Old Catholic Church

The Pilgrims were also known as Protestant Separatists, in that while some Protestants believed that the Roman Catholic Church could be reformed, the Separatists believed nothing short of a complete break from Rome would accomplish their objectives. Most Protestant factions, deemed the English Reformation only partially victorious in meeting these two goals. The English…

Comparison between Medieval Europe and Renaissance Northern Europe The two civilizations that I am comparing are the Medieval Europe and the Renaissance Northern Europe. To begin with, in Medieval Europe, Christianity was spread to everyone. The Catholic Church spread Christianity mainly to convert the pagans. It rejected all pagan traditions. During the Latin reign, the Greek/Hebrew parts of the bible were translated into the Latin language. Medieval commoners used the Bible. Its text…

Michael downloaded the Facebook application on his smart phone hoping to connect with some of his old friends. He successfully connected with many old friends from high school and the Army most of which he had not spoken with in years. Instantly, he became a huge fan of social media because of the connection. In fact, he used Facebook daily to track what his friends were doing and even share some old pictures and memories. Facebook tracks everything that users do their website. They track what…

Here, Catholics receive the body and blood of Christ who gave up his life to save us. My Holy Communion was during second grade. To prepare, I attended meetings at school and participated in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. On May 1, 2011, I had my First Communion…

he was able to set the stage for the Borgia family to obtain a stronghold onto the Catholic Church, and would prepare the ground for his nephew, Rodrigo Borgia. Calixtus made Rodrigo Vice Chancellor of the Church in 1457, which provided Rodrigo to acquire a considerable amount of wealth. Another nephew, Rodrigo’s brother and Calixtus’ special favorite, Pedro Luis Borgia was created Captain General of the Church, in command of the papal forces. It was only 36 years later and 4 more pope before…

Angels & Demon and the The Vinci Code? Do you know the Secret of the Holy Grail that discussed in the Book 'The Vinci Code'? Usually in Holy Mass Catholics they would raise this so-called Holly Grail and inside this Grail is the Chalice which they refer as the blood of Jesus. But of course people will think of it so hard until they will seek an answer is that what Jesus really meant? Take a look at the picture I posted with this. It was painted by Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Leonardo we all…

of paper written by a lowly monk who had no power within the church nor out of it yet I caused such a huge change during my time. That was written was about the practice of selling indulgences, the practice of deceiving common people and even the wealth of the pope. Oh boy did all of this last a long time, it started the revolutionary technology of printing and like a newspaper. If it wasn't for me there wouldn't be one type of church and there were more areas of literacy and education for all…

The Voodoo religion has a rich history. It has survived oppressive times and now flourish in both Haiti and the United State. (the place) In the 1600’s, every slave was baptized upon arrival to the new land and was educated in the Catholic faith. They were forced to practice their religion in secret. The African priest, known as “doctor feuilles”, or medicine men and makers of charms, were now slaves and practiced in secret. Some of the slaves wore talismans as protection. Some nights the slaves…

Mission San Miguel Built in 1797, Mission San Miguel served as a church to serve the needs of the local Native American population in the locality. In its history, it has experienced a fire, major change in government, a horrendous massacre and a major earthquake and managed to survive to the present. Much later, when a new government was formed in Mexico, it cracked down heavily on the Spanish Franciscan Friars and the church. The church was converted into a public building with a civil…

This hymn is divided into two parts, one part which refers to the Old Testament and one part which refers to the New Testament. This hymn is still used today and expresses what we as Catholics believe regarding transubstantiation. Starting in the fourth stanza of Lauda, Sion, Salvatorem, Aquinas treats the relation of the new law and ritual to the old. He uses two different words for “Passover,” the Hebrew word to refer to the old rite, and the Latin term to refer to the new. This hints at…