Catholic Worker

After graduating from church school and receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation, I decided to volunteer as a teacher’s assistant at my church school to help the older generation teach the youth about the Catholic faith. This volunteer experience helps me realized that my purpose in the Catholic Church was to help the people in my community, to give them positive influence allowing me to gain personal growth and reach my potential of a selfless person learning to take the role as a leader. That…

The Catholic Bishops of the U.S. holds a firm stance on immigration and attempt to sway opinion for this issue but they must be careful when doing this. The church is placed in a delicate situation because of their tax exemption status, where they can’t demonstrate…

known as Saint Pope John Paul II, is one of many people who embody the themes of Catholic Social Teaching. Pope John Paul II was ordained as Pope on October 16, 1978. However, he showed the themes of Catholic Social Teaching throughout his entire life, from his youth until his final days. There are many ways that Pope John Paul II has shown in his life that he is truly a person that embodies the themes of Catholic Social Teaching. One of the many ways we see this occurred on June 17, 1983.…

(ecumenical council) of the Roman Catholic Church on January 25, 1959, as a chance for the church to take part in a renewal. Pope John XXII called the Council shortly after he was elected. He noticed that the Church needed to make the message of faith relevant to people in the twentieth century. Ecumenical councils had been called before, but usually during times of great crisis for the church. To most Catholics in 1959, the church didn’t seem to be struggling and most Catholics couldn’t even…

Mother Teresa, the epitome of Catholic Charity and a beacon of hope to all of the suffering across the world. Since her teenage years, she was interested in charity work. When she was a teenager she went to Ireland to become part of a religious convent and start her journey as a nun [World Biography n.d.]. Her duteous suffering for Catholicism conveniently masks her greater disregard of the people that entrusted her with their lives. Mother Teresa garnered the blessing of the Church for her…

The Catholic Church social teaching person that I have used is the first principle. It states that the life and dignity of human person must be protected. The Catholic Church believes that every human life is sacred. It is important to protect the life of every person and take care of their dignity. This is the basic principle on which all other principles are based. It is important for people to realize that the human life is important and it is imperative that we protect and respect it (USCCB,…

what I can identify myself as. I’m a student, sister, friend, daughter, helper, Catholic…the list goes on. I believe that what you value as an individual makes your identity. In order for me to be considered these things, I would need to devote myself or put some type of effort into these titles. The factor that I most identify myself with as my cultural identity is my religion. My parents are very religious Catholics. Growing up, they utilized what they learned in church and the Bible to raise…

Flannery O’Conner resided in Milledgeville, Georgia from 1938 to 1964. Since her death, the city of Milledgeville has, like most cities, changed and adapted to fit with its worldly surroundings. Some of O’Conner’s most famous works bring forth an insight into what religion was like in Milledgeville during her time there. Her use of what readers assume to be true stories, allows the reader to experience the older culture of Milledgeville. A more recent writer, Alice Walker, also lived in the…

one to do the labor. The English did not conquer this land just to laboriously work it; what fun would that be? So the majority of Irish Catholic laborers remained. This also included those who had a certain trade like baker, cobbler, carpenter, etc. However at some times the government would strictly enforce the no Catholics law, only for the Catholic workers to return once the dust had settled. Parliament decreed however, that the Irish that did stay had to become more “anglicized”. This meant…

3/22/17 Redistribution of Wealth The Catholic teaching on the economic system of capitalism is twofold; the church believes that free markets are paramount to a just society and drive progress for all of humanity, however, the Church also teaches that a fundamental error within capitalist economies is that of income inequality. Furthermore, the Catholic Church also teaches that a minimum wage is necessary and that said wage must be enough to allow a worker to proved a comfortable life for he…