Church Fathers

pressing issues the Christian church faces today is with its vocations. The problem is the increasing lack of vocations to ministry and service to the church due to a number of pre-existing issues the church has been facing in recent years. These issues alone were already notable; however the evident decrease in vocations has quickly become a much larger issue for the church {footnote}. The reason as to why a decrease of vocations is a major problem for the church is (in my opinion) best…

the time when Peter was still alive, God’s son had a close relationship with him. They were so close that the Roman Catholic Church interpreted the Bible as that God founded his church on top of Peter, which as a result made Peter the first Pope in history. The Catholics kept the tradition of Popedom till the time of present. Despite the fact that the Roman Catholic Church was fairly corrupted and turned away from the truth of God, Fr. Karol Josef Wojtyla, otherwise known as Pope John Paul II,…

Hi, I am Piper Chance and this is my walk with Christ so far. It all started in Texas when i was a young, Catholic girl who believed in God because I went to a Christian school and my parents went to church. Life was good, I went to a small Catholic church minutes from my house, had the same friends my all of life, and I enjoyed every second of it. April of 2017, my entire life was about to change. My mom came home from work and sat my sister and I down for a little chat. Soon, I realized my mom…

I have always only attended Baptist churches, this project expanded my religious encounter as I attended a Catholic mass a previous Sunday. I attended a sunrise service at St Madeleine Catholic Church in High Springs with a customer of mine from my workplace while I typically attend Westside Baptist Church in Gainesville with my family. Within the worship I couldn’t help but to notice the tremendous amount of differential ways of worship and rituals. As I have only been to Baptist churches I was…

Shawnte’ Sanger ED704 Cultural/Family Event Faith Assembly of God Morning Service On Sunday, March 13, 2016, I attended the first church service in morning. The service started at 9 in the morning at Faith Assembly of God. This event was publicized in the paper, on Facebook, and on their build board in front of the church. When I first arrived the lot was nearly empty. This is unusual because the second service you can never find parking. I was able to park close to the family center at the…

nostalgic portrait of the American nuclear family depicts a carefree, white family with a suburban residence, sole-provider father in a 9 – 5 job, and a full-time, stay-at-home mothers always available when the children return from school. Both parents are dedicated to child-rearing and remain together for life; children are educated in a neighborhood school and attend church with their parents on Sunday, plenty of money and supportive grandparents are available. (Goldenberg and Goldenberg,…

the Great Schism occurred, thus separating Christianity into the Eastern and Western Orthodox sects. After 463 years, in 1517 CE, Martin Luther released the 95 theses that were against the practices and beliefs followed at that time in the Catholic Church. Protestantism is characterized by belief in the supremacy of the Bible and defiance of the Pope as the sole authority of Christians. In…

reformers like Martin Luther, John Calvin and Henry VIII challenged papal authority and questioned the Catholic Church’s ability to define Christian practice. Before the Reformation, almost every aspect of life was controlled by the Catholic Church; the Church provided all social events and services as well as owning over one-third of all the land in Europe. Historians credit the beginning of the Protestant Reformation to 1517 after the publication of Martin Luther’s “95 Theses”, which protested…

Anne Lamott’s ,Why I Make Sam Go to Church, while based on the reasons she brings Sam to church, it is also about her journey of self discovery. She discusses the experiences she has had, the people she has met through St. Andrews, and how they have impacted her life as well as her son’s life, “The main reason is that I want to give him what I found in the world, which it to say a path and a little light to go by” (Lamott 100). On top of her experiences at the Church, she discretely gives us…

as the way monarchs rule in France, in an Absolute Monarchy. The first ruler after the death of Elizabeth I in England, is James I, former King of Scotland. As he inherited the throne, he also gained a large royal debt to pay and a strictly divided church. During his reign, Parliament would only meet when he summoned it or needed money. Because James I rarely called Parliament, he had to rely on taxes and other custom duties, or impositions. He even went to the extent of completely disregarding…