John Marshall Harlan II

After attending the annual Pope John Paul II Lecture on Social Justice, I found that many interesting points were raised that I never considered before. Although America prides itself as the land of opportunity, it seems as if our individualistic culture has prevented us from resolving various issues that have had detrimental impacts on families in the United States and around the world. For instance, I really liked how Sister Mary Beth compared the progression of society to the release dates…

Thesis: Through inculturation and different interpretations of Christianity, the church is catholic or universal. In order for the church to be catholic, it must be able to spread the Gospel with respect to cultural diversities. Culture is the beliefs, customs, and arts of a particular society. The Catholic faith is central to many of the world’s cultures. Yet, through inculturation, the Catholic faith is lived differently in each culture (classroom notes 10-13). In Shusaku Endo’s book,…

There are many people and religious sects that resemble the Scribes and Pharisees from when Jesus was walking the earth. Even though there is plenty of evidence of the events that took place some two thousand years ago, people and religious groups do not believe they had taken place. Some groups that could resemble the Pharisees and Scribes of today lack some of the attributes of the teachers of the past. When Jesus was dealing with the questions of the different religious sects of the day, He…

Characterization has been the cornerstone of literature for centuries. Character presentation can attain any framework or shame. In The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer uses thoughts and actions, to characterization of the Friar and the Monk to emphasize corruption in the Catholic Church. The monk is a religious character who is corrupt. Instead of reading on his cell, he prefers to go hunting. He also decides to wear decorative clothes instead of dressing in simple clothes. The Friar is…

Introduction “Four Hail Marys” is a mastery short story written by Anne Goodwin. The story is about Four Hail Marys the Roman Catholic prayer, the mother of Jesus. In this short story Mary is relevant to the catholic religion and by using the words “Hail Mary” which means one is saved from their sins, we find Mary in this story trying to live up to that name “Hail Mary”. This essay will critically analyse the written short story by discussing the main characters, a brief overview of the plot,…

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 sacramentum tantum, res et sacramentum and res tantum of marriage. In looking at Ouellet’s account of the sacramentum tantum, one can see how Pope John Paul II work influenced Ouellet. The sacramentum tantum is the sign that causes and is not itself caused…

Aquinas’ Gradation Argument According to The Internet Encyclopedia (http://www.iep.utm.edu/aquinas) Thomas Aquinas lived in 1225–1274, as a catholic priest in Italy. He was well known for his philosophical and theological ideas or arguments. One of his arguments was that he can prove Gods existence gradation of beings. Anyone who claims they can prove God to be real comes off as possibly heretical or blasphemous. In this case Aquinas teaches bad doctrine and I would classify it as heretical.…

When reflecting on my life’s path and my position within the groups I identify as a member of, it is an interesting and worthwhile task to explore how they are directly situated within the web of oppression. While I like to consider myself as an individual who strives to live in accordance with values that nurture a sense of inclusivity and peace, it would be ignorant for me to believe that the groups in which I belong have historically advocated for similar virtues. Whether it be my family…

mainly in the Western and Northern parts of Europe. Catholic churches separated themselves from political authority. A Pope runs a Catholic church. Catholics don’t believe in divorsion. They think it is never ok to get divorced. (Doc. 4) In 861 Pope John VIII believed that anyone or any church that had converted to Christianity must be restored as soon as possible. (Doc. 3) After the Schism the King of Sicily sent a letter to the German Holy Roman Emperor. He said that he went to war which…

Arguably the leading cause of countless failed marriages, children born out of wedlock, and broken relationships, contraception has been a leading issue in the Church and the rest of the world for decades. It can be traced as far back as Margaret Sanger, a nurse in the early part of the 20th century, who was the editor of the Birth Control Review, and an activist for population control and “the purification of the race.” In order to consider fairly if contraception is moral, the effects and…