Old Catholic Church

The liturgy is an ancient form of religious celebration of the mystery surrounding Christ (Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, 2005). The celebration with obvious religious connotations does not possess a name with such religious-bound roots. The term liturgy is derived from the ancient Greek word 'letourgia', meaning public work (Senn, 2012). The practise of communal celebration is one which occurs throughout the religions. Despite superficial similarities between the practises, each faith…

The Catholics mobilised their forces to strike back. Profane authorities in the Catholic areas took over many of the rolls of the bishops in such matters as judge and finance. In some cases even the nomination of priests. Following the examples of the Reformers, the Catholics also built schools. The schools were run by the Jesuits (a member of the Society of Jesus). Cardinal Carlo Borromeo had made a great contribution to the Catholic renewal. He set up the collegium…

characteristics of the influential popes like Leo and Gregory brought the most positive good to the life of the church? There were some movements that would fatally wound the Christendom begun by the crowning of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III on Dec. 25, 800. First, a new comprehensive empire to replace the one destroyed by the drift of East-West disengagement and the armies of Islam. The institutional church with the pope at its head would exert immense theoretical importance. Second, vigorous…

After graduating from church school and receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation, I decided to volunteer as a teacher’s assistant at my church school to help the older generation teach the youth about the Catholic faith. This volunteer experience helps me realized that my purpose in the Catholic Church was to help the people in my community, to give them positive influence allowing me to gain personal growth and reach my potential of a selfless person learning to take the role as a leader. That…

I visited Lutheran Church in East Brunswick, NJ and observed the prayer service which was a great learning experience for me and an enjoyable one, too. Since I had attended prayer service at my middle school church as well as Oratory Prep school church, I had some understanding about Catholic service and I was able to compare and contrast the Catholic and Lutheran service.The Lutheran church did not have depictions of Saints or Mary in the Church. Otherwise, the service itself was fairly similar…

Throughout the history of the United States, several Popes have visited. Out of all these visits, Pope Francis' was the most like Pope John II's visit. While they were in America they did many of the same things. For example, both Popes went to New York and Washington, D.C. Although both papal visits to the U.S. were similar, they were a bit different from one another. When Pope John Paul II came to the United States he went to Alaska, Boston, Chicago, and Miami. In contrast, Pope Francis only…

important in the life of the Catholic Church in the twentieth century that continue to impact today’s Church. Two of them were the Second Vatican Council as a whole and the scandal of sexual abuse by priests. However, I consider that the most significant event in this period of time was the whole new approach to Christian unity and interreligious dialogue by the Church in Vatican II. This new approach impacted the practice of the Catholic faith, continues to influence the Church today, and will…

born March 28,1515 in the 7th century to a royal family in Ireland. St. Dymphna's feast day is on May 15. When she was fourteen, She consecrated herself to Christ and took a vow of Chastity. Her father was a pagan and her mother was a dedicated Catholic. Saint Dymphna's father loved her mother immensely. Eventually her mother died and her father’s mental stability worsen. Saint Dymphna's father, Damon,…

Imagine a Catholic man that listens to classical music; a man that willingly plays with children to calm their fears, a man that has been described as having “loved children (…), a gentle man.” (Harran 111; J.N. 1991; Lifton, Robert J. 1985; Lagnado, Lucette 67). Are you imagining one of the most wanted men in the world for slaughtering over a thousand children, himself, and determining the deaths of about 400,000 others, in an attempt to racially cleanse his country? Although one of the most…

I don’t remember the way there. I was so excited for now I knew I would be able to be closer to the new king and his queen. I would have never imagined being so honored to be present at the feast where the mighty hero Macbeth and his noble lady are. Walking inside I was astonished by the height of the walls and windows, the affluence of the ornaments, the multitude of candles glimmering from every side and the splendor of the clothing of the quests. I was so amazed at everything I even forgot my…