen. She reluctantly gave in to the…

Every family, town, country has their own traditions. Today I am focusing on French holidays and traditions. Through-out learning about other countries holidays, we can compare and contrast them to ours in America. I will be discussing Bastille Day, All Saints Day, WW11 Day, and Armistice Day. I will explain how it was created, what the day will be like, and how the mood will be when celebrating the holiday. The first holiday is Bastille Day, also known as Fête Nationale. It is celebrated on…

raise her daughter as a pious Christian. Meaning that she wanted Teresa to be deeply devoted to God. Around the age of seven years old, Teresa was fascinated by the saints and martyrs and their devotion. Inspired by them, Teresa would often pray in silence and give alms to the less fortunate. Joining Teresa and her fascinations of saints and martyrs, her brother Roderigo, who was close in age with Teresa made a plan to run away to Africa, where they could be beheaded by the Moors and become…

a thing. Hearing about it is not at all the same as seeing it with my own two eyes. For starters this mechanical beast is as loud as it is daunting to look at. It’s metal exterior makes it look…

viewer in the '90s, you probably aren't truely familiar with Nick Cannon's contribution one of the most vital children's entertainment networks of all time. Nick Cannon made his debut to TV entertainment in the late '90s by appearing on Nickelodeon's classic time time block SNICK, starring in the famous improvisation series, All That. Cannon's appearance on All That eventually lead to him being featured on the hit sitcom Taina and also receiving his own show on the network called The Nick Cannon…

“You haven’t changed. Even after all these years, I’d expected you to have matured slightly.” Raja’s mouth fell open. “I’m older than you.” “Not in Helix years,” Charlie replied, “and that’s all that matters in this empire.” The boy narrowed his eyes. “I’ve been alive for like a hundred years. That counts for something.” “Raja,” I reached beneath the seat and took…

over the years and have somewhat declined in importance in churches they still offer great meaning to people. Stained glass windows have evolved immensely over the years and offer meaning and a sense of spiritual connection and transcendence to people all over the world, of different religions and cultures. The Church needs art in order to communicate the message entrusted by Christ and stained glass windows translate into meaningful terms that are ineffable. Stained glass can help us focus on…

blacks, and suddenly saw Rice, bought that as a black image” (Riggs 1987). A modern-day example of the sambo can be seen in the comedian and actor, Kenan Thompson. Since Thompson, was a child he played sambo like characters on the Nickelodeon show “All That”. He also had his own show entitled Kenan and Kel in which the boys would get caught up in sticky situations. Furthermore, through many of his characters he is always seen happy or laughing, sometimes even dancing, on television. This is…