Fourteen Holy Helpers

the story is also about confession. We see this in the line starting with “Mary falls to her knees.” and when the narrator explains the event that is happening in the story that the people who are in the church came for their own private service, the holy sacrament of confession. This also gives emphasis that the story is also about confession because some of the characters are obsessing about confessing their sins to the priest like the quilted jacket…

the inner heart” and with your ethos reflecting your inner heart it is very easy to show your persona through that. Schultze also says “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control” are the fruit of the Holy Spirit. I think these two topics work together very well and really show the kind of public speaker you want to be. You want to be personal and show your heart through…

Cardinal Marc Ouellet discusses in his work, Mystery and Sacrament of Love: A Theology of Marriage and Family for the New Evangelization, nuptial love and the nuptial mystery as well as the sacramental nature of marriage. Written in 2015, this text is a modern interpretation of the Church’s teaching on this matter, heavily building on ideas of one of his predecessors, Pope John Paul II. One can see the how Pope John Paul II influenced Ouellet’s work through examining Ouellet’s accounts of the…

anding theme in the story. It represents the ideal qualities of a medieval knight during the 1300-1400s, the values of chivalry are including loyalty, courage, justice, mercy, faith...and in this poem, it specifically determines the values and actions of Sir Gawain and other characters. These ideals of chivalry are carried together in Gawain’s shield and the pentangle which represents the five virtues of knights.Gawain’s faithfulness to these virtues is tested throughout his journey. He keeps…

Introduction Is it possible to please God without integrating faith and learning? My journey as a Christian continues to mature daily as I strive to please my Lord and Savior as I live according to his Word. My journey includes going to church, studying his Word, fellowshipping with other believers while pursuing my degree and allowing me to gain wisdom and understanding. As I continue my personal development, I hold myself accountable by studying to show myself approved as well as being…

attractive quality that inspires people to want to delve more deeply into what it means to be holy. Despite these saints being the favourites of the faithful, representative saints are hard to imitate. They present the Church with new ways of conforming to Christ, which is plainly seen in the unique manner that they lived out the gospel in their lives. Both types of saints, however, are animated by the Holy Spirit who prompts them to live in a way which is orthodox, and that leads them to…

What is the Old Testament and New Testament? What message do they contain? What is the relationship between the two testaments? The Old Testament is a series of Books that were written by men under the influence of the Holy Spirit and have God as the author. The Old Testament contains the plan of salvation that God has to His people. It additionally has covenants between God and chosen men of Israel. The Old Testament contains the way God fist manifested Himself to His…

1. Welborn invites the reader to believe that God made us. She questions this by asking if the reader believes if God thought of you, formed you, and brought you to life. Since the reader is starting to believe Welborn’s case, she goes on to say that God made the reader because God wants us to exist and he loves us. Now that the reader has understood that God loves us and wants us to exist, Welborn starts to ask the reader who knows us best, wants the best for us, and desires our happiness the…

Many people in today's world would not consider themselves blind, figuratively or literally. There are many aspects of our lives that blind or distract us from the light of God that we do not even realize. Today in the Gospel, we hear about a man who was born without the sense of sight. Even though he could not see, his faith was stronger than any other man in his town. He never doubted his faith in God or questioned why anything had ever happened to him. He was just a beggar but was still…

it, then what is his design to bring that growth about? Ironically, through the Word, Leeman “re-reveals” God’s design is to grow the church through his Word. This means that good things, like “lay visitation… adequate parking… the presence of the Holy Spirit… loving relationships……