Franciscan

“For it is in giving that we receive.” This was said by one of Saint Clare’s most influential leaders that taught her and led her to the Kingdom of Heaven as a saint. Saint Clare was born on July 16, 1194 in Assisi, Italy. She was born into a wealthy family. Influenced by her mother’s faith, she started to pray at a young age. Although she lived surrounded by luxurious things she managed to keep a strong belief in God. She learned how to read, write, and also other things like spin yard and…

Claire Shepherd September 18, 2017 History 126 Settlement Essay At nearly every establishment of mankind there is a crucial element of humanity: religion. Whether it be due to human's inner need for explanation, desire to fulfill a greater purpose, or maybe simply to form connections and bonds with one another, nearly every frontier of humankind has integrated religion into their way of life. Since the beginning of time, religion has been formed and reformed: archaic people believed in the…

Consequently, the confessional aids focused scrupulous interest on transgressions of the sixth and ninth commandments (sins of impurity, including adultery, fornication, homosexuality, masturbation, and lust). Additionally, we can momentarily consider how religious transformation challenged the Chumash ideologies regarding the religious and the sacred. Finally, all these new regulations the Chumash associated them as foreign, Christian meanings and values. Factors and Conditions Leading Up To…

When Pope Francis decided to canonize the Franciscan friar named Junipero Serra in September on the pope’s first to the United States, he knew that there would be controversy surrounding his decision. Father Serra was a friar who helped the Spanish mission in California settle and helped to convert the native population to Catholicism. However, the controversy comes from the way in which the friars and the missions went about converting the natives and the way in which they treated them is…

the Spanish settlers and the friars. At first she tells us how the Spaniards’ interactions with the natives consisted of tribute payments and labor demands. The Spanish seemed to be interested solely on profiting and surviving. That was until the Franciscan missionaries arrived and altered the intents of the Spanish in the Yucatan. She also demonstrated how the Spanish settlers…

The Spanish Colonization of Texas (Hook.) Spain attempted to colonize Texas from a recommendation from Pineda, who mapped the Gulf coast in 1519. They wanted to develop Texas by building Catholic mission around natives. Afterwards, the Franciscan Friars, who ran the mission, would convert the natives. Then presidios—a military post—would be built; the area would be deemed safe and then Spanish people would begin to move in. They began in 1682, when the first mission was built, called Corpus…

Emma LaPree Mr.Goldin English 1 Honors 3/9/15 Insert Title Here “Younger than she are happy mothers made.” (1.2.12) This quote is from Paris talking to Capulet asking to marry his daughter, Juliet in Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet. Paris is saying that girls younger than Juliet are already married off and have had children; so so should Juliet. This is a perfect example of a societal norm during the Italian Renaissance (14th or 15th century). In this play, there were also displays…

In the Medieval Ages, in a time when kings and bloodlines were often feuding, most of Europe was bound together by Christianity. This shared religion raised the head of the Church, the bishop of Rome, also called the pope, to a position of great power. Throughout the Middle Age, these popes used their power to wield heavy influence over the running of Europe, whether for better or for worse. Four of the most influential Medieval popes of the Roman Catholic Church were Gregory I, Urban II,…

Good Morning, Mount Alvernia parents and friends support network, college leadership team and the board of directors. As you know, this year marks the 60th anniversary of Mount Alvernia College, educating women in the Franciscan tradition. In order to celebrate this incredible milestone, I propose the school holds a ball with a theme that looks back on our journey over the last 60 years. Over 65% of those surveyed opted for a formal ball making it the most viable option. The proposed theme for…

Totentanz or Dance of the Dead Paraphrase on Dies Irae for pianoforte and orchestra, S. 126 is a symphonic piece written for piano and orchestra by the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886). Liszt initially planned the piece in 1838 and finished the first version in 1849. In 1853 and 1859 he revised it before finally publishing it in 1865. Hans von Bülow, to whom Liszt dedicated the work, was the soloist in the April 15, 1865, premiere with the Diligentia Musical Society of The Hague,…