Church Fathers

Catholic Church giving them spiritual guidance. Saint Gregory the Great was one of these popes and many other things in life. Gregory the Great was a man who uses his abilities to take over Italy and other countries in the Western Europe. Before his life a pope Gregory the great lived a life as a Benedictine monk. It was known to be “a period to which he often refers as the happiest part of his life.”(Hubbert) Gregory the Great was the first monk to become a pope of the Roman Catholic Church.…

for the Guarani Indians in South America. Faced with opposing outside forces from the Spanish and Portuguese nobles and the Roman Catholic Church, the Jesuits’ stood by their mission until their last breath. Starring Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro, Chuck Low, Ray McAnally, Liam Neeson, Daniel Berrigan, and Indians themselves, the roles of the Jesuits, the church, the nobles, and the Indians were accurately portrayed and excellently brought to life. Through their use of accurate conversion methods,…

universal church for all of mankind. When Peter declared that Jesus is the Messiah regarding to Jesus’ questions, such as “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” and “Who do you say I am?”, Jesus assigned Simon Peter as the first Pope and Jesus formed the Catholic Church. Jesus replied; Matthew 16:17-19: “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church,…

life. The Rosary is said to have been given to Saint Dominic by the Virgin Mary in 1214. Saint Dominic grew up in a well-off family in Castile, Spain as his father was the the lord of the manor in his village. His uncle was an archbishop and also an important figure in his life. He knew from an early age that he wanted be involved in the church. As a young man, Dominic studied theology and the arts in Palencia. In 1196, he joined the chapter in Osma. A few years later, he joined the Bishop of…

plagued with corruption on a large scale. The Catholic Church was suffering in a state of uncertainty and lack of a strong foundation and person of authority. The Great Schism of 1054 greatly affected Europe and the rest of the modern world. This great rift between the Eastern and Western Churches caused the rapid development of each side in different ways. What were the effects of this schism on the Eastern part of Europe? The Eastern Catholic Church refers to the Eastern Christian culture,…

rituals and symbols better than the Church. Companies rely to a large degree on logos, for instance, to sell their particular brand. Nations too use symbols like currency to symbolize national wealth. Democratically elected heads of state go through the ritual of swearing an oath before officially assuming office. Indeed, throughout the world, people who share a common history or heritage seal their intentions with symbols and shared ritual experiences. In the Church, the rituals and symbols…

Henry Tudor became Henry VIII when his father died in 1509. He reigned as King of England until his own death in 1547. History remembers him as one of the most infamous kings who ever lived. Henry VIII was married six times. After the Pope denied him the right to leave his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, he turned his back on the Catholic Church and created the Church of England in 1534. Now the official head of the English church, Henry VIII granted himself the right to a divorce. He then…

throughout the history of the Church from the Early Church Fathers, through the Rise of Amillennialism, the Reformation Views, the Puritans, Jonathan Edwards, and the Modern Millennial Views. This paper is not a historical study, and not a defense of a particular eschatological view. However, this paper explores the history of eschatology throughout the history of the Church. It is imperative that Christians not ignore the prior generations exegetical study. Early Church Fathers Irenaeus…

times. In the second house I lived in, I had a Christian family as a neighbor. I remember them being very caring and humble but strict on their religion. The father of the family was a pope too. They had three sons and I used to play with the youngest son who was around my age. I remember that one day the family as about to leave for church. The youngest son, Andrew, was stirring a stick in the dirt, making his white shirt dirty. Then I remember his older brother coming out and reprimanding…

November 10, 1483, young Martin Luther is born in Eisleben, Germany. Already, his father, Hans Luther, has mapped out his son’s entire life. He dreamed that his son would be the one who would climb the social latter giving his family an even higher status as a lawyer. Luther’s parents’ strictness discouraged any rebellion—severely punishing him for any failures leaving him with low self-esteem for the rest of his life. After years of forced studies, Luther faced a religious crisis until one…