Canonization

believe that she should be considered “A saint of our time” (Cardinal Dolan, 2012), a saint that can overcome personal difficulties and go beyond to help others have a better life. The Vatican opened the canonization process for Dorothy Day in 2000, naming her a “servant of God” the long road to canonization requires many years and several stages. This is just the beginning of Dorothy Day becoming a…

Jim Shaddix (M.Div., Southwestern; D.min., Southwestern; and PhD., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is a preaching professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Shaddix also serves as the Pastor of Teaching and Training at The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. Shaddix desired to develop a theology for expository preaching. Before he began his argument, he expressed some basic assumptions: God has spoken, and contained within the Scriptures are these words.…

As Catholics, we are called to follow the Corporal Works of Mercy. Visit the Sick, Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty, Clothe the Naked, Bury the Dead, and Visit the Imprisoned. What better way can we do this by going to, or donating to the peripheries. Is it not said that “Blessed are the Meek, for They Shall Inherit the Earth”, or what about,”Blessed are the Merciful, for They Shall Obtain Mercy.” As you may have guessed from the title, I’m going to tell you about Blessed Pier Frassati…

Catholic Church illustrate Joan Scott’s notion of symbols and normative claims in the study of gender , and by extension colonialism. The first example is of Santa Rosa of Lima, who was declared a saint in the 16th century and was one of the fastest canonization during this time period. Her life is detailed by Don Gonzalo de la Maza who was friend with Rosa, and wrote about her life soon after she died. What makes Saint Rosa so special to the Church is that her life and service was used as a…

TOO bad sainthood is not generally conferred on bakers, for there is one who is a possible candidate for canonization. She fulfills most of the requirements: (1) She’s dead. (2) She demonstrated heroic virtue. (3) Cults have been formed around her work. (4) Her invention is considered by many to be a miracle. The woman: Ruth Graves Wakefield. Her contribution to the world: the chocolate chip cookie. One day in the 1930s, Mrs. Wakefield, an owner of the Toll House Inn, in Whitman, Mass., 23…

Saint Monica also known as, Monica of Hippo, Patron saint of difficult marriages, disappointing children, victims of adultery or unfaithfulness was born 331 AD and died 387 AD. Her feast day is August 27th. When she was at a young age she married the Roman pagan Patricius, Patricius did not have the same beliefs as saint Monica but nonetheless respected her. . Monica had 3 children named, Augustine, Navigius, and Perpetua. Monica couldn’t have the children baptised because one of the kids was…

Maria was beatified by Pope Pius XII in a ceremony at Saint Peter’s Basilica on April 27, 1947. Three years later after the ceremony Maria was declared a saint and Alessandro participated the in the St. Peter’s crowd in celebration of Maria’s canonization. Saint Maria was declared a martyr since she fought against in Alessandro’s sexual attempts to…

Abanto 1 Pons Abanto Professor Clemens Reinke PHR-121 21 April 2017 Research Paper Distinction between Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christianity With over 2 billion followers around the globe, Christianity is the world’s largest religion and encompasses nearly a third of the earth’s total population. However, Christianity is further broken down into numerous denominations that maintain their own distinct ways of practicing their Christian faith. The main branches of Christianity…

Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved and well known saints of the world today. Saint Francis was born on 1181. Saint Francis was born into a wealthy family. Francis later participated in the fourth crusade. Francis obviously wanted more than wealth but to be a noble knight and have power. Most troops from Assisi were butchered but those who were wealthy were to be imprisoned then later ransomed out. After a year in a prison Francis was ransomed out. However the only battle he…

define terms. For the sake of the argument ‘God’ will be the character each religion has constructed and they will be compared based on their traits, personalities, and origins. The simple answer would be that it seems each religion accepts the canonization of the previous religion’s god, but never the later. For example, the Jew would not except the New Testament or Quran however, the Muslim would find value in all the sacred Abrahamic Texts. On the other hand, a longer, more complete answer…