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Before I stepped into St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, I thought that attending Catholic Mass would not be all that different from the Protestant services I grew up attending. However, I felt out of place as soon as I walked through the front doors. Everything felt foreign to me; from the way the building was set up, to the way people behaved during the service, to the way everyone exited the church. As an outsider, I felt lost and almost lonely as the masses around me moved in…

Second Vatican Council It is not an overstatement to say that the Catholic Church has changed more in the twenty-five years since the Second Vatican Council than it had in the previous two hundred (Komonchak). Pope John XXIII announced the creation of this council, also referred to as Vatican II, in January 1959, much to the surprise of the awaiting world. There had not been an ecumenical council — an assembly of Roman Catholic religious leaders meant to settle doctrinal issues — in nearly…

There have been several issues with the Catholic Church within the past centuries. Some hadn 't thought to question the ways of the Church–– but some had taken actions into accord when reform was requested or needed. The Nineteenth Ecumenical Council–– which was moreover known as the Council of Trent, had played a role in the reform on the Catholic Church. It was also considered to be one of the most important councils throughout the history of Roman Catholic Churches. Before the formation of…

Luther did not appear to realize that his discovery was a "radical contradiction" that went against the "entire penitential system." After receiving revelation from Romans 1:17 and his conversion, his heart revealed the truth in how the idea of the Catholic Church was selling indulgences or reprieves from penance; evidently, this was critical for Luther. What was so disappointing to him, it was what he saw as the Church's corruption, especially as manifested in the Pope's selling of…

I wrote about Cuban Catholicism for my encyclopedia-style summary, there are not any specifically Cuban churches existing in Minnesota. Because of this, I decided that the next closest thing would be to visit a Spanish-language Catholic mass. I visited St. Odilia Catholic Church in Shoreview, Minnesota. While St. Odilia is not an exclusively Hispanic community, they do offer a Spanish mass every Sunday afternoon. There is a relatively large Hispanic community in Roseville, Shoreview, Arden Hills…

The Catholic University of America is one of a kind among colleges in the United States — even among Catholic colleges. Also, it's not on the grounds that we're found minutes from the heart of the country's capital in Washington, D.C. It is on the grounds that we were particularly established by the Catholic diocesans of the United States, with a sanction from that point Pope Leo XIII, to be the national college of the Catholic Church in America. We look to develop another era of Catholic…

religious traditions equally, and the Catholics appear to have fared better than other religions in terms of affiliation. However, the trend in association with the Catholic Church overlooks important changes in American Catholicism, including declining participation among millennials and increasing presence of a non-white immigrant population. The Catholic Church in America is fashioned by global socio cultural trends. In addition, its male leadership enforces Catholic doctrine to the young,…

I could understand the policies of Catholic church sometimes. For example, I felt confused the first time when my host family told me that it is always wrong to use contraception to prevent new human beings from coming into existence. And then they told me that it’s because it’s a deliberate violation of the design God built into the human race. I believe if I have known the foundations and moral principal of catholicism, I would be better understand Catholic church, encyclical letter, value. I…

The Mission of American Catholic Schools The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (2015) describes the mission of catholic schools as one where “the development of the whole person is addressed, through spiritual and academic formation based on the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” It is incumbent on all Catholic schools to instruct children on their responsibility, as members of society as well as members of a faith community, “to contribute to the common good by becoming active and caring…

our parents told us stories about them. Wars are never a nice thing to see or heard, always innocent’s people will die and sometimes for the wrong causes. The nations is facing crucial times, there is a movement that is rising changing what the Catholic Church has taught us. We just live under one king, one faith and one law. Everything that is happening is new to us, ever since I was a kid we heard stories that peoples in other parts of the country we starting to rebel against the teachings of…