Parish

With so much loss associated with Hurricane Katrina, the events leading up to the devastation should have allowed the city of New Orleans to be better prepared to undergo a category five storm. What caused the destruction, wind or water? What came first, the wind or the water? On August 29, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana was caught in the eye of the unforgettable Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of innocent lives were lost, along with homes and businesses as a result of the rushing flood waters.…

ambiguity at the service of meaning, showing how “doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty” (6). Sister Aloysius, one of the main characters in the play, finds herself overwhelmed by her suspicion about Father Flynn’s behavior in the parish. She accuses him for having committed an act of pedophilia against a black student,…

Tolkien is a very complicated story. In this story Niggle, the main character, is a painter. The story begins with him starting to paint what he considers his masterpiece, a painting where a road leads to a tree and this to a beautiful landscape. Parish, his neighbor, asks him to go and get him a doctor and a builder in town because his wife is sick, and the roof is leaking due to lost tile blown away by strong winds. Although Niggle felt like he was being bothered, he did his neighbor the favor…

The debate over school uniforms are heard from students and parents alike, and reasons for why uniforms should not be required in schools are shared by many. Every day, millions of students spend around eight hours attending America’s schools. Imagine having to wake up every morning, roll out of bed, put on the same thing you wore the day before, and head off to school. Many students are forced to wear uniforms whether they like it or not. School uniforms are a restriction that is too much!…

Approaches to poverty mean the different ways the country tried to combat and “cleanse” the land from the poor. In 1536, England was a country undergoing huge changes. The monasteries were being dissolved, and England faced a big rebellion, the Pilgrimage of Grace, from Northerners whom were angry about the religious changes. Attitudes to poverty were not at all sympathetic; many hated and distrusted those unemployed whom travelled around (vagabonds). This distrust was not helped by those who…

My sophomore year requirements for service was to serve my faith community as a part of the community. I chose to go back and serve the parish at my old school, St. Joseph's Regional Church and School. When I was in elementary and middle school, I played basketball and baseball for the CYO team. I chose to coach basketball because when I was younger I always looked up to my coach. I thought of my coach as a role model. My coach was always there for me on and off the court, and so I wanted to do…

information out.” There is also a desire for Father Jude and the parish to be more involved. “Father Jude – he’s great, but he doesn’t have a presence at the school. Father Vincent was at school events, the kids new him, and he got involved. They are both good, but it would be great if we had someone again who got more involved and brought that knowledge and excitement to the parish.” “When father Vincent was at the parish we were stronger – there were more children’s programs for the kids…

The parish school is an independent school that serves children of 18 months to 12 years of age that have difficulties in the areas of language, communication, and/or learning. At this school I had the opportunity to observe two classrooms. The age range for the first classroom is 2-3 years of age. In this classroom, the teacher who is a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), was conducting a fun activity. It consisted of showing the class pictures of different animals, and as she was showing them,…

eucharist was an affront to God’s will--because it implied that God did not have the power to save humanity alone, he needed the helpof the church(lecture, 9/14/16). As a result of these beliefs Edward VI and Cromwell issued injunctions and rules that parish churches had to follow in order to keep in line with the law. These rules included: every church having a copy of the Bible in English, so the principle of sola scriptura could be accessible to everyone, all images and saints being removed,…

Orleans. Dr. Montegut’s wife, Francoise Delisle Dupart’s family came to Louisiana with Bienville. One of their sons and grandfather of Gabriel, Edgar Montegut was the mayor of New Orleans in 1844 and established St. Sophie Plantation in Plaquemine Parish. His son, Louis Gabriel Montegut (I), married Marie Odile Desmare, granddaughter of James Pitot, the first American mayor of New Orleans. Montegut, (Sr.) was a prominent merchant and philanthropist who died in 1855. A brother, Raymond, served…