Eastern Catholic Churches

rebut my computer so I could use the overhead light and once she did, the light still did not come on. I told her I needed to use the overhead light to read business materials, etc. for a meeting and throughout the entire flight leaving at 8:00 pm eastern time to 10:20 pm pacific time, I could not read over my business materials. The flight was not full, yet the flight attendant did not move me to another seat so I could read. The day before the guy had eye surgery for a retina problem and had…

Being the second largest marsupial in Australia, the eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is a very well-known species of kangaroo. It belongs to the class Mammalia and the average lifespan is 8-10 years. The maximum body structure is 7 feet tall and 120 pounds. Eastern grey kangaroos can reach speeds over 35 miles an hour, jump 6 feet high, and cover 25 feet across. That’s twice as far as the average 12-year-old girl’s long jump! In order to survive, animals have physical body parts,…

witness in case Father Flynn admits to wrong doing as well as going by church rules by not allowing a priest and nun to be in a room alone with one another. Stefanovici states that "Sister Aloysius has to respect the patriarchal hierarchy of the catholic church, so she cannot go to the Bishop, Monsignor Benedict, to complain. Moreover, she knows Monsignor Benedict "thinks the sun rises and sets on Father Flynn" so he will not support her." (Stefanovici 215). If either Sister James or Sister…

work of Augustine of Hippo, primarily in a biographical context. It is highly concerned with Augustine’s own Confessions, which is itself highly autobiographical. The book starts with a brief introduction to how Augustine settled into his faith as a catholic, and then goes back and works through his life, from schooling to conversion. It presents some of the questions he asked along the way, and by telling the story in this way Cooper attempts to illustrate the motives and thoughts of a man who…

opinion on most (if not all) social issues. What most don 't realize is that the wisdom from the Church is such a valuable component in resolving these issues. The Church recognizes that people of religious backgrounds will be drawn to supporting the Churches decisions but what non-religous people do not realize is that the wisdom and advice given from the church is not only based on teachings of faith but also on natural justice, reason, and the common good for all people. Religious people have…

Sacraments”(Francis). The Seven Sacraments are Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Matrimony, and Holy Orders. Pope Francis shows that the seven sacraments are more than just words, they are actions that as Catholics we must execute. Pope Francis exhibits how they are more than observations; they are an intimate meeting with Jesus. “Let us show the joy of being Children of God, the freedom that living in Christ gives us, which is true freedom, the…

Reformation leaders such as Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin. Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin agreed with many of Erasmus’ views when satirizing the church. He was not technically considered a reformer because he did not attack the actual theology of the Catholic Church, just some of the traditions and corruption of the clergy. He, like the reformers, saw that the clergy were ignorant and lazy, and gained too much money to live a life of poverty as they were supposed to (Palmer 72). The fervor produced…

that is why an invention called the ‘astrolabe’ was invented to help sailors find dew north (Hub Pages, 2013). The Renaissance was a huge ordeal that caused major outbreak in society. An honest to God “to be or not to be” if you please. To be Catholic, or Protestant? Or maybe even just a scientist who told God that he didn’t exist! The revert back to ‘ancient’ philosophical thought caused many Renaissance period writers to format their themes to love and challenging authority. The Renaissance…

“There were those who wanted a pope who would reform the Roman Curia, the papal bureaucracy — and preferably someone from outside Europe to represent the church 's demographic shift to the Southern Hemisphere.” They clearly recognized the shift in Catholics and felt the need to appeal to Latin America, as opposed to Europe as they always had before. Even his age, 76, which has made him an unlikely candidate initially was a positive factor in his election. “He is in good health but not so young…

the traditional Catholic Church had gone against Christianity’s basic teachings. Many felt that the church had too much power over their followers and were using this power to control others and gather money. The church had been charging for indulgences, or forgiveness of sins, which was seen as fraud and greed in many individuals’ eyes. Some of the leaders in this reformation where Martin Luther and John Calvin, who decided to act on their beliefs of corruption in the Catholic Church. Martin…