Missionaries of Charity

A Christian writer, John Wesley Reid, presented multiple different trends that the younger Christian generation has adopted. He challenges Christian Millennials to stop these habits, which hinder the spread of the Gospel to the world. He wrote the passage in response to a video gone viral which portrays Christians as people who are tolerant of people along with their sins. This concept of tolerance is misunderstood by many Christians and is invariably argued in the church today. I agree with…

foundation of the sacrament of marriage. The Church herself is also fully involved in the story of the sacrament of marriage. Church is built on the success of the marriage and also it suffers its failures. “The decision to wed in the Lord also entails a missionary dimension, which means having at heart the willingness to be medium for God’s blessings and for the Lord’s grace to all. Indeed, Christian spouses participate as spouses in the mission of the Church.” Because in order to participate…

into submission. This may be the reason why people think that the French were allies of the Indians- they did not simply come to colonize them with guns and take over their land. This was depicted on Page 10 of “The Jesuit Relations: Natives and Missionaries in Seventeenth-Century North America”, when Le Jeune said, “It was an empire not of domination and subjection, but of multi-stranded commercial/ diplomatic links between France and the different Indian nations”. Their strategy was a contrast…

a Roman Catholic nun born on 26 August 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. Drana Bojaxhiu, her mother was someone who had a major effect on her life. She taught her to love and help others, which is what she did from then onwards. She started the missionaries of charities, a religious congregation that looked after those who needed to be taken care of. Though, she may not have the ability to heal someone with leprosy unlike Jesus did, she was more than happy to devote her life in helping and assisting…

and traditions of other religions to critically evaluate them and use them as tools to evangelize. Proclaiming the Gospel through other religion’s traditions In Acts, Chapter 17, Paul is in Athens waiting for Silas and Timothy to continue their missionary journey. Paul takes this time in Athens to get to know the community and their traditions. Then…

what he believes evangelism is: persuading others to trust Jesus and proclaiming Jesus. However, I think it would have been great if his story was just a little bit longer in order for me to read on about how evangelism shapes Christians into God’s missionary…

The Gospel of Luke and Jesus in Our Lives Today The Gospel of Luke shows significant relevance to all aspects of our daily Christian lives whilst successfully reinforcing the teachings and actions of Jesus Christ. Through Luke’s Gospel, we can encounter Jesus firsthand and understand his teachings in depth in order to extensively implement them to live a God-fearing life and inspire others to do the same. Jesus is the bringer of salvation, good news and the Kingdom of God. He was the first to…

if the growth rate stayed at a consistent 40% a decade. With a growth rate of 40% a decade arguably the only way to achieve a large number of Christian converts was through mass conversions. Stark states, “Eusebius tells us that early Christian missionaries were so empowered by the “divine Spirit” that “at the first hearing whole multitudes in a body eagerly embraced in their soul's piety towards the Creator of the universe” (13). Modern historians accept Eusebius’ claim on mass conversion…

When investigating my question, what were the politics that started the First Crusades, I had to narrow my attention towards four central instigators, because a general agreement among historians- in the resources I utilized- occurred around these four vital reasons that started the war. The reasons behind the timing of the First Crusades are these major points: Islamic encroachment into the Byzantium Empire, past treatment of Christians in the Middle East, Christian duty, and Islamic disunity.…

London church leaders Mr. Booth’s integrity of the message he was preaching was questioned. As a result of this disagreement, Mr. Booth believed it was best he left London so he and his wife, Catherine Booth traveled throughout Europe performing missionary work for the next fifteen years (The Salvation Army, 2016).…